Problems of ecosystem management in the Yellow River Basin and countermeasures

The problems of basin ecosystem management include a potential breach of riverbanks and the ensuing water loss, environmental deterioration, an imbalance of development between regions and a current basin resources management system that is unsuitable. This is exacerbated by a lack of adequate understanding by basin ecosystem managers of the many service functions of basin ecosystems, together with a lack of public support and participation in basin ecosystem management. Countermeasures are proposed for the Yellow River basin ecosystem management, including a new system of enhanced management founded on research findings