Study on sustainable utilization model of degraded shelterbelt forest in Northwest China
According to the urgent need for the regeneration of degraded shelterbelt forest,and based on the actual demand for local biomass resources and the characteristics of degraded shelterbelt forest in Northwest China,the utilizing technical solutions of the damaged shrubbery and arbor forest were put forward,respectively.The two kinds of modes provide high quality raw materials for processing densified biomass fuel,forage,and Chinese herbal medicines.They have the advantages of adapting to local conditions,product diversity and recycling,which can bring significant multiple effects of forestry production,increasing farmers'income,and the ecological environment improvement,etc.They also can reduce the initial government investment and drive the social capital investment to the greatest extent,and provide a feasible sustainable model for the renewal and utilization of the degraded shelterbelt forest in the northwest and other areas of China.
Shelterbelt forestutilization of remnant forestsbiomass energyforage grassChinese herbal medicine