2010 Volume 14 Issue 1 Pages 11-16
Desertification plagues almost all arid, semi-arid and sub-humid areas and presents a challenge to more than 200 million people living in a region spanning more than 1.6 million km2 in North China, which is the main region affected by desertification in Northeast Asia. In the past 20 years, some efforts have been made to combat desertification and some achievements have also been obtained in this region. This paper reviews the aims, principles and measures for combating desertification in this region with the goals of providing examples of regional-scale cases and supporting theoretical and practical approaches to desertification prevention and restoration of ecosystem services on a global scale.
