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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2013, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (12): 157-163.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20131222

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Ecological Compensation Quantitative Study on Nature Reserve Ecological Emigrants:Taking the Urad National Nature Reserve as An Example

Wei Xiaoyan1, Mao Xufeng2, Xia Jianxin3   

  1. 1. International Educational Exchange Center, Qinghai Normal University Xining 810008;
    2. College of Life and Geography Science, Qinghai Normal University Xining 810000;
    3. College of Life and Environmental Science, Minzu University of China Beijing 100081
  • Received:2013-01-29 Revised:2013-04-25 Online:2013-12-25 Published:2014-01-01

Abstract:

Ecological migrants play an important role in protecting ecosystems and environment in nature reserves. Fair, reasonable compensation standards should be established for ecological migrants to ensure the sustainable development of nature reserves. Traditional compensation stands fail to consider the objective ecological contribution of ecological migrants, which cannot provide reasonable compensation. Taking the Inner Mongolia Urad National Nature Reserve as an example, the current study analyzed the contribution of local migrants. Ecosystem services and ecological footprint theory were used to reveal the contribution of local migrants. Compensation strands were also calculated with migrants' ecological contributions considered. Results indicate the least compensation standard should be 17 830 RMB yuan per capita(based on ecosystems services changes) and the largest compensation standard is 25 810 RMB yuan per capita(based on ecological footprints changes)for ecological migrants. We thus suggest a compensation standard of 21 820 RMB yuan for each migrant. The current case study is helpful in promoting ecological compensation theory, especially for the ethnic regions in China.

Key words: ecosystem services, ecological footprint, ecological compensation, ecological migrations

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