Compensation Amounts Research Articles

The development, shortcomings and future improvement of punitive damages for environmental torts in China—a reflection and comparative research

In the early 1990s, China introduced into its civil legal system the punitive damages system derived from the Anglo-American legal tradition, marking a significant legislative breakthrough among civil law countries. Currently, China is one of the countries with the greatest pressure to reduce emissions in the world, and more effective legal tools are needed for environmental governance. Therefore, in China’s Civil Code, which came into effect in January 2021, punitive damages for environmental torts were established, enabling the imposition of additional compensation for severe environmental pollution and ecological damage incidents and thus enhancing the deterrent effect of environmental laws. The construction of punitive damages for environmental torts in China has significant positive implications, but the provisions of the system are not perfect, leading to some confusion in its judicial practice. The United States has a very systematic and mature experience in the construction of punitive damages for environmental torts, which is worthy of reference for China. From a comparative research perspective, China’s punitive damages for environmental torts should particularly focus on issues such as expanding its scope of application, clarifying rules for determining compensation amounts, addressing issues of concurrent liability and optimizing related legislation.

Farmers’ willingness to accept compensation for ginkgo conservation: evidence from rural Taixing, China

Numerous potential socioeconomic benefits provided by ginkgo resources have been identified but these have been threatened due to insufficient conservation over recent decades. Economic compensation is essential to induce enthusiasm for conservation. This paper examines the farmers’ willingness to accept ginkgo conservation compensation as well as other influencing factors based on survey data from 208 households. The results show that: first, the compensation amounts for the three different ginkgo conservation values are 820.86, 249.03, and 71.29 yuan per tree, respectively. Second, the overall compensation value is 388.17 yuan per tree with an average of 8430.83 yuan per household. Third, factors that influence the conservation compensation values are size-specific. Specifically, for large ginkgoes, a given respondent’s age, gender, job, household income, the number of large ginkgoes and arable land area are the most important factors. For medium ginkgoes, the area of arable land and farmers’ willingness to protect ginkgo trees are the key determining factors. By contrast, the requisite factors are different for small size ginkgo trees. A given respondent’s job, the arable land area and farmers’ perception of the importance of conducting conservation for local development are found to have significant impacts. These findings provide a useful base for assessing the conservation value for this endangered and valuable forest resource. Furthermore, the results also indicate that a size-based payment for farmers’ ginkgo conservation behaviors can be a useful economic tool to induce and deepen the latter’s conservation efforts.

Financially supported nonprofits and IRS Form 990 expense reporting

PurposeThe authors examine whether limitations in Form 990 result in zero or understated fundraising and administrative expenses for organizations supported by related organizations. Form 990 does not consolidate financial information of legally separate related organizations, resulting in fundraising and administrative expenses being reported by supporting organizations but not by the supported organization.Design/methodology/approachThe authors use the IRS Statistics of Income Sample Data Files and compare charities receiving support from related organizations (supported) to non-supported charities.FindingsThe authors find evidence that supported organizations are likely to report zero or understated fundraising expenses and zero administrative expenses. Those receiving related donations are more likely to have zero or understated fundraising expense while those receiving related compensation are more likely to have zero and understated fundraising and administrative expenses. The authors also find evidence that supported organizations receiving greater amounts of related donations and related compensation are also more likely to report zero and understated fundraising expenses as well as zero administrative expenses while greater amounts of related compensation are also associated with understated administrative expense.Practical implicationsSince donors and other stakeholders use Form 990 to evaluate nonprofits, its unconsolidated nature could result in a lack of comparability across organizations and misinformed resource allocation (e.g. donation) decisions. The results also have implications for researchers who use zero and understated fundraising and administrative expenses as proxies for low quality reporting or interpret them as data errors.Originality/valueThe paper examines the extent to which zero or understated fundraising expense reporting (i.e. the fundraising expense puzzle) is associated with supported organizations receiving financial support from related organizations. The authors also expand their examination to zero and understated administrative expenses.

