Reconciling ecological footprint and ecosystem services in natural capital accounting: Applying a novel framework to the Silk Road Economic Belt in China

Zhang, Ruqian; Li, Penghui; Xu, Lu; Zhong, Shuai

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117115

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“…We introduced ESEQs according to Zhang et al [36] in order to realize the matching of the biological production capacity and the ecosystem service value for each category, referring to the study of Niccolucci et al [33], where analogous equivalence factors re-calculated different land types into comparable land areas with biological productivity. The market value of bioproductive cropland, woodland, grassland, and water bodies is highly correlated with the production value of four types of industries: agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery.…”

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“…In addition, for existing ecological compensation studies that combine ecological footprint and ecosystem service value, we found that there are also some problems, such as the accuracy of accounting, poor optimization of model linkage, and the lack of compensation standards and intradomain allocation [35]. Therefore, this study will introduce ecosystem service equivalence factors (ESEQs) to combine ecological footprints with ecosystem services to realize a reasonable shift from accounting for the physical amount of natural capital to the monetary amount [36]. Based on accounting for the physical and monetary quantities of natural capital and on the supply and demand characteristics of the monetary quantities of natural capital, we will determine the ecological compensation payment areas and beneficiary areas and combine them with regional socioeconomic indicators to determine the ecological compensation standard.…”

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Study on the Ecological Compensation Standard in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China under the Perspective of Natural Capital Supply and Demand

Shi,

Wang,

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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The fundamental component of the ecological compensation system, as well as the crucial basis for its efficient functioning, is calculating the ecological compensation amount and establishing the ecological compensation standard. This study integrates the ecological footprint with natural capital monetization and other methods by introducing a natural capital accounting system. From the standpoint of natural capital supply and demand, it also builds an accounting framework for ecological compensation standards that is standardized, dynamic, and regionally differentiated while taking local socioeconomic aspects into account. We determined the amount of ecological compensation by using Xinjiang as the research object and calculating and analyzing the features of regional and temporal changes in the monetary and physical quantities of natural capital in Xinjiang from 2010 to 2020. The findings show that from 2010 to 2020, Xinjiang’s ecological footprint increased by 1.26 times in physical terms and 1.21 times in monetary terms and that its ecological carrying capacity increased by 4.13% in physical terms and 9.42% in monetary terms. The ecological deficit continues to grow in physical and monetary terms, with a per capita ecological deficit in 2020 of 19.92 s-nha/cap and 70,100 CNY/cap in physical and monetary terms, respectively. The amount of ecological compensation required to be paid in Xinjiang increased from CNY 5659 million to CNY 10,259 million, and the per capita ecological compensation payment standard increased from 259.42 CNY/cap/yr to 396.11 CNY/cap/yr. In summary, Xinjiang’s natural capital supply is insufficient to meet the demand for consumption, and the ecological deficit is growing with time, necessitating the payment of ecological compensation. The study’s results lay the foundation for formulating and implementing ecological compensation policies in Xinjiang and provide theoretical support for constructing ecological civilization in Xinjiang. In addition, the ecological compensation accounting framework constructed in this study organically integrates natural capital theory, ecosystem services, and socioeconomic influencing factors, which enriches the methodology of accounting for ecological compensation standards, and, at the same time, can be used as a paradigm of a dynamic and equitable ecological compensation accounting framework to further promote its use at different scales and regions.

