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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2025, Vol. 61 ›› Issue (6): 183-195.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20240575

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Impact of Natural Forest Protection Policies in Key State-Owned Forest Areas on the New Quality Productivity of Forestry: Based on the Perspective of Forestry Green Total Factor Productivity

Shaopeng Zhang,Yao Fu,Hongge Zhu*(),Menghan Zhao   

  1. School of Economics and Management, Northeast Forestry University Harbin 150040
  • Received:2024-09-30 Online:2025-06-10 Published:2025-06-26
  • Contact: Hongge Zhu E-mail:honggebill@163.com

Abstract:

Objective: Despite many scholars focusing on the evaluation of the policy effects of the natural forest protection (NFP), there is scarce literature focusing on the causal relationship between the implementation of the natural forest protection policy (NFPP) and new quality productivity of forestry (NQPF). To fill this research gap, we study the impact mechanism of the policy of NFP on NQPF in key state-owned forest areas, aiming to provide scientific basis for optimizing the policy of NFP and enhancing NQPF. Method: Based on panel data from 87 forest industry enterprises in key state-owned forest areas from 2011 to 2020, using efficiency based measure (EBM) model to calculate levels of NQPF and methods such as two-way fixed effects model, we conduct empirical analysis on the causal impact and mechanism of the policy of NFPP on NQPF. Result: 1) The implementation of the policy of NFP has a significant positive impact on NQPF in key state-owned forest areas, which still holds true after a series robustness checks. 2) The upgrading of the forestry industry structure, the transformation of the economic model, and the accumulation of human capital play a transmission role in the relationship between the policy of NFP and NQPF. 3) The policy of NFP has a more significant promoting effect on the development of NQPF in Inner Mongolia forest industry group, small-scale forest industry enterprises, and forest industry enterprises with larger forest areas. Conclusion: Natural forest protection policy significantly promote the development of forestry new quality productivity through the upgrading of forestry industrial structure, the transformation of economic model and the accumulation of human capital, and its influence is heterogeneous. Based on this, increase financial input in tianbao project policy, and develop more refined differentiation policy, to adapt to the specific needs of different regions, optimize the allocation of forestry resources, improve industrial efficiency, to accelerate the formation of forestry new quality productivity and cultivation, for the sustainable development of forestry to provide solid policy support and practical guidance.

Key words: natural forest protection policy, key state-owned forest areas, new quality productivity of forestry, forestry green total factor productivity

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