China Flashcards
1
Q
Yangtze river flood 1998
A
21 mil ha flooded
1500 deaths
£12-20bn
need to control for soil erosion
2
Q
Natural forest protection program
Liu 2008
A
one of largest conservation and restoration programs
1997 - 2003 = timber harvest 40% decline
but timber import increase
- wildlife - panda habitat recovering
3
Q
Vina (2016)
A
forest cover significant increase in 1.6% of territory
- president = increase cover by 40 mil ha by 2020
- imported $880 mil forest product from Indonesia
4
Q
Zhang (2000) monoculture
A
increase monoculture fast growing species from 1950
- masks 30% loss of natural forests
5
Q
Grain for Green
Liu 2008
A
reforest marginal agricultural land
- financial incentives to farmers
- total investment = 220 bn yuan by 2010
- Hunan province = 30% reduction soil erosion
- alleviate poverty = 120 mil farmers
