China’s response to a national land-system sustainability emergency
Published in Nature July 2018
Authors
Bryan, BA, Gao, L, Ye, Y, Sun, X, Connor, JD, Crossman, ND, Stafford-Smith, M, Wu, J, He, C, Yu, D, Liu, Z, Li, A, Huang, Q, Ren, H, Deng, X, Zheng, H, Niu, J, Han, G & Hou, X
Lead author Brett Bryan was part of a team of 19 scientists from 16 Australian, Chinese and US institutions that reviewed 16 sustainability programmes, which invested US$378.5 billion (in 2015 US$), covered 623.9 million hectares of land and involved over 500 million people, mostly since 1998.
Brett Bryan video on the paper
Brett Bryan, Professor of Global Change, Environment and Society discusses China’s response to a national land system sustainability emergency.
The Conversation article
The Conversation reports on this good news story of China’s monumental investment in rural sustainability programs to successfully address erosion, flooding, forest conservation, desertification and agricultural productivity.
Nature Sustainability blog behind the paper
Brett Bryan provides great insight into the remarkable collaborative approach to produce a review article on this landmark in sustainability science as it recognised the unprecedented efforts China has made in mitigating and reversing a dire situation for people and nature in its rural areas.
Deakin Invenio press release
With this first comprehensive study on the effectiveness of China’s world-leading environmental investment, Deakin Invenio press reported on how developed nations like Australia can learn from China in reaching global sustainability goals.
UniSA Talking Papers podcast
University of South Australia’s Talking Papers podcast is a profound insight into this unprecedented research paper reviewing China’s outstanding sustainability programs.
