Are the Agro-Ecosystems Sustainable? Measurement and Evaluation: A Case Study of Sichuan Province, China

In recent years, with the frequent occurrence of global climate problems, China has paid great attention to sustainable development and ecological environment governance. Sichuan Province is a significant grain production reserve base in western China, its agriculture an important foundation for healthy regional agricultural economy food security. this study, we divided land into cultivated land, water area, grassland, forest land. We used footprint method investigate carrying capacity comprehensively. conclude that 1) generally, overall ecosystem been state surplus past 20 y, environmental pressure gradually decreasing. However, within uneven. 2) terms subdivision, area have always surplus, but grassland deficit state. trend, status declined significantly, while improved, relatively stable. Yet, still severe. 3) Forest considered most type high resource utilization rate all time, followed by when measured indicators. At same coordination between ecology, lands improved.