Analysis of China&#39;s Forest Protection Policy from the Perspective of Policy Tools

Ying Zhang,Ying Duan,Yi-Luo Wang

doi:10.5539/par.v10n1p47

Abstract

From the perspective of policy tools, this paper using content analysis to analyze 43 central-level policy texts related to forest protection from 1990 to 2016, and divides forest protection policy tools into 16 items and 4 major types. Research conclusion: Among the four policy tools, command-and-control policy tools are used the most, followed by economic incentives, and the use of information disclosure and voluntary participation policy tools is relatively inadequate. Based on the above conclusions, this paper makes the following suggestions: To increase the use of economic incentives, information disclosure and voluntary participation policy tools, it is also possible to strengthen the use of information disclosure and voluntary participation policy tools through reasonable system design. In the newly implemented forestry ecological poverty alleviation field, explore and introduce new forestry ecological poverty alleviation policies and new mechanisms based on public participation, and comprehensively enhance the policy demonstration role of forestry in building a long-term poverty alleviation mechanism.

Highlights

As the main body of the terrestrial ecosystem, forests play a vital role in the service functions of the global ecosystem, providing a series of important service functions such as maintaining biodiversity, soil and water conservation, as well as global carbon and water cycles and climate regulation
From the perspective of policy tools, this paper using content analysis to analyze 43 central-level policy texts related to forest protection from 1990 to 2016, and divides forest protection policy tools into 16 items and 4 major types
From the perspective of policy tools, this paper conducts a quantitative analysis of 43 central-level forest protection policy texts from 1990 to 2016, and divides forest protection policy tools into 16 items and 4 major types

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Introduction

As the main body of the terrestrial ecosystem, forests play a vital role in the service functions of the global ecosystem, providing a series of important service functions such as maintaining biodiversity, soil and water conservation, as well as global carbon and water cycles and climate regulation. After entering the new era, due to rapid population growth and economic development, the demand for food, energy, and construction land has increased. Forests have gradually been replaced by land types such as farmland and artificial buildings, resulting in more than 50% of the world's forests (Chaoran Chen 2018) has been lost. The reduction of forest area will affect ecosystem services and cause a series of ecological problems. Global warming has had a significant impact on the global ecosystem and socio-economic system. The protection of forests has become an unshirkable responsibility of people all over the world

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