Analysis of Rehabilitation and Treatment Strategies for Violent Offenders in Light of Criminal Psychology Doctrines

The purpose of this study was to analyze rehabilitation and treatment strategies for violent offenders in light of criminal psychology doctrines. The present research is qualitative, based on a descriptive-analytical approach. The method for gathering information and data in this study is library-based. The tool used under such a method is note-taking. This study initially describes and introduces the major and key concepts of the discussion to avoid redefining them during the primary analysis. This section details two main themes of the discussion: mental illnesses and violent crimes, along with their respective details and attachments. The next section aims to address the role of mental illness from a legal perspective, along with legislative, preventive, punitive, and other aspects of violent crimes within the framework of law and punishment. According to Article 203 of the Criminal Procedure Code, “In crimes punishable by death, amputation, life imprisonment, or fourth-degree or higher discretionary punishments, as well as in intentional crimes against physical integrity, for which the compensation (diyah) amounts to one-third of the full diyah or more, the investigating judge is obliged to issue an order to establish a personal file for the accused with the social services unit during the investigation process.” This personal file, separate from the criminal file, includes: (a) a social worker’s report on the financial, family, and social situation of the accused, and (b) a medical and psychiatric report. Additionally, under Paragraph (c) of Article 279 of this code, a summary of the personal file or the mental status of the accused is one of the elements to be mentioned in the indictment. The legislator implicitly addressed the issue of creating a personal file in several articles of the Islamic Penal Code, including Article 18, which states: “Discretionary punishment is a penalty that does not fall under the categories of hudud, qisas, or diyah and is determined and implemented by law in cases of the commission of religiously prohibited acts or violations of governmental regulations. The type, amount, method of execution, and regulations concerning mitigation, suspension, termination, and other discretionary rulings are determined by law.”

Financial mechanism in the system of countering unfair practices in the securities market

The subject of this study is the system of countering insider transactions and manipulation in the securities market in terms of its mechanisms. The purpose of this work is to determine the place of the financial mechanism of counteraction and its role in the system of combating unfair practices. The securities market is the most important element ensuring the development of the economy. Today, one of the main problems of its regulation in Russia is the search for effective mechanisms to combat illegal practices. As a result of such activities, the financial security of participants is put at risk, and confidence in the market is reduced. The issue of finding and implementing new mechanisms to improve the effectiveness of control over the activities of participants is becoming urgent. In order to increase the effectiveness of the market regulation system in terms of control over insider trading and manipulation, the author proposes the introduction of a financial mechanism to counter insider trading and manipulation in the securities market. The methods of modeling and analogy, classification, comparison, system analysis, synthesis and generalization were used in the work. A comparative analysis of counteraction systems in countries with the world's leading stock exchanges has been carried out. The results show that each of the considered systems has a financial mechanism of counteraction, expressed not only by strict fines related to the amount of damage caused, but also by additional amounts of compensation, which is absent in domestic practice. The author analyzes the existing system of regulation of the Russian securities market, identifies its components, and highlights the main disadvantages. In addition, the analysis of the system showed that such a component as a financial counteraction mechanism has not been fully formed to date. The existing measures do not ensure the effectiveness of the fight against illegal practices. The financial mechanism of counteraction in Russian practice is fragmented, and the existing fines have no economic justification and are directly related to the damage caused to the market. In addition, no other measures are provided to compensate the losses received by the participants. Thus, in this paper, the concept of a financial mechanism for countering insider and manipulative activities is proposed, and its place in the Russian securities market regulation system is determined.

Collective forest tenure reform and forest conditions: evidence from the social-ecological system in Southwest China

China’s recent collective forest tenure reform (CFTR) aims to improve forest conditions by devolution of forest management rights from community collectives to individual households. Studies reveal substantial local variation in CFTR implementation, but the ecological effects and underlying mechanism have received little attention. Our study focused on community-managed forests and household-managed forests in four communities located in the mountains of Southwest China. The objective was to investigate the relationship between CFTR and forest conditions at the local scale. We employed a combination of remote sensing technology, field forest observations and socioeconomic surveys to gather data for analysis. The results showed that the forest cover change trends of collective forests and household forests in each community were consistent from 1994 to 2014. There was no significant relationship between CFTR implementation and local-level differences in species diversity and soil fertility in forests. The aboveground biomass of collective forests was significantly higher than that of household forests. Differentiated access and use, low compensation amounts, and loose payment terms jointly affected CFTR’s effectiveness to improve local-scale forest conditions in the study area. Attempts to formalize forest tenure rights must be flexible enough and adapted to the local environment so that changes induced by the CFTR can improve local access to forest resources and its benefits.

