China’s governance: Strategy choice and future vision for combating desertification

Authors

Guipeng CUI, Institute of Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China Institute of Desertification Studies, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, ChinaFollow
Chunlei XIAO, China Aero Geophysical Survey & Remote Sensing Center for Natural Resources, Beijing 100083, China
Jiaqiang LEI, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
Xiaosong LI, Key Laboratory of Digital Earth Science, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals, Beijing 100094, China
Yingshuang Bao, Institute of Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China Institute of Desertification Studies, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
Qi LU, Institute of Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China Institute of Desertification Studies, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, ChinaFollow

Keywords

combating desertification, sand prevention and fixation, ecological governance, strategy choice, future vision

Document Type

Comprehensively Prevent and Control Desertification to Win the Battle of "Three-North"

Abstract

China has made remarkable achievements in combating desertification over the past 70 years. At present, China has entered a new stage of combating desertification while facing many problems such as large desertification land base and high difficulty in combating desertification, and it is more important to meet the national strategic needs of ecological construction, rural revitalization, and the development and utilization of renewable energy in desert, Gobi, and wasteland areas. The strategic choice of combating desertification in China in the new era is overall improvement and key breakthroughs. The core of the strategy is whole-area governance, innovation-driven, and technology integration. The institutional arrangement of preferential policies is to fully implement the “one desert, four mechanisms” (cultivation, prevention, combating, and utilization), make every effort to win the “three iconic battles” of the “Three-North” battle, give priority to the implementation of key demonstration projects, and accelerate the update of policy. A new engine of science and technology will be built to improve the quality and efficiency for combating desertification, draw a bright vision of Chinese-style modernization featuring integration of production, life, and ecology and harmonization between human being and desert, and promote the “Chinese solution” of combating desertification to benefit the whole world.

First page

943

Last Page

955

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

CUI, Guipeng; XIAO, Chunlei; LEI, Jiaqiang; LI, Xiaosong; Bao, Yingshuang; and LU, Qi (2023) "China’s governance: Strategy choice and future vision for combating desertification," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 38 : Iss. 7 , Article 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20230706002
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol38/iss7/1