Studies on the Suburban Forests in China (I) : Present Situation, Issues and Challenges in the Metropolises

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In the past quarter century, Chinese economy has been developed at very fast pace. The rapid economic development caused many problems. One of the problems is that the urban environment is getting worse everyday. Since the living standard of people has been improved steadily due to the economic growth, the urban residents have growing demand for varieties of amenities. In order to gain better understanding of the present situation of suburban forests at the national level, and identify the challenges that Chinese government and foresters may face in dealing with issues on suburban forests, 8 Chinese metropolises including Beijing were studied. The results showed a growing trend of urban sprawl that suburban forests were converted to urban use along with the urbanization and industrialization, which also happened in other nations around the world in a similar fashion. However, the forest area and coverage have been increasing in the studied metropolises since 1979, because of pass of new laws and regulations, and large-scale plantation each year. It is very different from Japan and other developed countries. At the present time, the forest coverage still remains low. Also, artificial forest area is larger than that of natural forest. Percentages of young stands are much higher than mature stands. The distribution of age class is unbalanced. The area of timber forest is much greater than that of shelter forest and other designation of forest. Today, both of timber production and environmental services of the suburban forests are becoming critical issues. The major issues are that metropolises are not abundant in forest resources and forest quality is poor. How to match the percentage of the shelter forest and timber forest and manage young stands become big challenges for Chinese government and foresters. It is essential to increase plantation and maintain sustainable management. It is imperative to develop a policy framework to conserve the suburban forests.
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Studies on the Suburban Forests in China (I) : Present Situation, Issues and Challenges in the Metropolises

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