Unintended Consequences of Combating Desertification in China

Unintended consequences of combating desertification in China

Since the early 2000s, China has carried out extensive “grain-for-green” and grazing exclusion practices to combat desertification in the desertification-prone region (DPR). However, the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of these practices remain unclear. We quantify and compare the changes in fractional vegetation cover (FVC) with economic and population data in the DPR before and after the implementation of these environmental programmes…

China's Wheat Harvest Risks 7-Year Low as Farmers Battle Drought

(Bloomberg) — China’s wheat output could drop as much as 5% this year to the lowest since 2018, after recent drought in key growing regions stressed the crop.

China’s Wheat Harvest Risks 7-Year Low as Farmers Battle Drought

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