Evaluating the Impact of National Park Pilots on Carbon Emission Reduction: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment DOI
Jiashun Huang, Huiqing Wang

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Abstract The construction of national parks as a strategy for ecological protection and environmental governance has gained significant attention. To validate the impact on carbon alleviation, this study employs staggered implementations quasi-natural experiment. Based difference-in-differences (DID) model, evaluates park pilots urban emissions, with samples from 277 prefecture-level cities 2010 to 2020. results indicate that significantly reduce confirmed by series robustness checks. Further mechanism tests reveal contribute reducing emissions through expanding green spaces curbing industrial activities. Additionally, heterogeneity analysis shows certain types experience more improvements in decreasing CO2 after establishment pilots. This provides new empirical evidence supporting parks’ role governance.

Language: Английский

Combined Effects of Forest Conservation and Population Resettlement on the Ecological Restoration of Qilian Mountain National Park DOI Creative Commons
Xi Wang, David López‐Carr, Liang Zhou

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Land, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(12), P. 1983 - 1983

Published: Nov. 21, 2024

The combined pressures of climate change and human activities have exacerbated ecological risks in fragile sensitive areas. Assessing the restoration status key nature reserves developing a new conservation development framework are fundamental for achieving civilization enhancing sustainability. As an security barrier northwestern alpine region, Qilian Mountain National Park (QMNP), is great significance maintaining sustainable environment western China. By measuring changes land use monitoring vegetation indicator trends QMNP, we constructed Regional Ecological Resilience Indicator (RERI) proposed framework. results show that: (1) QMNP was remarkable, with total 721.76 km2 non-ecological converted to land, representing 1.44% increase. Forest covered 110 km2, primarily made up previously unused from 2000 2020. (2) average NDVI value increased by 0.025. Regions showing productivity growth (NPP) accounted 51.82% area four typical eco-migration zones reduced building profile 47.72% between 2015 2019. distribution high Composite Vegetation Index (CFI) values overlapped concentrated forest areas, revealing two main models: population relocation. (3) RERI calculations divided park into three zones, Priority Conservation Area (PCA), Optimization Enhancement (OEA), Concerted Development (CDA), leading proposal characterized “three horizontal axes, one vertical axis”. Our findings contribute strengthening China; they offer insights long-term, stable improvement other critical protected systems globally.

Language: Английский

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Evaluating the Impact of National Park Pilots on Carbon Emission Reduction: Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment DOI
Jiashun Huang, Huiqing Wang

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 1, 2024

Abstract The construction of national parks as a strategy for ecological protection and environmental governance has gained significant attention. To validate the impact on carbon alleviation, this study employs staggered implementations quasi-natural experiment. Based difference-in-differences (DID) model, evaluates park pilots urban emissions, with samples from 277 prefecture-level cities 2010 to 2020. results indicate that significantly reduce confirmed by series robustness checks. Further mechanism tests reveal contribute reducing emissions through expanding green spaces curbing industrial activities. Additionally, heterogeneity analysis shows certain types experience more improvements in decreasing CO2 after establishment pilots. This provides new empirical evidence supporting parks’ role governance.

Language: Английский

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