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This book presents the methodological approaches, collected field data, research findings, and policy recommendations of nine analytical studies that were commissioned by the Task Force in its first phase from 2000to 20001. These case studies were designed to cover issues as the conversion of upland agriculture, natural forest management and protection(including the logging ban), reforestation and ecological forest rehabilitation, and grasslands management. The case studies also included research on the socio-economic implications of the Central Government’s natural resource policies on how develop alternative livelihoods for the rural population and enhance the welfare of those dependent on forests, steep farmlands, and grasslands, while also meeting the needs of downstream communities.

1.The Natural Forest Protection Program(NFPP)
(1)The NFPP in Li and Pingwu Counties and Chuanxi Forestry Bureau, Sichuan Province
(2)The NFPP in Western Tianshan Forestry Bureau, Xinjiang Autonomous Region
2.The Sloping Land Conversion program(SLCP)
(1)Farmland Conversion in Dingxi County, Gansu Province
(2)Farmland Conversion in Ansai County, Shaanxi Province
(3)Farmland Conversion in Zhuozi County, Inner Mongolia
(4)Farmland Conversion in Tianquan County, Sichuan Province
(5)Farmland Conversion in Dafang County, Guizhou Province
(6)Farmland Conversion in Heqing County, Yunnan Province
3.Grassland Restoration
(1)Qinghai Province

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