2012
DOI: 10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2012.02.001
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Desertification and Its Mitigation Strategy in China

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“…Generally, the area of an oasis is highly correlated with the amount of runoff from the mountainous areas in both the Tarim Basin and in other nearby areas 12–16 . With the development and utilization of water resources in the Tarim Basin, especially the enlargement of agriculture, the oases begin to diminish in the downstream areas and then disappear because of the shortage of water, which finally results in a spatial pattern in which oases are mainly in the upstream areas 4,17,18 , as shown in Fig.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Generally, the area of an oasis is highly correlated with the amount of runoff from the mountainous areas in both the Tarim Basin and in other nearby areas 12–16 . With the development and utilization of water resources in the Tarim Basin, especially the enlargement of agriculture, the oases begin to diminish in the downstream areas and then disappear because of the shortage of water, which finally results in a spatial pattern in which oases are mainly in the upstream areas 4,17,18 , as shown in Fig.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This, in turn, would have significant implications for achieving land degradation neutrality or reversing the increasing trend of land degradation in China. Even before the adoption of Sustainable Development Goal 15.3 in September 2015, which provides that " By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation world", China has already set a target for restoring a total of one million km 2 degraded land by 2050, to be undertaken in three phases (Wang et al, 2012).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A total of 2.61 million km 2 of desertified lands caused by wind erosion, water erosion, salinization or freeze-thaw erosion cover approximately 27.2% of the country's entire landmass and spread into 528 counties in 18 provinces (State Forestry Administration of China, 2015). About 400 million residents are being adversely affected by desertification, resulting in a considerable number of environmental refugees and disaster migrants in severely affected areas (Wang et al, 2012). However, only a few studies have been conducted on economic assessment of various impacts of desertification in China (Cheng et al, 2013a).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The water crisis has changed a lot of arable farming land into desert; this is coupled with neglected farming practices, overgrazing, and the effects of climate change. According to the officials of the Chinese forestry administration, around 1.05 million square miles of the Chinese landmass has undergone desertification; this affects more than 400 million people [22]. Pollution and desertification are reducing China's capacity to maintain industrial production, as well as to yield food and clean water to feed its large population.…”
Section: China's Environmental Health Challengesmentioning
confidence: 99%