Does China's natural forest logging ban affect the stability of the timber import trade network?

Zhang, Qian; Cheng, Baodong; Diao, Gang; Tao, Chenlu; Wang, Can

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2023.102974

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“…CCPA, the release of climate policy documents, and the implementation of climate policy form an evolution process of interlinked cycle. CCPA can guide the formulation of climate policy documents, and these policy documents can further transform the specific actions of climate policy implementation, such as a series of measures to protect forest resources, including quota-based logging, protection of natural forests, afforestation, closing hillsides to facilitate afforestation, returning farmland to forests, and expansion of forest cover [2,23,24]. Furthermore, based on the actual effects of climate policy implementation, the government will gradually update and adjust the policy documents to continuously optimize and improve them in the formulation and implementation process, to better address climate change.…”

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China’s Climate Change Policy Attention and Forestry Carbon Sequestration Growth

Meng,

Lu,

Cheng

2023

Forests

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Forest carbon sinks play an important role in climate change mitigation and adaptation. The Chinese government has demonstrated its proactive approach to addressing climate change by setting development targets for low-carbon transformation and making solemn commitments to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. In this article, the Chinese Government’s Work Reports and Five-Year Plans are used to construct an index named China’s Climate Change Policy Attention (CCPA), which reflects the government’s emphasis on climate change and forestry in China. This article aims to examine the impact of CCPA, the adjusted Climate Policy Uncertainty (CPU) index from the U.S., and the Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) index from China on the Chinese forest carbon stocks (FCS) comprehensively. On this basis, we are interested in clarifying the channels by which CCPA promotes the growth of forest carbon sequestration in China. Specifically, panel data from 30 provinces in China from 2000 to 2017 are used for empirical analysis, and the following results are obtained: (1) The baseline regression indicates that CCPA significantly promotes the growth of FCS, while CPU or EPU inhibits its growth. (2) The interactive regression shows that the effect of CCPA on the growth of FCS can mitigate the inhibiting impact of CPU or EPU. (3) Mediation analysis documents that CCPA promotes FCS growth by increasing the forest tending area, expanding the existing forest area, increasing renewable energy consumption, and improving green investment. (4) Heterogeneity analysis reveals a clear differentiation in the effect of CCPA on FCS under different situations. Finally, policy implications are proposed based on the results. This article is expected to provide a theoretical basis for the Chinese government to develop relevant policies from the perspective of promoting FCS growth.

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China’s Climate Change Policy Attention and Forestry Carbon Sequestration Growth

Meng,

Lu,

Cheng

2023

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“…The Northeast State-owned Forest Areas, comprising China's largest forest ecological functional zone, are essential for ecological preservation and sustainable economic development [1,2]. This region has suffered economic, social, and ecological catastrophes as a result of the extended and intensive exploitation of forest resources [3,4].…”

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“…These initiatives aim to facilitate the transformation of the forest region [9]. Ecological policies mainly affect the environmental and economic features of the Northeast State-owned Forest Areas, while the literature on forest system reform mostly discuss changes at the forest system level [2,10]. Therefore, the Northeast State-owned Forest Areas have undergone economic, social, and ecological shifts [11].…”

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Calculation and Cause Analysis of Hidden Unemployment—A Case Study of the Northeast State-Owned Forest Areas in China

Wang,

Cao,

Wen

2024

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The Northeast State-owned Forest Areas comprise the largest region of resources in China. The transformation of the Northeast State-owned Forest Areas is due to various stimuli, such as policies, systems, and markets. In the context of ecological construction and the reform of the state-owned forest system in Northeast China, these have undergone a transformation in terms of economy, society, and ecology. However, a mismatch persists between employment and industrial structures, leading to hidden unemployment. This study employs the framework of hidden unemployment theory, utilizing the Cobb–Douglas production function to quantify the hidden unemployment rate, revealing the relationship between transformation and hidden unemployment. Through this analysis, the underlying causes of hidden unemployment in Northeast China’s state-owned forest regions are scrutinized. There is a bidirectional causal relationship between ecological transformation and hidden unemployment, while there is a unidirectional causal relationship between economic transformation and hidden unemployment. Variance decomposition analysis highlights the substantial contribution of social transformation, followed by economic transformation, with ecological transformation playing a comparatively smaller role. Based on the above research, this article proposes expediting the reforms within the forest industry groups, facilitating the separation of governmental and corporate interests. Additionally, it advocates for strategic forestry development planning to effectively absorb surplus labor, and proposes three policy directives aimed at supporting forest area employees, including provisions for job transfers and reemployment opportunities.

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“…La expansión forestal de China es rápida y extensa para la silvicultura y los bosques planificados, basada en proyectos y actividades de protección forestal (Zhang, 2019). La prohibición de la tala de bosques naturales de China ha estimulado el rápido crecimiento de los recursos forestales (Zhang et al, 2023). No se encuentran resultados estadísticamente significativos que vinculen los compromisos de sostenibilidad o las multas a los cambios en las tasas de deforestación en concesiones privadas para la Amazonía peruana (Anderson et al, 2019).…”

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Tráfico de madera y especies forestales en sedes fiscales ambientales de Moyobamba, Juanjuí y Yurimaguas, Perú 2022-2023

Ordoñez Ruiz,

Ordóñez Sánchez,

Díaz Aguilar

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La investigación es descriptiva, tiene como objetivo conocer el accionar de las Fiscalías Ambientales de Moyobamba, Juanjuí y Yurimaguas. Las preocupaciones surgen de los efectos devastadores que tiene esta actividad ilegal. Se trabajó con el análisis relacional de Gray, para establecer el accionar de cada sede fiscal. Se tomó en cuenta la variable Efectividad de las sedes fiscales de Moyobamba, Juanjuí y Yurimaguas en la incautación de especies forestales; así como, el tráfico de madera y especies forestales. El volumen del tráfico de madera incautado en las tres sedes fiscales, supera las 625 134 pt (pies tablares) en lo que va del año. La especie tornillo es la más afectada que, ocupa el primer lugar. La fiscalía de Yurimaguas realizó 80 operativos. La fiscalía de Juanjuí presenta 43 sentencias con pena privativa de la libertad por tráfico de madera y especies forestales. Existen casos investigados y con sentencias efectivas concluyéndose que "más es mejor"; por otro lado, el volumen de madera incautada y las sentencias suspendidas, concluye que, "menos es mejor".

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Does China's natural forest logging ban affect the stability of the timber import trade network?

Cited by 11 publications

References 60 publications

China’s Climate Change Policy Attention and Forestry Carbon Sequestration Growth

China’s Climate Change Policy Attention and Forestry Carbon Sequestration Growth

Calculation and Cause Analysis of Hidden Unemployment—A Case Study of the Northeast State-Owned Forest Areas in China

Tráfico de madera y especies forestales en sedes fiscales ambientales de Moyobamba, Juanjuí y Yurimaguas, Perú 2022-2023

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