The impact of the Grain-for-Green Programme on carbon storage in the Upper Yangtze River Basin based on the PLUS-InVEST model.

Alterations in land use and land cover (LUCC) play a fundamental role in influencing the variability of ecosystem carbon storage. Evaluating how land use dynamics affect carbon sequestration and projecting future carbon storage scenarios are essential steps toward meeting China's dual carbon objectives. In this study, we integrated the Patch-generating Land Use Simulation (PLUS) model with the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) framework to investigate LUCC dynamics and their implications for carbon storage across the Upper Yangtze River Basin (UYRB) between 2000 and 2020.