Ecological compensation mechanism in water conservation area: a case study of Dongjiang river

Ecological compensation mechanism in water conservation area: a case study of Dongjiang river

Автор: Kong Fanbin, Li Zhimeng

Журнал: Economic and Social Changes: Facts, Trends, Forecast @volnc-esc-en

Рубрика: Foreign experience

Статья в выпуске: 3 (39) т.8, 2015 года.

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The appropriate economic compensation from downstream to upstream watershed is important to solve China’s social and economic imbalances between regions and can potentially enhance water resources protection and ecological security. The study analyzes the implementation of ecological compensation policy and related legal basis under ecological compensation mechanism theory and practice patterns, based on current natural environment and socio-economic development of national origin in Dongjiang water conservation areas. Under the principle of “Users pay”, the Dongjiang River is the subject of ecological compensation and recipient. By using the “cost-benefit analysis” and “cost method of industrial development opportunity”, we estimate that the total ecological compensation amounted to 513.35 million yuan. When estimated by the indicators such as water quantity, water quality and water use efficiency, we establish the “environmental and ecological protection cost sharing model” and measure the total cost of protecting downstream watershed areas, the Guangdong Province, is about 108.61 million yuan. The implementation of the Dongjiang source region that follows the principles of ecological compensation and approaches are also designed.

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Ecological compensation mechanism, river source region, dongjiang river

Короткий адрес: https://sciup.org/147223726

IDR: 147223726   |   DOI: 10.15838/esc/2015.3.39.13

Текст научной статьи Ecological compensation mechanism in water conservation area: a case study of Dongjiang river

People living in most major rivers of Midwest Chinese are relatively poor since counties near to these water sources are restricted and prohibited for economic development, due to the environmental protection concerns. However, this reduces the chances for people living here to enhance their income. Because of the special geographical conditions, China’s ecological sources of rivers are fragile and close to ecological conservative areas. Therefore, protection of the ecological environment and enhancement of residents’ income become a difficult task since they are contradicted. The sources of rivers region have borne the task of ecological environment construction and protection for a long time that restricted the development of regional resources and economic development. Because of these restrictions, a gap of socioeconomic development between upstream and downstream watershed areas emerges that is seriously affecting the enthusiasm to protect the ecological environment of the upstream region, increasing the pressure for upstream areas ecological and environmental protection. For this reason, to resolve China’s regional socioeconomic imbalances, the issue regarding water resource protection is important for ecological security and has urgent needs. The theory of ecological compensation mechanism based on practice patterns in China’s Dongjiang Water Conservation District is one of the typical rivers that have been identified for the regional ecological compensation and compensation mechanism. By exploring the subject and object of determining compensation principles, methods, the East River source region of ecological protection and ecological compensation programs and operating mechanism design, this study aims to establish and improve the ecological compensation mechanism that can be used for potential policy making.

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