For decades, China has implemented restoration programs on a large scale, thanks to its
capacity to set policy and mobilize funding resources. An understanding of China's …

Forest restoration has resulted in approximately 300 million ha of restored forests until today.
During the second decade of the twenty-first century several international initiatives have …

Soil enzyme activities can indicate soil quality due to the catalyst roles enzymes play in
various soil biochemical processes. However, little is known about the variations in soil …

With the national push for an ecological civilization under way, Chinese environmental
governance is becoming more authoritarian as the central government exerts a stronger …

Afforestation and land use changes that sequester carbon from the atmosphere in the form
of woody biomass have turned southern China into one of the largest carbon sinks globally …

Tropical forests provide important ecosystem services and biodiversity for the world. With
human activities and economic growth, tropical forests are becoming the primary sources of …

Elevation-for-latitude substitution offers a tool for studying the influence of temperature and
precipitation variability on vegetation structure and composition. Understanding how …

China's logging ban in natural forests (logging ban hereafter) is beneficial to domestic
natural forest conservation, but the ban imposes uncertainties on the stability of the timber …

Plants are essential resources for the earth and human survival. Many plant species are
threatened by human disturbance and are now in danger of extinction. The Global Strategy …

This study examines the wood trade in response to China's new logging ban policy in
natural forests (LBNF). Our identification is based on a triple-difference (DDD) strategy, in …