A Study of the Effects of the Grassland Ecological Protection Subsidiary-Award Policy on Chinars Grassland Ecology

The grassland ecological protection subsidiary-award policy is a new policy, with the largest scale and widest range in China since its foundation.This policy isalso expected to bethe most importantlong-termgrassland ecosystem protection policy and measurement.From a macroscopic perspective, the effects ofthe Chinese grassland ecological protection subsidiary-award policy on grassland productivity and ecological protectionhave beenanalyzed in this study.The results showed that,since the implementation ofthe grassland ecological protection subsidiary-award policy, marked achievements have beenmade in both grassland ecological restoration and natural grassland yields.The theoretical grassland grazing capacities have been increased, and the average livestock overloading capacitiesof natural grassland have obviouslydropped.Also, the comprehensive vegetation coverage of the national grasslandshave,as a whole,been on the rise.