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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2023, Vol. 59 ›› Issue (1): 44-58.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.LYKX20220776

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Impact of Value Realization of Forest Ecological Products on Urban-Rural Income Gap in 26 Mountainous Counties of Zhejiang Province

Fanbin Kong1,2,Ning Wang1,Caiyao Xu1,*,Yu Lu1,Yueqin Shen1   

  1. 1. Institute of Ecological Civilization/School of Economic Management, Zhejiang A&F University Hangzhou 311300
    2. School of Economic Management, Nanjing Forestry University Nanjing 210037
  • Received:2022-10-20 Online:2023-01-25 Published:2023-02-24
  • Contact: Caiyao Xu

Abstract:

Objective: Within the context of common prosperity for all people, this paper studies the influencing mechanism of the value realization efficiency of forest ecological products on the income gap between urban and rural areas in 26 counties in mountainous areas of Zhejiang Province, in order to provide a scientific basis for the establishment of the value realization mechanism of ecological products and the planning and policy formulation for promoting common prosperity in mountainous counties with rich forest resources. Method: Based on the statistical data of 26 counties in mountainous areas of Zhejiang Province from 2001 to 2020, the value realization efficiency of forest ecological products was measured by means of geographic information system (ArcGIS), InVEST model and Super-SBM model.The two-way fixed effect model was used to test the impact of the value realization efficiency of forest ecological products on the urban-rural income gap, and the path mechanism of the impact was clarified. Result: 1) From 2001 to 2020, the value realization efficiency of forest ecological products in 26 counties in mountainous areas of Zhejiang Province has been significantly improved, which is manifested in the obvious increase of the number of the medium and high-efficiency areas.The value realization efficiency of forest ecological products in ecological development counties is higher than that in leap-forward development counties.2) The efficiency improvement of value realization of forest ecological products has a positive effect on narrowing the urban-rural income gap in 26 counties and has a greater marginal effect on narrowing the urban-rural income gap in leap-forward development counties.3) The improvement of value realization efficiency of forest ecological products narrowing urban-rural income gap is mainly achieved through pure technical efficiency, and the impact of scale efficiency on urban-rural income gap is not significant. Conclusion: The value realization effect of forest ecological products in 26 counties in mountainous areas of Zhejiang Province has been greatly improved, and remarkable achievements have been made in exploring the transformation mode of "two mountains".The 26 counties in the mountainous area should pay attention to optimizing the allocation of fiscal expenditure scale, improving the degree of opening to the outside world, grasping technological innovation and increasing investment in forestry scientific research, and continue to make good use of the advantages of forest resources to continuously promote the economic growth of 26 counties in mountainous areas, so as to continuously narrow the income gap between urban and rural areas.

Key words: forest ecological products, value realization, efficiency, income gap

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