摘要
Toreversethecontinuousdeteriorationofgrasslandecologyandtoimprovethewell-beingofherders,Chinahasbeenformulatingmanynationalpoliciesonpaymentsforgrasslandecologicalconservation.Oneofthem,theGrasslandEco-compensationPolicy(GEP),isthebiggestprogramforgrasslandprotectioninChinasince1949.TheGEPconservesnaturalgrasslandbypayingherderscashsubsidies.Italsohasworldwidesignificancebecauseitcanincreasevegetativecover,improvetheecologicalbalance,increasecarbonsequestrationandlessentheamountofdustreachingothercountriesthroughinhibitingsoilerosion.Overall,wefindthatitsecologicalandsocioeconomiceffectsarebeneficialandfurtherbenefitsmaybeobservedinthefuturebecausewhilethesocioeconomiceffectsusuallyappearquickly,ecologicaleffectsmaytakelongertomanifest.2015isthelastyearforthefirstroundoftheGEPpolicyimplementationandtheextendedpolicyfortheGEPwillbeapprovedandcontinuedbythecentralgovernment.Tomakethepolicymoresuccessful,wesuggestcoordinatedplanning,acomprehensiveoverview,highercompensationandcollaborativestudy.EfficientimplementationoftheGEPcouldalsoprovidevaluableexperienceforothereco-compensationprogramsinChinaandnumerousotherregionsoftheworld.
出版日期
2016年03月13日（中国期刊网平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）
