Impacts of the "Grain for Green" project on rural communities in the Upper Min River Basin, Sichuan, China

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	Impacts of the "Grain for Green" project on rural communities in the Upper Min River Basin, Sichuan, China
	Ye, YQ 1; Chen, GJ1 ; Hong, F 2
刊名	MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
	2003-11-01
卷号	23 期号:4 页码:345-352
关键词	Grain for Green afforestation conversion of cultivated land geographic information system socioeconomic data China
ISSN号	0276-4741
通讯作者	Ye, YQ
英文摘要	This article analyzes a project concerned with the conversion of agricultural land into forests and the impact on local communities in the upper Min River Basin in China. The aim of the project, called "Grain for Green" (Tui Geng Huan Lin), is to improve watershed conditions, enhance biodiversity, and conserve natural resources. Results from a participatory socioeconomic survey showed that the basic living standards of farmers were guaranteed by government subsidies because some of their cultivated land was converted into protected forest. The common perception is that although farmers were happy to participate in the project because they became less dependent on agriculture and were able to diversify their income, they were worried about their future after 8 years of government subsidies and preferred to plant forests for economic rather than ecological reasons. There is also a fear that if subsidies end, farmers may turn forestland into sloping cultivation land. To guarantee sustainable implementation of the Grain for Green Project, farmers discussed options with local government officials. In face-to-face interviews, they discussed issues such as basic cropland protection, educational investment, out-migration of the workforce, hydroelectricity exploitation, and tourism development.
WOS标题词	Science & Technology ; Life Sciences & Biomedicine ; Physical Sciences
类目[WOS]	Environmental Sciences ; Geography, Physical
研究领域[WOS]	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Physical Geography
关键词[WOS]	DEFORESTATION
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000187317300008
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/10594]
专题	成都山地灾害与环境研究所_成都山地所知识仓储（2009年以前）中国科学院水利部成都山地灾害与环境研究所
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Chengdu Inst Mt Hazards & Environm, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, Peoples R China 2.Sichuan Univ, Environm Acad, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ye, YQ,Chen, GJ,Hong, F. Impacts of the "Grain for Green" project on rural communities in the Upper Min River Basin, Sichuan, China[J]. MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT,2003,23(4):345-352.
APA	Ye, YQ,Chen, GJ,&Hong, F.(2003).Impacts of the "Grain for Green" project on rural communities in the Upper Min River Basin, Sichuan, China.MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT,23(4),345-352.
MLA	Ye, YQ,et al."Impacts of the "Grain for Green" project on rural communities in the Upper Min River Basin, Sichuan, China".MOUNTAIN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 23.4(2003):345-352.