Grassland ecological compensation policy in China improves grassland quality and increases herders’ income
China has introduced a payment-for-ecosytsem-services program called GECP which is focused on pastoral communities in grassland areas. Here, the authors combine remote sensing and household survey data to find small improvement in grassland quality and a significant positive effects on the income of...
Main Authors: | Lingling Hou, Fang Xia, Qihui Chen, Jikun Huang, Yong He, Nathan Rose, Scott Rozelle |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-08-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24942-8 |
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