The descriptive analysis of civil court decisions of dental malpractice related to infection in Taiwan

The evaluation of dental malpractice claims database is helpful to analyze the risk and lower the chances of potential litigation. In this descriptive analysis, the Taiwan Judicial Judgment Database was used to analyze the civil court decisions of dental malpractice related to infection from January 1, 2000 to August 31, 2023. After rigor verdicts reviewed, 53 dental malpractice civil judgments related to infection were included and further analyzed. Total 15 lawsuits were required to recover the punitive damages. The overall civil conviction rate was 28.3%. Two cases occurred in the dental department at medical center and 13 cases were found in the local clinics. The top one awarded compensation is dental implant. The amount of compensation was ranged from NT$ 110,000 to NT$ 3,000,000. In conclusion, this analysis can provide the important information and reference in the amounts of compensation for dental malpractice in Taiwan.

On stochastic modelling of actuarial compensation for loss of future earnings in Turkey

Abstract This article presents an actuarial perspective to estimate the economic loss for compensations resulting from a wrongful act. The main aim of this study is to propose a stochastic approach for modelling discount rates and survival probabilities which are used to calculate the present value of the future loss of earnings. We adopted the Wilkie model as an economic scenario generator to forecast future stochastic discount rates and fitted the Lee–Carter and the Heligman–Pollard models to forecast future age-specific survival probabilities using Turkish data. We discussed the impact of stochastic modelling on annuity values and compensation amounts through sensitivity analyses. We also compared the compensation amounts for various cases with the benchmark case representing current practice in Turkey. The results show that the compensation amounts are substantially affected by the financial assumptions, particularly in the case of an unstable economy. The major finding is that the uncertainty in future mortality rates is largely outweighed by the uncertainty associated with future financial and economic variables in the Turkish case.

Professional Liability in Plastic Surgery: A Change of Scenario in Medical Professional Liability in Spain.

The Council of Medical Associations of Catalonia database was used to analyze claims related to plastic surgery from 1986 to 2021. 1039 claims (9.8% over 10,567 total claims) were studied. Both the total number of claims (P = 0.016; R2=0.16) and the number of claims for plastic surgery (P < 0.0005; R2=0.732) showed an upward trend during the period of study. In the period from 2000 to 2021, the behavior was different; while the number of total claims stabilized (P = 0.352; R2 = 0.043), plastic surgery claims continued to show a time-related tendency to increase (P < 0.0005; R2=0.484). The distribution was 50.12% out of court. Ten unique procedures accounted for 84.5% of the total number of claims. Liability was observed in 21.46% of the closed claims, with differences between civil (20.34%), criminal (6.89%), and out-of-court (25.53%) procedures. Regarding compensation amounts, out-of-court cases had an average of 33,169.44 euros paid; civil cases, 29,153.37 euros; and criminal cases, 37,186.88 euros. The increase in the number of cases can only be related to an increase in the activity carried out by plastic surgeons. There has been a change in Spain in terms of the most sought-after medical specialty, with plastic surgery having displaced the perennially most sought-after specialty, orthopedic surgery and traumatology.

