西双版纳国家级自然保护区亚洲象监测及食源地建设现状与建议

通过查阅大量资料、走访专家、实地勘察等多种形式,在了解西双版纳亚洲象分布情况和栖息地建设情况的基础上,深入分析研究保护区亚洲象监测和食物源基地建设的现状和存在的问题,并从政策、经费和技术等方面对亚洲象在监测及食源地建设相关工作中出现的困难和问题提出建议,为缓解人象矛盾和优化保护区管理工作提供参考依据。

亚洲象栖息地恢复与食源地建设——以云南西双版纳国家级自然保护区为例

在西双版纳国家级自然保护区亚洲象集中活动的栖息地范围,选择莲花塘、小田坝和冷山河3个区域实施栖息地恢复、食源地和硝塘建设等项目,扩大和改善亚洲象栖息地,丰富食物源,引导外溢象群逐步回归保护区内。文中介绍亚洲象种群数量变化情况,栖息地与食源地以及人象冲突现状,阐述项目建设必要性、目标以及建设方案。提出降低森林郁闭度、食源地建设、硝塘建设、监控视频安装等技术措施,并进行了环境、社会和经济影响评价。

Construction of Land Resource Security System for Core Grain Production Region in Henan Province

To solve the contradiction between supply and demand of land, the con- struction of land resource security guarantee system is an important part to coordi- nate the economic development and cultivated land protection in the core grain pro- duction region. Based on the deep analysis on the land resources characteristics and problems using the combined method of literature review method with qualita- tive and quantitative analysis, we constructed the land resource security system for different categories according to the land use principles of optimization, intensivism, improvement, and overall planning, and proposed the corresponding supporting mea- sures. The results showed that controlling the new increase, promoting the reclama- tion and improvement of land are the basis for land resource security, clearing the idle, improving the utilization rate of stock are the core of the efficient use of land resources, and establishing a unified urban and rural construction land market is the key to promoting the economical and intensive utilization of land resources, provid- ing scientific basis for the sustainable utilization of land resources in the core grain production regions.

Assessment of natural resources and the policy of subsidies in grain production

Based on the analysis on the status quo of natural resources input in Brain production and on the policy of Brain subsidies, this paper puts forward a new idea - establishing grain subsidies through assessing the value of the natural resources in Brain production. The assessment of the natural resources in Brain production provides rationale and reference standard for the policy of Brain subsidies, which will promote the sustainable use of natural resources accordingly. This paper concludes： （1） it is necessary for the grain subsidies to assess the full value of natural resources, including economic value, ecological value and social value： （2） the government should give farmers direct subsidies or environment subsidies according to the economic and ecological value of natural resources in grain production, （3） the social value of natural resources can be realized by establishing the country social security system, taking the social value as the criterion for the payment for part of farmers＇ insurance.

Mining Threats to Ancient Anthropogenic Soils and other Resources Associated to Indigenous Food Security in the Middle Caqueta River, Colombia

Mining is encroaching upon Protected Areas and Indigenous Reserves in the Colombian Amazon. In the Middle Caqueta region small-scale, illegal gold mining is eroding riverbanks, affecting water quality, and jeopardizing the livelihoods of indigenous peoples. In addition, mining also threatens the integrity of pre-Columbian anthropogenic soils （terra preta） created between 500 years to 2,000 years B.P. on the bluffs of the Caqueta . River. These soils are the only, non-flooded fertile soils present in the region, and as such are important for local indigenous communities. In Colombia, there is little knowledge about Terra Preta soils. This work assesses the present and potential dangers artisanal mining has for terra preta soils and other natural resources that are central to indigenous peoples＇ food security. Results posit that more knowledge is needed about the way terra preta soils are related to the livelihoods of indigenous people so that informed policy decisions can be made about the desirability of mining in the region.

Research on Land Resource Carrying Capacity:Progress and Prospects

As an important part of resource and environment carrying capacity（RECC）,land resource carrying capacity（LRCC） has focused on the limiting factors on regional development from the scale of land resources for more than two hundred years.After a brief review of the origin and early development of LRCC,the progress of LRCC is summarized as a progression from land resource population carrying capacity（LPCC） to land resource comprehensive carrying capacity（LCCC）,and the hot issues of LRCC have changed from the simple human–grain relationship to more complex social and economic activities–land resources relationships.The corresponding research methods also evolved,from static research to dynamic research,and the assessment factor have evolved from a single factor to a comprehensive index system.Agro-ecological zoning（AEZ）,system dynamics（SD）,ecological footprint（EF）,and comprehensive evaluation methods have come to be viewed as the most representative methods of LRCC in recent years.As a focus of conventional LRCC research,the human–grain relationship still plays a significant role in LRCC evaluation because grain remains the top limiting factor of land resources and is the most significant criterion in the balance between regional population and land resources,especially for very populous countries.More attention should be paid to the accurate calculation of arable land and average food consumption levels to improve the scientific basis of LRCC evaluation.The development of science and technology and the variation of lifestyle are also important factors that influence regional LRCC.As a new topic of LRCC,LCCC has expanded the research field of LRCC in an attempt to reveal the limiting effects of land resource under open systems,but some issues such as carrying mechanism research and the combination of theoretical and applied research are needed in future studies to promote the further development of LCCC.

Urban Food Supply under Constrained Land Resources in Beijing:Potential and Optimization

The recent global food security crisis is garnering increasing attention and calls for innovative solutions to mitigate its negative impacts on people, especially the most economically vulnerable. In urban regions, this issue is aggravated by the fact that, on one hand, rapid urbanization and greater levels and diversity of food consumption associated with the growing affluence of urban inhabitants has led to rising urban food demand, while on the other hand, the rapid loss of farmland due to urban expansion or irrational sprawl and increasing extreme weather events for agricultural producers due to the impact of global climate change is sharply reducing the urban food production and local supply capacity. Therefore how to realize the urban food supply potential and optimize the utilization of the urban farmlands to enhance the local food supply rate and improve urban food security more generally is becoming a key issue. In this paper, we use the case of Beijing to examine the opportunities to enhance the supply of local, affordably priced food under existing land resource constraints, by restructuring farmland utilization. In this paper, we firstly calculate the changes in the food footprint needed by Beijing and its food self-sufficiency rate over the thirty year period from 1981 to 2011. We show that although Beijing’s food footprint has grown from 11 800 to 29 400 km2 over this 30-year period, its food self- sufficiency rate has dropped from 59.3%, 35.8%, 37.3% and 13.1% to about 39.0%, 27.0%, 6.7% and 2.2% for vegetable, fruit, grain and edible oil, respectively. Following this analysis, we calculate Beijing’ s potential food production under different agricultural production allocation scenarios. We conclude that with a proper shift of farmland use, full utilization of temporary idle land, and the development of rooftop farming, Beijing could increase its vegetable self-sufficiency rate to 60% without significantly reducing the production of other types of local food. Given the sensitivity of fresh vegetables to long- distance transport, and the potential to reduce transport-related carbon emissions, this is a worthwhile adjustment that will benefit the city both by meeting the growing need of its residents for fresh food, and by improving the overall regional eco-environment.