Emergy analysis of the relationship between ecosystem services and poverty reduction-case of Yajiang matsutake industrial park

Poverty is a long-term dilemma faced by mankind. Exploring the ecological poverty reduction model is an important way to protect the ecological environment and effectively prevent poverty return． The community groups in the matsutake industrial park in Yajiang County were examined to construct an ecological multidimensional poverty reduction index evaluation system based on emergy analysis, to evaluate changes of ecosystem services and poverty reduction in the living areas of poor households before and after entering the park, and to evaluate the sustainability of the industrial poverty reduction model． The edible fungus industry system was found to be sustainable in the longer-term than the farmland system, with a higher emergy of supply services and cultural services, and with improved poverty reduction ability． The edible fungus industry system showed stronger comprehensive ecological poverty reduction than the farmland system, to realize the concept of “Clear waters and green mountains are just as valuable as gold and silver”．