Photo 2 Mountain Slope in the Sinchuan Province (IMAGE)

Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

Photo 2 Mountain Slope in the Sinchuan Province

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This mountain slope in the Sichuan Province underwent conversion from cropland to tree cover under the Grain-for-Green Program. The land is dominated by monoculture plantations, when native forest restoration could have provided more benefits for wildlife.

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(Photo credit: Fangyuan Hua)

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