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1. The impact of high-quality development on ecological footprint: An empirical research based on STIRPAT model.

Author

Li, Xianmin, Li, Shixiang, Li, Chenyu, Shi, Jianru, and Wang, Nan

Subjects
*ECOLOGICAL impact, *ENERGY consumption, *EMPIRICAL research, *SUSTAINABLE development, *ENVIRONMENTAL quality, *ECOLOGICAL regions, *WATERSHEDS
Abstract

• The high-quality development index is introduced into STIRPAT model. • The average yield of ecological footprint is updated. • High-quality development can effectively reduce the increase of ecological footprint. • The improvement of population quality helps ease pressure on the environment. • Lower energy consumption intensity helps improve ecological quality. It is urgent to coordinate the development of economy and environment under the "dual carbon" goal. As China's new development stage and mode, high-quality development takes into account both the speed and quality of economic, providing the possibility of achieving a "win-win" situation for the economy and the environment. In order to test the practical impact of high-quality development on ecological, based on the STIRPAT model, this paper introduces high-quality development index instead of per capita GDP, so as to measure the current economic situation in China, and explore the relationship between high-quality development and ecological footprint, and demonstrates the feasibility from theory and practice. At the same time, it pays attention to the complex effects of population and technology on environmental quality. The results show that the contradiction between economy and ecology still exists in China. The ecological footprint index of 30 provinces in the past 21 years has increased as a whole, and the fworst ecological footprint has concentrated in the Yellow River basin. But since 2012, the growth of the footprint has slowed. The slow down time and low value region of ecological footprint were observed, and it was found that they overlapped with the proposed time and the high value area of high-quality development. The level of high-quality development in China has also continued to rise, with regional differences but gradually narrowing. Among them, green development and shared development contribute more to the improvement of high-quality development level. Compared with the traditional economic development mode, high-quality development can reduce the increase of ecological footprint, and the longer the time, the smaller the increase, more conducive to long-term sustainable development. In addition, population and technology factors are also profoundly affecting China's ecological pattern. The increase in population size and population density, as well as the increase in the proportion of coal-based energy consumption structure, will lead to increased environmental pressure. The improvement of population quality and the reduction of energy consumption intensity will help alleviate ecological pressure. The research is helpful to provide policy guidance and path combination reference for China's sustainable development, and also provide new ideas for the global coordination of the relationship between economy and environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2023
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2. Freshwater ecosystem service footprint model: A model to evaluate regional freshwater sustainable development—A case study in Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei, China.

Author

Gao, Yang, Feng, Zhe, Li, Yan, and Li, Shuangcheng

Subjects
*FRESHWATER ecology, *SUSTAINABLE development, *ECOLOGICAL impact, *WATERSHEDS, *WATER use, *PER capita
Abstract

Abstract: Freshwater is the essential resource element to support and ensure human life and regional sustainable development. On the basis of the concept of ecosystem service footprint proposed by Burkhard, in this paper, we introduce a new methodological approach that addresses the sustainability and capability of regional freshwater provision and consumption, which we have coined freshwater ecosystem service footprint model (FESF model). The FESF model enhances the accuracy of water provision and consumption calculations and reveals a spatial-pattern of freshwater ecosystem service footprint at the watershed scale, overcoming the shortcomings of the traditional water footprint model, which was first introduced by Rees and Wackernagel in 1992. The proposed model is tested in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (BTH) freshwater supply area in China, where water use restrictions are regularly imposed on the population and economic activities. The results of the physical process and theoretical analysis reveal that FESF model is a reliable and helpful model for researchers to understand the regional freshwater situation. The average FESF is 0.94hectare per capita in BTH, with a maximum of 2.52hectare per capita and a minimum of 0.36hectare per capita. Approximately 16.8% of the considered region, primarily parts of the mid-northern region and the surrounding eastern and southern low-lying regions, is under high freshwater resource pressure. In conclusion, this model can be used by researchers and policymakers for promoting sustainable human–ecology interactions. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Published
2014
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3. The Role of Biodiversity and Ecosystems in Sustainable Development

