| ecosystem valuation in China |
Recent decades have seen China making enormous
progress in terms of economic growth and poverty
reduction. There is however a growing recognition of the
risk that these successes could be compromised by the
further deterioration of the natural environment. There is
also a vast potential for the sustainable use of ecosystems
to contribute to future sustainable development, if
stimulated by an appropriate package of policies,
regulations and management practices.
We have been working with the Stockholm Environment
Institute and the China Council for International
Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED)
to undertake an assessment of the role of ecosystems
services in China's development. This is a phased process
through which an improved understanding of the full value
of ecosystems services in China can be understood, the
potential contribution of these services to future
development can be identified, and policies and actions
designed to enhance sustainable ecosystems service flows
at national, provincial and local levels can be identified.
progress in terms of economic growth and poverty
reduction. There is however a growing recognition of the
risk that these successes could be compromised by the
further deterioration of the natural environment. There is
also a vast potential for the sustainable use of ecosystems
to contribute to future sustainable development, if
stimulated by an appropriate package of policies,
regulations and management practices.
We have been working with the Stockholm Environment
Institute and the China Council for International
Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED)
to undertake an assessment of the role of ecosystems
services in China's development. This is a phased process
through which an improved understanding of the full value
of ecosystems services in China can be understood, the
potential contribution of these services to future
development can be identified, and policies and actions
designed to enhance sustainable ecosystems service flows
at national, provincial and local levels can be identified.
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