A wide megafauna gap undermines China’s expanding coastal
WEBAug 9, 2023 · To assess whether a “megafauna gap” undermines China’s expanding coastal ecosystem conservation, we screened and compiled previously reported data from multiple species distribution databases to form a new dataset: “the China Coastal Megafauna dataset” (Materials and Methods).
Great Leap Forward - Wikipedia
WEBMillions of people died in mainland China during the Great Leap, with estimates based on demographic reconstruction ranging from 15 to 55 million, making the Great Chinese Famine the largest or second-largest [ 1 ] famine in human history. [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ][ 5 ]
Great Chinese Famine - Wikipedia
WEBCauses of the famine. The Great Chinese Famine was caused by a combination of radical agricultural policies, social pressure, economic mismanagement, and natural disasters such as droughts and floods in farming regions.
(PDF) A wide megafauna gap undermines China's expanding …
WEBAug 9, 2023 · To assess whether a “ megafauna gap ” undermines China ’ s ex- panding coastal ecosys tem conservation, we screened and compiled previously reported data from multiple species distribution ...
The winner in China’s panda diplomacy: the pandas themselves
WEBJul 19, 2024 · China’s giant panda loan program has long been known as a tool of Beijing’s soft-power diplomacy, but its conservation significance could have been an important reason Beijing is renewing its cooperation with U.S. zoos and sending new pairs of pandas at a time of otherwise sour relations.
In China, a Civic Conservation Movement Blooms
WEBJan 19, 2022 · Over the past decade, civic land conservation in China has flourished, with more than two dozen organizations now working together at a national scale. Their efforts have protected nearly 4,000 square miles of land at …
Frontiers | China’s urban-rural expansion and natural habitat loss ...
WEBNov 22, 2022 · In East China’s non-plain or mountainous areas, both urban and rural expansions have almost reached the regional capacity by moderately converting rural land to multi-function ecological land to provide potential space for urban residents’ demands for ecological recreation.
Land of Giants - nature.org
WEBDec 1, 2014 · The towering, pine-clad precipices and yawning gorges here feel like a land out of a Chinese sword-fighter movie. The two men are among some two dozen researches combing The Nature Conservancy's 27,325-acre Laohegou Nature Reserve for signs of elusive giant pandas and other animals.
Hotspot analyses indicate significant conservation gaps for …
WEBMay 12, 2017 · According to the results based on 10% threshold, 15.73% of China’s land area was identified as hotspots using at least one diversity index. Only 2.14% of China’s land area was identified as...
Landscape-scale giant panda conservation based on ... - AAAS
WEBJul 29, 2022 · Historically, giant panda conservation in China has been compromised by disparate management of protected areas. It is thus crucial to address how giant panda populations can be managed cohesively on a landscape scale, an opportunity offered by China’s newly established Giant Panda National Park.
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