Spatial heterogeneous relationship between ecosystem services and human disturbances: A case study in Chuandong, China.

Goal 15 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has highlighted the importance of maintaining a sustainable relation between ecosystem services and human activities. Ecosystem services are heterogeneous across landscapes. However, how human activities, which cause disturbances to ecosystem services, relate to such heterogeneity has not been well studied and thus necessarily constraining our ability to manage ecosystems sustainably.

Quantifying the Impact of Grain for Green Program on Ecosystem Service Management: A Case Study of Exibei Region, China.

Evaluating the impact of an ecological restoration program on ecosystem services is crucial, given the role of such a program in boosting sustainable ecosystem management. This study examines the impact of one of the large-scale ecological restoration programs in China, the Grain for Green Program (GGP), on ecosystem service management in the Exibei region of China. This region is studied, as it is a key source water area with rich biodiversity and has been experiencing GGP for 20 years.

The Effect of the Grain for Green Program on Ecosystem Health in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Basin: A Case Study of Eastern Sichuan, China.

The Eastern Sichuan Region (ESR) is one of the key pilot regions for Grain for Green Program (GGP) implementation in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River basin in China. Therefore, monitoring the effect of the GGP on the ecosystem in the ESR is important. In this study, the Mann-Kendall Trend Test Model was used to ascertain the changes in vegetation coverage.