SURUMER
Sustainable rubber cultivation in the Mekong Region – Development of an integrative land-use concept in Yunnan Province / China
| Research question | How does the current practice of rubber management affect ecosystem functions and services? How can it be improved towards sustainability? |
Drivers | Increasing demand for rubber as renewable resource and related land-use change |
| Indicators | Change in water and carbon cycles, soil erosion, loss of biodiversity and pollination services, human wildlife conflicts, shift of rural income structure |
| Production systems | Plantation forestry, rubber, non timber forest products, medicinal and neglected plants, nature tourism |
| Measures | Development of improved management concepts: stakeholder involvement, diversification of production; dissemination of concepts |
| Country | P. R. of China |
| Study sites | Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province |
| Area | 19.700 km² |
| Duration | December 2011 to November 2016 |
