Jie Li is Professor at Institute for Population and Development Studies, School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China.Shuzhuo Li is Professor at Institute for Population and Development Studies, School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China.Gretchen C. Daily is Bing Professor in Environmental Science, Department of Biology, Stanford University, USA.Marcus Feldman is Professor of Biological Sciences and director, Morrison Institute for Population and Resource Studies, Stanford University, USA.

• Background and Framework.- Rural Livelihood: Theories and Applications.- Livelihood Choices and Multidimensional Poverty in Impoverished Mountainous Areas.- Classifying Forest Livelihoods in Poor Mountainous Regions based on Forest Resource Utilization.- The Equity, Effectiveness and Efficiency of Ecological Compensation Policies.- An Empirical Study of the Impact of Ecological Compensation Policy on Rural Households in the Western Mountainous Regions.- The Impact of the Grain-for-Green Program on Household Welfare in the Western Mountainous Regions and Fairness Analysis.- Poverty Alleviation Through Population Resettlement and Rural Livelihoods.- Research on Small Watersheds Management and Rural  Livelihood.- Future Studies on Rural Livelihoods and Environmental Sustainability.

Jie Li is Professor at Institute for Population and Development Studies, School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China.Shuzhuo Li is Professor at Institute for Population and Development Studies, School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China.Gretchen C. Daily is Bing Professor in Environmental Science, Department of Biology, Stanford University, USA.Marcus Feldman is Professor of Biological Sciences and director, Morrison Institute for Population and Resource Studies, Stanford University, USA.

• Background and Framework.- Rural Livelihood: Theories and Applications.- Livelihood Choices and Multidimensional Poverty in Impoverished Mountainous Areas.- Classifying Forest Livelihoods in Poor Mountainous Regions based on Forest Resource Utilization.- The Equity, Effectiveness and Efficiency of Ecological Compensation Policies.- An Empirical Study of the Impact of Ecological Compensation Policy on Rural Households in the Western Mountainous Regions.- The Impact of the Grain-for-Green Program on Household Welfare in the Western Mountainous Regions and Fairness Analysis.- Poverty Alleviation Through Population Resettlement and Rural Livelihoods.- Research on Small Watersheds Management and Rural  Livelihood.- Future Studies on Rural Livelihoods and Environmental Sustainability.

Jie Li is Professor at Institute for Population and Development Studies, School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China.Shuzhuo Li is Professor at Institute for Population and Development Studies, School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China.Gretchen C. Daily is Bing Professor in Environmental Science, Department of Biology, Stanford University, USA.Marcus Feldman is Professor of Biological Sciences and director, Morrison Institute for Population and Resource Studies, Stanford University, USA.

• Background and Framework.- Rural Livelihood: Theories and Applications.- Livelihood Choices and Multidimensional Poverty in Impoverished Mountainous Areas.- Classifying Forest Livelihoods in Poor Mountainous Regions based on Forest Resource Utilization.- The Equity, Effectiveness and Efficiency of Ecological Compensation Policies.- An Empirical Study of the Impact of Ecological Compensation Policy on Rural Households in the Western Mountainous Regions.- The Impact of the Grain-for-Green Program on Household Welfare in the Western Mountainous Regions and Fairness Analysis.- Poverty Alleviation Through Population Resettlement and Rural Livelihoods.- Research on Small Watersheds Management and Rural  Livelihood.- Future Studies on Rural Livelihoods and Environmental Sustainability.