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Importance of Farmers’ Awareness on Ecological Revitalization to Promote Sustainable Development

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  • Bailiang Sun

    (School of Marxism, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China)

  • Xin Wang

    (School of Marxism, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710064, China)

  • Pingping Luo

    (Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Ministry of Education, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, China
    School of Water and Environment, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, China
    Xi’an Monitoring, Modelling and Early Warning of Watershed Spatial Hydrology International Science and Technology Cooperation Base, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, China
    Shaanxi Province Innovation and Introduction Base for Discipline of Urban and Rural Water Security and Rural Revitalization in Arid Areas, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, China)

  • Yang Zhao

    (Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Ministry of Education, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, China
    School of Water and Environment, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, China
    Xi’an Monitoring, Modelling and Early Warning of Watershed Spatial Hydrology International Science and Technology Cooperation Base, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, China
    Shaanxi Province Innovation and Introduction Base for Discipline of Urban and Rural Water Security and Rural Revitalization in Arid Areas, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, China)

  • Madhab Rijal

    (Key Laboratory of Subsurface Hydrology and Ecological Effects in Arid Region, Ministry of Education, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, China
    School of Water and Environment, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, China
    Xi’an Monitoring, Modelling and Early Warning of Watershed Spatial Hydrology International Science and Technology Cooperation Base, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, China
    Shaanxi Province Innovation and Introduction Base for Discipline of Urban and Rural Water Security and Rural Revitalization in Arid Areas, Chang’an University, Xi’an 710054, China)

Abstract

Implementing rural revitalization strategies requires understanding ecological revitalization, and improving farmers’ ecological awareness is crucial for promoting ecological revitalization. China’s rural ecological civilization construction is based on a theoretical foundation of Marxist ecological thought. This study examined the cultivation of ecological awareness among farmers in ecological revitalization using the literature, graphs, data statistics, and case analysis methods. A survey conducted in Gansu Province, in China, showed that more than 90% of people are satisfied with current ecosystem revitalization projects. The use of chemical fertilizer is decreasing every year, and the area of water-saving irrigation and soil erosion control has increased since implementing the Three-Year Action Plan for Rural Living Environment Improvement in 2018. The findings indicate the need for farmers to be more aware of general ecological concepts and economic development, and to participate more in ecological governance. Consequently, this study proposes policy measures such as strengthening ecological civilization ideological education, increasing investment in funds and technology, improving the relevant legal mechanisms to provide educational support for cultivating farmers’ ecological awareness, creating a cultural atmosphere, and building a solid institutional guarantee. The study has valuable implications for policymakers, industrialists, and academicians informing the development of strategies and interventions to promote farmers’ ecological awareness for rural ecological revitalization and sustainable development.

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  • Bailiang Sun & Xin Wang & Pingping Luo & Yang Zhao & Madhab Rijal, 2024. "Importance of Farmers’ Awareness on Ecological Revitalization to Promote Sustainable Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(22), pages 1-19, November.
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