Effects of Natural Disasters on Conservation Policies: The Case of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake, China

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Andrés Viña
Xiaodong Chen
William J. McConnell
Wei Liu
Weihua Xu
Zhiyun Ouyang
Hemin Zhang
Jianguo Liu
机构
[1] Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability,Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
[2] Michigan State University,State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology
[3] Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences,undefined
[4] Chinese Academy of Sciences,undefined
[5] China’s Center for Giant Panda Research and Conservation,undefined
[6] Wolong Nature Reserve,undefined
来源
AMBIO | 2011年 / 40卷
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Conservation; Grain-to-Green Program; Natural disasters; Natural Forest Conservation Program; Payments for ecosystem services; Wenchuan Earthquake;
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Conservation policies are increasing in response to human-induced ecosystem degradation, but little is known about their interplay with natural disasters. Through an analysis of satellite imagery and field data we evaluated the impacts of a devastating earthquake on forest recovery and avoided forest loss estimated to have been obtained by two of the largest conservation programs in the world. Results show that more than 10% of the forests in Wenchuan County, Sichuan province, China were immediately affected by the 2008 earthquake, offsetting some gains in forest cover observed since the enactment of the conservation programs. But without the enactment of these conservation programs, the combined effects of human disturbance and earthquake-induced landslides could have severely reduced the region’s forest cover. The continuation—and enhancement—of incentives for participation in conservation programs will be important for reducing the environmental impacts of the combined effects of human disturbance and natural hazards not only in the study area but also in many disaster-prone regions around the world.
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页码:274 / 284
页数:10
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