Unintended Side Effects of Conservation: A Case Study of Changing Land Use in Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, China

Unintended Side Effects of Conservation: A Case Study of Changing Land Use in Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, China

Toward the goals of returning the landscape of Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve to a perceived “natural” state and protecting the environment, the Reserve in 1998–2002 implemented forest preservation policies that included restrictions on forestry, agriculture, and animal herding practiced by resi...

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Main Authors: Amanda H. Schmidt, Yongxian Li, Ya Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mountain Society 2017-02-01
Series:Mountain Research and Development
Subjects:
Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve
Returning Farmland to Forest
biodiversity
Sichuan
China
Tibet
environmental hazards
Online Access:http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00056.1

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