Status, Features and Management Practices of Land Desertification in the West of Jilin Province

In the west of Jilin Province, land desertification mainly includes sandy desertification, salinization and grassland degradation. Land desertification limited agricultural and animal husbandry development in this region. In particular, soil salinization has threaten the survival of the local farmers. The desertification in this area has the characteristics of fragility, restorability and reversibility. Therefore, it is required that different practices of management should be used for different types of land desertification. The management of land desertification is a long and tough work, and should to be taken into account in social and economical planning. With the persistent management we can keep the ecological environment on the right cycle and maintain the sustainable development of economy.