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 Yan-qiong（叶延琼） ; Chen Guo-jie（陈国阶） ; Fan Hong（樊红）
刊名	Mountain Research and Development
	2003
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
合作状况	其它
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.
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
公开日期	2010-12-03
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.imde.ac.cn/handle/131551/2705]
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）
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ye Yan-qiong,Chen Guo-jie,Fan Hong. 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 Yan-qiong,Chen Guo-jie,&Fan Hong.(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 Yan-qiong,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.