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Multi-objectives optimization can contribute to conservation and restoration priority setting in dryland region
Environmental Research Letters ( IF 6.7 ) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 , DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad2cae Siqi Sun , Xin Liu , Cong Wang , Wei Jiang , Ruiming Ma , Nen Ao , Jianying Guo , Yihe Lü
Environmental Research Letters ( IF 6.7 ) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 , DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad2cae Siqi Sun , Xin Liu , Cong Wang , Wei Jiang , Ruiming Ma , Nen Ao , Jianying Guo , Yihe Lü
The ecological conservation and restoration of drylands is a global challenge, which is always under resources constraints and in competition with land developments. Here, we aim to identify ecological conservation and restoration priority areas based on the objectives of maximizing ecological values and minimizing opportunity costs with zonation as a heuristic spatial optimization tool. We take the Inner Mongolia (IM) of China as a typical dryland region. Results reveal that the efficiency of multi-objectives for ecological restoration is often better than a single objective. IM should focus on ecological conservation supplemented by restoration. Conserving 36.9% and restoring 13.1% of IM can provide an average of 72% of ecosystem functions while consuming 20% of opportunity costs. Our framework aligns with the need for nature-based solutions and rationalizes the allocation of resources for ecological conservation and restoration projects in complex dryland regions.
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