China and India lead in greening of the world through land-use management

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GreeningClimate changeChinaLand useVegetation (pathology)Environmental scienceCroppingGeographyAgroforestryLand useland-use change and forestryLand degradationEnvironmental protectionAgricultureEcology

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Year: 2019
Type: article
Volume: 2
Issue: 2
Pages: 122-129
Citations: 2665
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                                    Chi Chen, 
                                
                                    Taejin Park, 
                                
                                    Xuhui Wang
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2019). 
                            China and India lead in greening of the world through land-use management. 
                            Nature Sustainability
                            , 2
                            (2)
                            , 122-129.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0220-7
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41893-019-0220-7