Design and measurement of small-scale regional ecological compensation model

Ecological compensation is essential to implement regional ecological protection rights and responsibilities, mobilize all parties to participate in ecological management, and achieve regional green recovery and sustainable development. Previous studies on the theory, calculation methods, and compensation basis related to large-scale regional ecological compensation have made great achievements. However, the research on small-scale regional ecological compensation is still inadequate. This study established a regional ecological compensation economic conversion mechanism by constructing a mathematical model, combining a series of impacts brought by natural and economic environments, and using externality theory to design an ecological compensation model that can solve regional ecological imbalance at a small scale. Then, the ecological compensation amounts of three county-level administrative regions in the Qinghai Lake basin are measured based on the model design. The results revealed that the most extensive vegetation coverage in the Qinghai Lake basin is an alpine meadow, followed by a warm meadow and an alpine swamp. Moreover, influenced by the high altitude topography, severe cold climate conditions, and salt lakes, the grassland in the Qinghai Lake basin, represented by an alpine meadow and warm meadow, has a greater value of basic ecological value in the area and has the most significant regulating effect on the environment as well as the greatest economic and ecological value that can be created. Designing an ecological compensation model for small-scale regions and measuring the value equivalent of regional ecological compensation is conducive to timely monitoring and protecting the regional ecological environment and providing policy implications for achieving regional green recovery and sustainable development.

Monetary compensation for changing forest management practices to increase water availability in Georgia, United States

Forests provide many ecological services, including carbon sequestration, biofuel provision, and recreation, yet the influence of forests on water resources is still often debated. While increased forest cover is generally associated with greater water quality, the value-added component of enhanced water services associated with reduced forest cover is less understood. At the same time, ensuring adequate water supplies remain a common goal of many natural resource managers due to growing concerns over freshwater security. This study derives a baseline of willingness-to-accept estimates to supply water flows by investigating the behavior of tree farm owners in Georgia, United States. Little is known about landowner preferences among incentives related to the adoption of different silvicultural practices to increase downstream water yields. A discrete choice experiment was designed to ascertain monetary compensation amounts required to alter established planting densities and thinning intensities likely to result in increased water yields. Results show that landowners may adopt such forest management strategies if appropriately compensated. Specifically, landowners on average, desired approximately $0.06 to $0.19 more per acre per year for every unit decrease in planting density. These are significant findings given that existing relevant stakeholders on the ‘consumer’ side may be ready and willing to fund such practices. We hope our study can contribute towards establishing market-based incentives for private forest landowners to encourage the conservation and improvement of forested watersheds in Georgia and beyond.

Loss Aversion Effect: Current Situation and Future Prospect of Agricultural Insurance in China

The subsidy for farmer and peasant is well-developed in a few agricultural countries, since those countries' GDP mostly rely on crops or vegetables and it is understandable why those counties have a such comprehensive agricultural insurance system. China does not rely on farming to raise GDP so facilities and subsidy for farmers are not that advanced. However, China is going toward a good tendency, and the coverage and completeness is increasing drastically. So even China was not completable with those countries in the world, it would likely to find a way to establish comprehensive agricultural insurance. This essay analyzes several drawbacks of the insurance in China and provide some solutions for it. By separating the popularization of education and the introduction of talents, China will solve the problem of insurance in poor areas in a short time. At the same time, national policies can also be modified accordingly. For different kinds of crops, diverse guarantee amounts and compensation amounts can be formulated, together with the national subsidy mechanism.

Validity Of Assessment Policy On Land Acquisition For Development In The Public Interest

The acquisition of land for development for the public interest is a manifestation of the social function of land rights which is seen as the first step in the implementation of development to improve community welfare. Problems in the process of acquiring land for development for public interest often occur due to inappropriate forms and amounts of compensation applied. This study aims to analyze the validity of assessment policies on land acquisition for development in the public interest. This research is normative, and prescriptive, with a legislative and conceptual approach. The results of the study found that land acquisition for the implementation of development the or public interest is carried out by releasing or surrendering land rights, while still providing protection and implementing the principle of respect for parties affected by land acquisition. The determination of the amount of compensation is carried out by the Public Appraiser as a professional Independent Appraiser who has received a license from the Minister. The assessment is carried out by the Assessor based on the Indonesian Assessment Standard 204. The indicator that forms the basis for the validity of the assessment policy on land acquisition for development in the public interest is appropriate compensation to replace with appropriate land in terms of value, benefits, and ability of replacement land, providing plus value, and the community gets the opportunity to live a better life.

