| Title: | Economic viability of the national-scale forestation program: The case of success in the Republic of Korea |
| Authors: | Lee, J., C.-H. Lim, G.S. Kim, A. Markandya, S. Chowdhury, S.J. Kim, W.-K. Lee and Y. Son |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Journal: | Ecosystem Services |
| Volume (Issue): | 29 |
| Pages: | 40-46 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.11.001 |
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| Model: | SWAT |
| Broad Application Category: | pollutant only |
| Primary Application Category: | sediment loss and transport |
| Secondary Application Category: | none |
| Watershed Description: | 64% forested portion of the overall area (63,688 km^2) of South Korea. |
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| General Comments: | The SWAT results utilized in this study were reported in a previous study: Kim, G.S., C.-H. Lim, S.J. Kim, J. Lee, Y. Son and W.-K. Lee. 2017. Effect of national-scale afforestation on forest water supply and soil loss in South Korea, 1971–2010. Sustainability. 9: 1017. Doi: 10.3390/su9061017. |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | National forestation; Disaster risk reduction; Water yield; Soil erosion; Carbon sequestration; Economic viability |