Exploring Social-Ecological System Resilience in South China Karst: quantification, interaction and policy implication

•A workflow was constructed to achieve a comprehensive assessment of SES resilience•Social resilience was low but increased, ecological resilience was high but stable•An inverted U-shaped relationship of SES resilience was found•Compared to 2000, an enhanced threshold was shown in 2020•Regional and cross-regional adjustments for GTGP must be taken for maximum SES