Author

Sobrevila, Claudia and Hickey, Valerie

Subjects
LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES, TROPICAL FORESTS, AMPHIBIANS, NATIONAL ACCOUNTING, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, WILD NATURE, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT, BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION, CARBON STORAGE, EXTERNALITIES, NATURAL FEATURES, MARINE FISHERIES, MARINE RESOURCES, POLICY MAKERS, WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, HABITAT, HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, EMISSIONS, NATURAL CAPITAL, NEGATIVE IMPACTS, NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS, DECLINE IN BIODIVERSITY, BUFFER ZONES, CASE STUDIES, BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES, GENETIC DIVERSITY, GRASSLANDS, LANDSCAPES, ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION, REDUCTION OF BIODIVERSITY, PASTURE MANAGEMENT, MITIGATION, FOREST MANAGEMENT, ADAPTATION STRATEGIES, ECONOMIC VALUES, EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, FOREST ECOSYSTEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, EXPLOITATION, PREDATORS, CARBON EMISSIONS, EROSION CONTROL, GENETIC MATERIAL, BIOLOGICALLY DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS, CORAL REEFS, ENVIRONMENTAL, INVASIVE SPECIES, FOOD PRODUCTION, ENDANGERED SPECIES, LAND USES, CROP PRODUCTION, CARBON CYCLE, BIODIVERSITY, ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, BIODIVERSITY ECOSYSTEMS, COASTAL ZONE, BIODIVERSITY CRISIS, BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT, COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES, PUBLIC GOOD, CLIMATE CHANGE, CATTLE, BIOMASS, CARBON, FORESTS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, CONSERVE BIODIVERSITY, FISH STOCK, APPROACH TO BIODIVERSITY, ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE, NATURAL HABITAT, FOREST, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, BENEFIT ANALYSIS, FLOOD CONTROL, LOCAL LIVELIHOODS, BIODIVERSITY VALUATION, CRITICAL HABITATS, BIODIVERSITY LOSS, RED LIST, ILLEGAL TRADE, SOIL EROSION, ECONOMIC VALUE, WILDLIFE, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, RECYCLING, GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, ECONOMIC VALUATION, ECONOMISTS, FISHERS, ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS, CRITICAL NATURAL HABITATS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, DAMS, REDUCING EMISSIONS, CROPS, ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT, NATURAL AREAS, FLOODS, WATERSHED PROTECTION, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMICS, LANDSCAPE, CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS, FRESHWATER, HABITAT DESTRUCTION, PUBLIC GOODS, CLIMATE, IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, RIVERINE, TREE SPECIES, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, PRESENT VALUE, RESERVOIRS, LIVELIHOODS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS, STORM PROTECTION, CARBON SEQUESTRATION, CRITICAL ECOSYSTEM, ECOSYSTEMS, ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT, ECOSYSTEM HEALTH, LAND MANAGEMENT, POLLUTANTS, NATURE, RAINFALL, POPULATION GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, TOURISM, CONSTRUCTION, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, OIL, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY, PARKS, DIETS, ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, FRAGMENTATION, PRIVATE COSTS, FRESH WATER, NATURAL HABITATS, MARINE RESERVES, INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES, CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS, COASTAL DEVELOPMENT, LOSS OF SPECIES, FARMS, FISH, POLLUTION, TIMBER, WATERSHED, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT, DRY SEASON, BIODIVERSITY ACTIVITIES, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, WILDLIFE TRADE, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION, CLEAN WATER, ECONOMIC BENEFITS, GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY, HOT SPOTS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURE, EROSION, BUILDING MATERIALS, UNSUSTAINABLE EXPLOITATION, TRADEOFFS, CARBON SINKS, ECOSYSTEM GOODS, WORLD FISHERIES, CARBON DIOXIDE, EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS, ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS, WETLANDS, LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY, ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION, FOOD SECURITY, HABITAT CONSERVATION, MOUNTAINS, WATERSHEDS, ECONOMIC MODELS, GRANT MONEY, MANGROVES, BIODIVERSITY FUNDS, GREENHOUSE GASES, BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, BIOLOGY, NUTRIENT CYCLING, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE, SUSTAINABLE USE, CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, FORESTRY, CONTINGENT VALUATION, BIRDS, ENDEMIC SPECIES, NATURAL RESOURCES, PROTECTED AREAS, SOILS, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, REPLENISHMENT, CONSERVATION EFFORTS, SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS, VEGETATIVE COVER, ECOSYSTEM, NATIONAL WILDLIFE, DEFORESTATION, DATA COLLECTION, FISHERIES
Abstract

Biologically diverse ecosystems in countries served by the World Bank provide an array of valuable economic services. While the benefits of conserving ecosystems frequently outweigh the costs, conversion of these ecosystems to other uses occurs anyway, because many ecosystem benefits are of a public good nature, without markets that would reflect their real value. The objective of this paper was defined at a Concept review meeting held on December 2009 and is to increase the understanding on how biodiversity is incorporated in a development agency such as the World Bank Group (WBG) and how the WBG can enhance its role in biodiversity and ecosystems protection and management as a key ingredient to reach development sustainability. In order to define a reasonable strategy to prepare this paper, two approaches were used: the first was to carry out background and analytical studies, and the second was to consult with a wide range of stakeholders including Bank staff, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and indigenous groups. Biodiversity provides many instrumental benefits, from food and fuel to recreation. But even where biodiversity is not immediately instrumental, it represents global public goods that must be protected, if only for their potential value in the future. The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has been the mainstay of grants implemented by the Bank ($1.4 billion) for biodiversity conservation and management, but the Bank has itself committed $2 billion in loans and has leveraged $2.9 billion in co-financing.

Published
2010