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  • Climate change adaptation
  • Biodiversity conservation

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  • Forestation is vital for combating climate change and environmental degradation.
  • China's large-scale forestation efforts have had mixed results due to maladapted species.
  • Future forestation planning requires understanding climate change impacts.

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  • To predict suitable forestation lands in China under current and future climate conditions.
  • To inform science-based forestation planning for carbon neutrality goals.
  • To identify optimal vegetation restoration strategies across China.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized an ensemble-learning machine to predict vegetation spatial habitats (ecological niche).
  • Modeled forest, grassland, shrubland, and desert distributions based on natural climax vegetation.
  • Analyzed present and future climate scenarios (e.g., 2070s).

Main Results:

  • Potential forestation lands are primarily east of the Hu Line (Heihe-Tengchong Line).
  • Future climate change may increase suitable forestation lands by 33.1 million hectares by the 2070s.
  • Grassland rehabilitation is recommended west of the Hu Line.

Conclusions:

  • Adaptive, science-based forestation planning is crucial for China's ecological goals.
  • Future forest distribution will shift significantly due to climate change.
  • Understanding vegetation dynamics is key to successful ecological restoration.