Abstract The principles and methods of strategic analysis of processes of using natural resources of Dagestan are justified. The purpose of the study is determined by the tasks of forming territorial clusters capable of ensuring the growth of the competitiveness of the regional economy and the intensification of the mechanisms of public-private partnership. The term “cluster of natural resource management”, underlying the basis of the work, on content corresponds to the notion of a territorial cluster that is at the initial stages of its development. The formation of territorial clusters in rural areas of Dagestan is aimed, in particular, to overcome the dominant trend of monopolized for many decades, it means the indifferent in solving the problems of low level and quality of life of the rural population, resource use.

Abstract Sichuan Province is rich in grassland resources which is one of the five pastoral areas in China. It is an important part of the national Qinghai–Tibet plateau ecological barrier area and has a very important strategic position in the country. Starting from the current situation of grassland resources in Sichuan Province, based on the achievements and existing problems of grassland ecological protection, this paper puts forward countermeasures for grassland ecological protection in Sichuan, aiming to better promote the high-quality development of grassland in Sichuan and the construction of ecological barriers in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River.

Abstract Scientifically exploring the decoupling relationship between land use degree and ecosystem service intensity can effectively reveal the interference degree of land use change in the ecosystem, and provide a scientific basis for land use policy-making and ecosystem protection. However, previous studies lack specific research on the decoupling relationship between land use and ecosystem service intensity at the county level in China. In order to make up for this deficiency, combined with the remote sensing monitoring data of China’s land use status from 2000 to 2015 and the vegetation coverage index, the spatial and temporal pattern characteristics of China’s county scale ecosystem service intensity and land use degree from 2000 to 2015 were measured respectively by using the measurement methods of ecosystem service intensity and land use degree, and the decoupling relationship between the two was detected by using the decoupling analysis theoretical framework. The results showed the followings. (1) During the study period, the intensity of ecosystem services in China showed significant spatial heterogeneity, and the intensity of ecosystem services in Southeast China was significantly higher than that in Northwest China; the ecosystem service intensity in plain areas, urban agglomerations and the surrounding areas of big cities is significantly lower than that in mountainous and hilly areas. (2) China’s land use degree continued to increase during the study period. The land use degree in the southeast was significantly higher than that in the northwest. The distribution of land use degree in the southeast was “high and low”, and the distribution of land use degree in the northwest was “low, medium, and high”. (3) The results of the decoupling analysis show that strong decoupling and expanding negative decoupling are the main relationship types between land use and ecosystem service intensity in China. The former is a dilemma, and the latter is a win-win model. The study found that the interference of land use at different stages on the intensity of ecosystem services showed significant differences. The results can provide scientific guidance for the formulation of land use and ecosystem management policies. 

Abstract From the perspective of grassland resources and their sustainable utilization, this paper expounds the type characteristics and utilization status of grassland resources in the Ili River Valley, and analyzes the main problems of grassland re-sources in the Ili River Valley, such as the annual increase of grassland degradation area, the increasingly serious soil erosion, the imbalance between seasons and years of grassland production, and the imperfect mechanism of grassland ecological protection, restoration and management. This paper discusses the driving mechanism affecting the productivity of grass-land resources, and puts forward the corresponding countermeasures in the sustainable utilization of grassland ecosystem, such as strengthening the management of grassland re-sources, establishing a grass seed gene bank and screening native grass species, implementing the construction of grassland ecological restoration, strengthening grassland ecological monitoring and actively promoting ecological tourism.

Abstract Land is the most basic production factor of social and economic development, and the allocation of land re-sources is an important means of regulating social and economic development. At present, the contradiction between the needs of economic and social development and the increasingly scarce space resources puts forward new requirements for the allocation of land re-sources in China, and the importance of rational allocation of land resources is increasing day by day. During the reform period of land and space planning system, rational allocation of land resources not only means in-tensive and sustainable development, but also becomes a new expression of the will of land and space governance. It is a governance coordination platform linking macro development policies and micro resource utilization, and an important way to achieve high-quality development. Taking spatial governance as a clue, this paper attempts to sort out the evolution of governance logic behind land resource allocation in the Chinese context, traces back the previous logical transformation of land resource allocation that germinated due to the reform of social and economic system, and divides it into four characteristic stages: planned governance, regulatory governance, policy governance and bottom line governance. Based on the analysis of the governance mode and difficulties faced under the background of “bottom line governance”, this paper puts forward the “three bottom lines” of building the governance pattern of land resource allocation, clarifies the function-al boundaries of the three main bodies of government, market and society in the process of land resource allocation, and emphasizes the spatial governance mode of government, market and society, so as to provide useful suggestions for the design of future spatial planning system.

