Mountain Protection and Mountain Development in China: Review and Prospect postprint

Abstract: China is a large mountainous country in the world, where the mountainous area is about two-thirds of the land area. In the past ten years, the coverage rate of mountain forest and grass vegetation has increased by 8.2%, the average value of mountain green coverage index has reached 82.1%, and vegetation coverage has reached the highest value since the founding of the People’s Republic of China; The area of water and soil erosion has decreased by 275 000 square kilometers, and the annual soil erosion in mountainous areas has decreased by 27%. At present, the backbone system of mountain ecological security barrier in China has basically formed, and an efficient mountain disaster prevention and control system has been continuously improved, remarkable results have been achieved in mountain disaster reduction. At the same time, a historic accomplishment has been achieved in poverty alleviation of mountainous areas, the industrial structure in mountainous areas has been significantly optimized, and the modernization process has steadily advanced.