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Study on the Ecological Compensation Standard in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China under the Perspective of Natural Capital Supply and Demand

Shi,

Wang,

et al. 2024

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“…Ecological assets are the foundation for forming ecological bene ts. Domestic and international research unanimously believes that ecological assets provide rich ecological bene ts to humans [3,4], including not only the provision of material products, water conservation, soil conservation and other regulatory services, but also cultural services such as aesthetics and education [5]. However, the evaluation of ecological bene ts on a global scale varies greatly among different studies in terms of evaluation content, evaluation indicators, evaluation methods, and evaluation results [6,7].…”

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Quantitative assessment of ecological assets in the world heritage karst sites based on remote sensing: with a special reference to South China Karst

Liu,

Wang,

Xiong

et al. 2023

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The ecological benefits provided by ecological assets play an important role in im-proving human well-being, but there are few feasible methods to describe their status and trends by combining the quantity and quality data of ecological assets. This study is based on LUCC and integrates data on the quantity and quality of ecological assets. Based on the ecological asset index (EQ and EQi), the ecological assets of the Shibing karst and the Libo-Huanjiang Karst heritage sites are quantitatively evaluated, and their influencing factors are qualitatively analyzed. The results show that, (1) The ecological assets of the Shibing Karst and the Libo-Huanjiang Karst are mainly forest ecological assets, accounting for 89.31% and 89.98% of the ecological assets of the heritage sites, respectively. The proportion of ecological assets in cropland, shrubs, grasslands, water bodies, and impermeable surfaces is small. (2) The ecological asset quality of the two heritage sites is similar, with a two-level differentiation state. The ecological asset quality of forests and shrubs is mainly excellent, good, and moderate, while the ecological asset quality of cropland and grassland is mainly inferior and poor. From the overall quality perspective, the ecological asset quality of both heritage sites has significantly improved. (3) From 2000 to 2021, the EQ of the Shibing Karst increased from 180.179 to 225.606. The EQ of the Libo-Huanjiang Karst has increased from 560.463 to 641.269. Among the EQi of the two sites, forest > cropland > shrubs > grassland in the Shibing Karst, and forest > shrubs > cropland > grassland in the Libo-Huanjiang Karst. The implementation of a series of eco-logical protection projects and heritage site protection and management plans is the main reason for the improvement of regional ecological assets. Overall, this method can quickly and accurately assess the status and trends of ecological assets, guide ecosystem management within heritage sites, and provide effective solutions for ecological asset assessment in other karst world heritage sites.

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Contribution of local knowledge in cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) to the well‑being of cocoa families in Colombia: a response from the relationship

Gutiérrez Garcia,

Gutiérrez-Montes,

Suárez Salazar

et al. 2024

Agric Hum Values

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The concept of well-being of rural families is part of a theory under construction in which new theoretical elements are constantly being incorporated. This research aims to determine the influence of farmers’ knowledge on the well‑being of cocoa growing families in the departments of Santander, Huila, Meta and Caquetá, Colombia. Four categories of farmers were identified with different levels of knowledge in the management of cocoa cultivation obtained through a cluster analysis. The well-being of cocoa farmers, understood as the balance in the capital endowment of rural households, was obtained through the application of a semi-structured interview with 49 variables of human, cultural, social, political, natural, built, and financial capitals. The results show that cocoa knowledge is heterogeneous in the study area, with a slight improvement towards harvesting, post-harvest and transformation links. There is a positive relationship between cocoa knowledge and the well-being of cocoa farming families. Thus, producers with greater integral knowledge, with emphasis on post-harvest and bean transformation links, showed greater well-being. The Random Forest analysis identified that human capital (political, social, human, and cultural) made the greatest contribution to well-being. The findings show that cocoa knowledge contributes to the well-being of rural households to the extent that it favors vertical relationships (linkages with local governments) and horizontal relationships of producers (participation of association managers, sharing knowledge with friends, neighbors and partners, and cocoa training).

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Reconciling ecological footprint and ecosystem services in natural capital accounting: Applying a novel framework to the Silk Road Economic Belt in China

Cited by 27 publications

References 38 publications

Study on the Ecological Compensation Standard in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China under the Perspective of Natural Capital Supply and Demand

Study on the Ecological Compensation Standard in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China under the Perspective of Natural Capital Supply and Demand

Quantitative assessment of ecological assets in the world heritage karst sites based on remote sensing: with a special reference to South China Karst

Contribution of local knowledge in cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) to the well‑being of cocoa families in Colombia: a response from the relationship

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