Abstract Objective:  Through the spatial optimal allocation of land resources to improve the efficiency of land use, promote the rational layout of various industries and infrastructure, and provide a theoretical basis for the comprehensive development of regional social economy. Methods:  Combining GIS spatial analysis technology, logistic regression analysis method and CLUE-S model, taking Kaishan Fengweihan City, Laos, as the research area, the research on the spatial optimal allocation of land resources was carried out. Under the constraints of spatial suitability and quantitative structure, the spatial optimal allocation of land resources in Fengweihan city of Kaishan is carried out based on the land demand, limiting factors, conversion rules and spatial characteristics. Results:  Urban construction land and paddy fields expanded to suitable areas on the original basis, and the forestry land with sparse distribution was reduced correspondingly due to development and utilization, while other land types did not change significantly in quantity and space. Conclusion:  Urbanization construction and agricultural development can provide the foundation and support for the economic development of Kaishan Fengweihan city. At the same time, it is necessary to give consideration to ecological protection and promote the overall, coordinated and sustainable use of land resources.

Abstract Cultivated land resources are the basic elements for rural development and farmers’ survival in China. Strengthening the protection of cultivated land is an important measure to ensure national food security and practice the strategy of “storing grain in the land and technology”, and it is also an inevitable requirement to promote the high-quality development of agriculture. The protection of cultivated land in contemporary China has gone through three stages: the initial exploration period of reconciliation between economic development and the number of cultivated land, the institutional development period of construction occupation and cultivated land quality management and protection, and the transformation and improvement period of “Trinity” in the new era. In the new era, cultivated land protection has achieved phased results, but it still faces practical constraints from the actors, technical environment, institutional environment and so on. In view of this, we should explore the breakthrough path to further promote cultivated land protection from the aspects of strengthening organizational guidance and technical training, strengthening the top-level design of differentiated cultivated land protection, strengthening the research and development of new technologies and the construction of agricultural technology extension system.

Abstract In order to guide the management, protection and utilization of wetlands in Shaanxi Province, this paper analyzes and summarizes the current situation and existing problems of the protection and utilization of wetland resources in Shaanxi Province, and puts forward suggestions accordingly. There are 4 wetlands and 12 wetland types in Shaanxi Province, 308,500 hectares. The area and proportion of various wetlands are 257,600 hectares of river wetlands, 83.50%; 32,300 hectares of artificial wetlands, 10.46%; 7,600 hectares of lake wetlands, 2.46%; and 11,000 hectares of swamp wetlands, 3.58%. There are 77 families, 207 genera, 341 species and 3 varieties of wild vascular plants in the wetland, including 2 species of key wild protected species at the national level and 4 species at the provincial level. In view of the problems in the protection and utilization, such as the collaborative mechanism has not been established, the resource background has not been completely clear, and the investment is insufficient, we should build a scientific and appropriate wetland evaluation index system in Shaanxi Province, carry out the investigation and evaluation of wetland resources in the province, continue to carry out wetland ecological restoration and reconstruction projects, establish and improve wetland protection management and technical system, and formulate the protection and utilization direction of different types of wetlands.

Abstract The article is devoted to nature conservation in the context of the eco-tourism development. The leading problems in the work of modern specially protected natural areas  theorists and practitioners are the following: 1) the organization of tourist destinations and management systems for ecological tourism: it is necessary not only to meet the needs of environmental, as well as related pilgrimage and educational tourism, but also the needs of the destination itself, restoration of unique biological objects, flora, fauna, territories and water areas; 2) the issues of increasing the ecological culture of the population and meeting the needs of the population in a way that does not hinder and helps the development of reserves and other previously closed or inaccessible areas or water areas. Special attention was pay to the phenomenon of diversification and its role in the development of environmental and other types of tourism. The article considers the integrative model of geo-branding in ecotourism.