Examining Recruitment Strategies in the Enrollment Cascade of Youth Living With HIV: Descriptive Findings From a Nationwide Web-Based Adherence Protocol.

Digital strategies and broadened eligibility criteria may optimize the enrollment of youth living with HIV in mobile health adaptive interventions. Prior research suggests that digital recruitment strategies are more efficient than traditional methods for overcoming enrollment challenges of youth living with HIV in the United States. This study highlights the challenges and strategies that explain screening and enrollment milestones in a national web-based adherence protocol for youth living with HIV. Baseline data from a national web-based HIV adherence protocol for youth living with HIV, collected from July 2018 to February 2021, were analyzed. A centralized recruitment procedure was developed, which used web-based recruitment via Online Master Screener; paid targeted advertisements on social media platforms (eg, Facebook and Reddit) and geosocial networking dating apps (eg, Grindr and Jack'd); and site and provider referrals from Subject Recruitment Venues and other AIDS service organizations, website referrals, and text-in recruitment. A total of 3 distinct cohorts of youth living with HIV were identified, marked by changes in recruitment strategies. Overall, 3270 individuals consented to screening, 2721 completed screening, 581 were eligible, and 83 completed enrollment. We examined sociodemographic and behavioral differences in completing milestones from eligibility to full enrollment (ie, submitting antiretroviral therapy and viral load data and completing the baseline web-based survey). Those with the most recent viral load tests >6 months ago were half as likely to enroll (odds ratio 0.45, 95% CI 0.21-0.94). Moreover, eligible participants with self-reported antiretroviral therapy adherence (SRA) between 50% and 80% were statistically significant (P<.001 to P=.03) and more likely to enroll than those with SRA >80%. The findings add to our knowledge on the use of digital technologies for youth living with HIV before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide insight into the impact of expanding eligibility criteria on enrollment. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues and the use of and engagement with social media and dating apps among youth living with HIV changes, these platforms should continue to be investigated as potential recruitment tools. Using a wide variety of recruitment strategies such as using social media and dating apps as well as provider referral mechanisms, increasing compensation amounts, and including SRA in enrollment criteria should continue to be studied with respect to their ability to successfully recruit and enroll eligible participants. RR2-10.2196/11183.

DIVERSION IN THE SETTLEMENT OF CRIME THEFT BY MINOR AT TANJUNG KARANG DISTRICT COURT

This research examines the implementation of Diversion strategies, which address cases involving child perpetrators outside the judicial process while aiming to protect their legal rights and future interests. Specifically, it focuses on the application of diversion in cases of child theft at Tanjung Karang District Court in 2022. Out of 11 theft cases, diversion was attempted in three, but only one was successfully resolved through this process. The research identifies several obstacles that hinder the effectiveness of diversion, including victims' disagreement with the diversion agreement, disputes over compensation amounts, and varying interpretations of the process among law enforcement officials. Utilizing a normative legal approach, this research relies on applicable legal statutes and a review of relevant literature, including books and journals. Data for this qualitative analysis were collected from diverse sources and examined meticulously, providing a detailed insight into the factors affecting the success of diversion at Tanjung Karang District Court. The findings highlight the need for standardized procedures and better alignment among stakeholders to enhance the success rates of diversion programs in similar legal contexts.

Posebna zaštita materinstva – (ne)opravdanost nejednakog postupanja prema zaposlenim ženama i preduzetnicama

The article deals with the comparison of the legal status of working women and women entrepreneurs in the Republic of Serbia, regarding rights related to maternity protection. Although it is indisputable that there is a significant difference between performing independent and subordinate work, the article aims to find an answer to the question of whether and to what extent the position of working women and women entrepreneurs is (un)equal in terms of special maternity protection. Special attention in the article is devoted to maternity leave, leave for tending a child and leave for special care of a child, types and amounts of monetary compensation, as well as the issue of legal regulation of the (un)equal position of men and women in relation to tending a child. Through the analysis of the aforementioned institutes, the author concludes that the position of employed women and women entrepreneurs is unequal in terms of the rights they exercise as mothers, and that there is no justified reason for this.

