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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Environ. Sci.
Sec. Land Use Dynamics
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1422077

Developing ecological protection redline policy for land use pattern optimization in the typical black soil region of Northeastern China

Provisionally accepted
Yu Chen Yu Chen 1*Xinyu Zhao Xinyu Zhao 1Song Wu Song Wu 1Zhiqiang Tong Zhiqiang Tong 2
  • 1 Jilin Agriculture University, Changchun, China
  • 2 Mudanjiang Natural Resources Comprehensive Investigation Center, Mudanjiang, China

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    Typical black soil region in Northeastern China (TBSN) are facing problems of degradation of ecosystem services, spatial conflicts between cropland and ecological land.Ecological protection redline (EPR) policy is one of the first national policy utilizing multiple ecosystem services (ESs). However, there is no standardized framework of delineation and validation for TBSN. In this study, the framework of ecological protection redline delineation was further improved in three aspects of ecosystem service function, ecological sensitivity and biodiversity. Specifically, the framework considered the conflict between high quality cropland and ecological land in the TBSN. We examined EPR effectiveness by comparing ESs and trade-off/synergistic relationship of different land use scenarios for 2035. The results show that: (1)The ecological protection redline delineation threshold for each key indicator was determined to be 15% under considering the quality level of cropland. The ecological redline area of 89,593.63km 2 was identified, which was concentrated in the southwestern part of the Mengdong typical black soil subzone and Songnen typical black soil subzone. (2) Compared to the currently ecological protection scenario and currently ecological protection redline scenario, the optimized ecological protection redline scenario was the best solution to guarantee the sustainable development of TBSN, which maximizing ESs, weakening trade-off and strengthening synergistic between them. The results of the study provided a theoretical basis for land use planning and scientific management of ecosystems in TBSN.

    Keywords: Ecological protection redline, ecosystem service, Trade-off/synergistic relationship, Land use pattern, The typical black soil region of Northeastern China

    Received: 30 Apr 2024; Accepted: 09 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Chen, Zhao, Wu and Tong. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Yu Chen, Jilin Agriculture University, Changchun, China

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