Institutional choices between private management and user group management during forest devolution: A case study of forest allocation in China

Long, Hexing; Jong, W. de; Zhang, Yiwen; Liu, Jinlong

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102586

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“…To address collective forestland-tenure disputes effectively, it is crucial to prioritize the strengthening of mediation mechanisms, improvement of dispute resolution processes, and development of related laws and regulations. Multiple channels should be explored to mediate collective forestland-tenure disputes, ensuring a more harmonious and sustainable approach to forestland management (Long et al, 2021).…”

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The impact of the forestland‐tenure disputes on the new type of forestry operating entity's long‐term investment: The intermediary effects on credit constraints

Xiao,

Hou,

et al. 2024

Natural Resources Forum

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In the context of the state's proposal to accelerate the development of new type of forestry operating entities in rural area, we provide an analysis of how forestland‐tenure disputes affect the long‐term investment behavior through credit constraints based on the perspective of forestland‐tenure disputes. Based on the survey data of 485 new type of forestry operating entities in nine provinces across China, the empirical analysis is conducted using the Tobit model and mediating effect model, while paying attention to the heterogeneity of management scale and different entity types on the impact of new type of forestry operating entity's long‐term investment behavior. The conclusions are as follows: both forestland‐tenure disputes and dispute areas have a significant negative impact on the new type of forestry operating entity's long‐term investment. In addition, forestland‐tenure disputes not only have a direct negative impact on the long‐term investment but also have an indirect negative impact on the long‐term investment by constraining the new type of forestry operating entity's bank loan and expanding the loan gap. It is suggested to improve the forestland trading market, regulate the order of trading, and implement the policy of forest tenure mortgage to provide stable policy guarantee and external conditions for fully activating the vitality of forestland management.

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Section: Research On Forestland-tenure Disputesmentioning

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The impact of the forestland‐tenure disputes on the new type of forestry operating entity's long‐term investment: The intermediary effects on credit constraints

Xiao,

Hou,

et al. 2024

Natural Resources Forum

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“…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]. However, in this transition, a discrepancy arose between the employment structure and industrial structure [12,13].…”

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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

Sustainability

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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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“…Decentralization improves community livelihoods and achieves sustainable forest development [24][25][26][27] by harnessing indigenous knowledge, increasing accountability, and legitimizing forest tenure [28][29][30]. China has undergone a series of fundamental changes in forest tenure arrangements since 1949 [31][32][33]. The land reform movement in the early 1950s returned forestland to individual farmers through equalization of hills and forests, and farmers enjoyed full forest rights.…”

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Has China’s New Round of Collective Forest Reforms Reduced Forest Fragmentation? A Case Study of the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region

Zhu

Liu

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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The new wave of reform of collective forestland tenure (NRCFT) in China is considered an important policy for achieving sustainable management of forest resources. The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of NRCFT on forest fragmentation in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region of China based on a fixed-effects model. The forest fragmentation was analyzed based on the remote sensing images of Landsat and landscape pattern indices in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region from 2000 to 2018. The results showed that (1) The NRCFT has significantly contributed to reducing forest fragmentation. (2) The effect of economic growth on forest fragmentation showed an inverted U-shape. (3) The implementation of the Grain for Green Program (GGP) and the transformation of rural energy consumption significantly reduce the degree of forest fragmentation. This study has crucial implications for formulating policies, achieving good forest governance, and reducing forest fragmentation.

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Institutional choices between private management and user group management during forest devolution: A case study of forest allocation in China

Cited by 7 publications

References 60 publications

The impact of the forestland‐tenure disputes on the new type of forestry operating entity's long‐term investment: The intermediary effects on credit constraints

The impact of the forestland‐tenure disputes on the new type of forestry operating entity's long‐term investment: The intermediary effects on credit constraints

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

Has China’s New Round of Collective Forest Reforms Reduced Forest Fragmentation? A Case Study of the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region

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