This study investigates the hidden linkages among concurrent payments for ecosystem services programs. Major findings & conclusions:
Multiple conservation programs are often implemented in same area(s) or involved same recipients.
Model Development
ABM-CALM: Agent-Based Model for Cropland Abandonment and Labor Migration Overview of ABM-CALM. This paper presents reserach on the development and application of ABM-CALM that simulates bidirectional social-ecological feedbacks.
This study designed a choice experiment to analyze tourists' preferences for recreational ecosystem services in the Yangtze River Delta (China). Study site within the region of Yangtze River Delta Author: Qi Zhang Updated: October 2023
Reforestation Policy & Rural Livelihoods
Income inequality is a critical issue of socio-economic development, particularly in rural areas where forest-dependent people are often vulnerable to the intervention of forest policies. This study investigates income distribution and inequality of rural households influenced by China’s largest reforestation policy, the Congversion of Cropland to Forest Program (CCFP).
This research investigates the effects of labor market distortion on sulfur dioxide emission in China.
Dataset: statistics for 283 cities. Study period: 2003-2015. Mechanisms: suppressing technological progress, hindering the upgrading of industrial structure, and reducing the efficiency of energy use.
This article belongs to the Special Issue Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Forest Ecosystems hosted by Dr. Eve Bohnett and Prof. Li An from San Diego State University. Author: Qi Zhang Updated: January 2023
This study analyzes the drivers of farmers’ participation in three concurrent strategies of payments for ecosystem services programs using hierarchical linear models.
This article is in collaboration with Prof. Tan Li from Anhui Agricultural University.