Ecological Effect of Ecological Engineering Projects on Low-Temperature Forest Cover in Great Khingan Mountain, China

Shuqing Wang, Run Zhong, Lin Liu and Jianjun Zhang
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Shuqing Wang: School of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
Run Zhong: School of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China
Lin Liu: School of Land Science and Space Planning, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang 050031, China
Jianjun Zhang: School of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 20, 1-16

Abstract: The evaluation of ecological restoration projects can provide support for further strengthening the efforts of ecological restoration work and implementing the strategic objectives of the ecological region. Considering the current problem of the single evaluation index, this study evaluated the implementation effect of ecological projects from different temporal and spatial dimensions. Based on the MODIS vegetation index time series data, this study first computed the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 15.3.1 of Great Khingan Mountain (GKM) to evaluate the impact of ecological engineering on land use change and land productivity. As a common indicator, the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) values showed a trend of a decrease and then gradual increase after the start of the Natural Forest Protection Project (NFPP) II, which was related to the land use changes from the forest to the grassland during the implementation of the NFPP. However, land productivity maintained a steady trend because of the transition between the forest and grassland. Meanwhile, to detect changes in vegetation at a smaller scale, the LandTrendr algorithm was used to identify the magnitude of forest disturbance, the years when it occurred, and the year of restoration. After implementing the ecological project, the forests in the GKM region were only partially disturbed, and most of the forests in most areas maintained a stable trend. Our study highlighted the varying effectiveness of different indexes for NFPP and evaluated the ecological impact of ecological projects from multiple perspectives.

Keywords: SDG indicator; forest degradation; land productivity; land degradation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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