Dryland social-ecological systems in a changing environment
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ENV/105x, Environment Building, Campus West, University of York (Map)
Event details
Join us for this YESI International Fellows seminar with Dr Changjia Li, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University.
Drylands cover ~45% of Earth’s land surface and are home to about 40% of the world’s population. Dryland ecosystems are vital in providing various important services including water, food, carbon sequestration, habitat, and biodiversity. However, these ecosystems are considered fragile and sensitive to desertification under anthropogenic climate change and intense human activities.
This talk by Dr. Li will focus on land degradation in drylands, and the ecological impacts of large-scale ecological projects in China’s drylands.
About the speaker
Dr Changjia Li, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University
Dr Changjia Li obtained his PhD in Physical Geography from University of Leeds and is currently an associate professor at Faculty of Geographical Science of Beijing Normal University. His research interests cover land degradation, desertification, ecological thresholds, ecological restoration, and human-environment relationships. He has published more than 50 publications including the 1st author or the corresponding author of nearly 30 peer-reviewed papers published in journals like Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Nature Sustainability, Earth Science Reviews and Global Change Biology. His leading work has been awarded the “2021 Top 10 Research Achievements of Chinese Geography” and “2023 Top 10 Research Achievements of Chinese Geography” by the Chinese Geographical Society.