Quantitative Assessment of Horizontal Ecological Compensation for Cultivated Land Based on an Improved Ecological Footprint Model: A Case Study of Jiangxi Province, China.

Cultivated land horizontal ecological compensation is an essential means of reconciling agricultural ecosystem protection and regional economic development. It is important to design a horizontal ecological compensation standard for cultivated land. Unfortunately, there are some defects in the existing quantitative assessments of horizontal cultivated land ecological compensation. In order to raise the accuracy of ecological compensation amounts, this study established an improved ecological footprint model based on the ecosystem service function, focused on estimating the value of ecosystem service function, ecological footprint, ecological carrying capacity, ecological balance index and ecological compensation values of cultivated land in all cities of Jiangxi province. It then analyzed the rationality of ecological compensation amounts in Jiangxi province, which is one of the 13 provinces of major grain-producing areas in China. The results show the following: (1) The total value of soil conservation service function, carbon sequestration and oxygen release service function and ecosystem service function in Jiangxi province showed a spatial distribution trend of "gradually increasing around Poyang Lake Basin". (2) The cultivated land ecological deficit areas in Jiangxi province are Nanchang City, Jiujiang City and Pingxiang City; ecological surplus areas are Yichun City, Ji'an City and eight other cities; and there is an obvious "Spatial Agglomeration" phenomenon in ecological deficit and ecological surplus areas where ecological deficit areas are mainly concentrated in the northwest region of Jiangxi. (3) The amount needed to attain fair ecological compensation for cultivated land is 5.2 times the payment amount for cultivated land; this indicated there is larger arable land, a favorable condition for agricultural cultivation, and better supply capacity of ecosystem services in most of the cities of Jiangxi. (4) The compensation amount for cultivated land ecological surplus areas in Jiangxi province is generally higher than the cost of ecological protection, and its proportion in GDP, fiscal revenue and agriculture-related expenditure is significantly higher than that in ecological deficit areas; this indicated that the compensation value of cultivated land could play the driving role in the protective behavior for cultivated land. The results provide a theoretical and methodological reference for the construction of horizontal ecological compensation standards for cultivated land.

Horizontal CO2 Compensation in the Yangtze River Delta Based on CO2 Footprints and CO2 Emissions Efficiency.

In this study, we attempted to reduce the negative economic externalities related to Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions in the Yangtze River Delta region (YRD) and designed a cross-municipality responsibility-sharing mechanism. We estimated the municipal CO2 footprints in the YRD from 2000 to 2019 based on nighttime light data and measured CO2 emissions efficiency using a super slack-based measurement (super-SBM) model. Based on this, we designed a scenario of horizontal CO2 compensation among the YRD's municipalities from the perspectives of both CO2 footprints and CO2 trading (CO2 unit prices in trading were determined based on CO2 emissions efficiency). The results showed the following: (1) The CO2 footprints evolution of the YRD municipalities could be divided into four categories, among which, eleven municipalities showed a decreasing trend. Thirteen municipalities stabilized their CO2 footprints. Thirteen municipalities exhibited strong growth in their CO2 footprints, whereas four municipalities maintained a low level of slow growth. (2) Spatially, CO2 emissions efficiency evolved from a broad distribution of low values to a mosaic distribution of multi-type zones. (3) After 2011, the ratio of CO2 footprint compensation amounts to local Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in most municipalities was less than 0.01%, with its center of gravity shifting cyclically. It was appropriate to start charging the CO2 footprint compensation amounts after 2011, with a dynamic adjustment of 3 years. (4) After 2007, the supply-demand relationship of CO2 trading continued to deteriorate, and it eased in 2016. However, its operational mechanism was still very fragile and highly dependent on a few pioneering municipalities. In this study, we designed a horizontal CO2 compensation mechanism from the binary perspective of CO2 footprints and CO2 trading. In this mechanism, the former determines the CO2 footprint compensation amounts paid by each municipality based on whether the CO2 footprint exceeds its CO2 allowance. The latter determines the CO2 trading compensation amounts paid by the purchasing municipalities based on their CO2 emissions efficiency. This system balances equity and efficiency and provides new ideas for horizontal CO2 compensation.

