"Ecosystem Services and Management Strategy in China" is a two-year
international cooperation project that culminated from the China Council
for International Cooperation on Environment and Development's Task
Force on Ecosystem Services and Management. It combines case studies,
scenario analysis, and stakeholder consultations that focus on Chinese
forest, grassland and wetland ecosystems and assesses the economic and
social benefits of sustainable ecosystems management. It also identifies
better practices in ecosystem management from Chinese and international
experience and recommends a more intensive integration of ecosystem
services into decision-making processes. In November 2010, the Task
Force presented five strategic policy proposals for the implementation
of sustainable management for Chinese ecosystems. These proposals were
extremely well-received by senior decision makers and have since been
adopted by national government agencies. The book represents a valuable
reference work for researchers and professionals working in related
areas.
Professor Yiyu Chen worked as president at the National Natural Science
Foundation of China from 2004 to early 2013 and is Member of the Chinese
Academy of Sciences. Professor Beate Jessel works as president at the
Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Germany. Professor Bojie Fu
works at the Research Center of Eco-Environment Sciences, CAS and is
Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Professor Xiubo Yu works at
the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research,
Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dr.Jamie Pittock is a Senior Lecturer at
the Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National
University, Australia.
