Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Ministry of Education Field Research Station for East Asian Migratory Birds and Their Habitats, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Feb 3;17(3):939. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17030939.
China has initiated a tree planting program in epidemic regions of schistosomiasis as a part of efforts to eliminate schistosomiasis. More than 518,900 ha of tree plantations have been planted through the program between 2006 and 2015. However, whether the planting program has fulfilled its mission or not is an open question. In this study, we intended to get the answer from the main stakeholders of the planting program through a large-scale survey. Based on interviews with 80 administrators of the planting program and 1440 farmers in 24 counties and districts in four provinces, we found that most stakeholders viewed the planting program positively. Nearly 92% of farmers and all administrators believed that the planting program had reduced snail densities, while 94.3% of farmers and all administrators believed that the program had lowered the incidences of schistosomiasis. In addition, they reported that the impacts on farmers' living and local environments by the tree planting program were mainly positive. Based on the stakeholders' responses, we conclude that the tree planting program has been perceived by the main stakeholders as an effective environmental control measure of schistosomiasis. However, certain places and people that may be impacted negatively by the program should be given more attention when implementing the program.
中国已在血吸虫病疫区启动了植树造林项目，作为消除血吸虫病的努力的一部分。在 2006 年至 2015 年期间，该项目共种植了超过 51.89 万公顷的树木。然而，该种植计划是否完成了其使命，这是一个悬而未决的问题。在这项研究中，我们打算通过一项大规模调查从种植计划的主要利益相关者那里得到答案。通过对四个省份的 24 个县和区的 80 名种植计划管理人员和 1440 名农民进行访谈，我们发现大多数利益相关者对种植计划持积极态度。几乎 92%的农民和所有管理人员都认为该计划降低了钉螺密度，而 94.3%的农民和所有管理人员都认为该计划降低了血吸虫病的发病率。此外，他们报告说，植树造林计划对农民生活和当地环境的影响主要是积极的。根据利益相关者的反应，我们得出结论，植树造林计划被主要利益相关者视为血吸虫病的一种有效的环境控制措施。然而，在实施该计划时，应该更加关注可能受到该计划负面影响的某些地方和人群。