Current Situation, Dilemmas and Measures to Improve Horizontal Ecological Compensation Coordination Mechanisms in River Basins

Flowing water resources and relatively fixed regional segmentation form a governance problem. The essence of horizontal collaborative governance is the establishment of coordination and cooperation processes between different independent and decentralized stakeholders in order to solve cross-regional public problems. As a result, the process of collaborative governance involves a jagged relationship of rights and responsibilities. This study attempts to explore how to achieve cross-regional intergovernmental joint prevention and treatment, and build a coordinated governance mechanism for a whole river basin. Based on data sources including local statistical yearbooks, open data of ecological environment departments and policy texts, this paper performs a comparative analysis of the current water quality status of various major water bodies in China and the relevant domestic ecological compensation systems. Based on this analysis, the current water quality situation is not optimistic. In order to strengthen the ecological and environmental management of river basins, more than 40 relevant systems and implementation schemes of ecological compensation for river basins have been introduced from the central government to the local government level since 2016, and 13 cross-provincial agreements (schemes) on horizontal ecological compensation for river basins have been signed. By analyzing various data and more than 53 systems (programs), it becomes apparent there are some problems in the governance of aquatic environments of river basins in China. These problems include a lack of laws and regulations on ecological compensation, imperfect coordination mechanisms, a single compensation mode and insufficient amounts of compensation. Based on this, this study proposes that China’s cross-regional river basin ecological compensation and collaborative governance mechanisms should start with differential governance; explore a variety of horizontal ecological compensation methods according to local conditions; improve cross-regional river basin collaborative mechanisms, laws and regulations; build a new path of horizontal independent collaboration; broaden the channels of financial compensation; and comprehensively improve the level of regional linkages in the governance of river basins.

Research on compensation standards for cultivated land protection based on a value-added benefit model in Xinjiang, China

This study examines the content of the compensation standard measurement for cultivated land protection to effectively address the imbalance between local economic development and cultivated land protection. The empirical analysis relies on a value-added benefit model. Using the grain supply and demand balance method, 14 prefectures (cities) in Xinjiang were divided into cultivated land deficit/surplus areas, and based on the theory of value-added benefits of converting cultivated land to construction land, a compensation standard measurement system for cultivated land protection was established, and correction coefficients such as potential urban development intensity and government payment capacity were introduced to accurately determine the realistic compensation standard for cultivated land protection in areas that are paid and receive compensation. The results of the study found that the total surplus area of cultivated land in Xinjiang is 271.57 × 104 hm2, which is in surplus overall, while within Xinjiang, four states (cities) are cultivated land deficit areas, which are also the areas that need to pay compensation amounts, and 10 states (cities) are cultivated land surplus areas, which receive compensation payments. The average compensation standard for cultivated land protection in Xinjiang is 24.27 × 104 RMB/hm2, while the compensation standard for cultivated land protection in each state (city) is mainly influenced by the benchmark land price and the comprehensive value of cultivated land, of which the benchmark land price is the core factor affecting the compensation standard. In terms of the total amount of compensation, the total amount of compensation paid for cultivated land protection in Xinjiang is 5,323.93 × 108 RMB, which is paid by the provinces where cultivated land is scarce, and in terms of the provinces, by the four compensation areas to the remaining 10 reimbursement areas, for which we put forward policy suggestions such as adopting diversified forms of compensation, alleviating financial pressure, financing through multiple channels, securing sources of funding, establishing cultivated land protection compensation standards, dynamic measurement platforms, and supervision and management mechanisms to realize long-term compensation mechanisms for cultivated land. The study is conducive to clarifying the rights and responsibilities of cultivated land protection, mobilizing the motivation of the main actors in cultivated land protection, and promoting balance and harmony between regional economic development and cultivated land protection.