Efficiency Evaluation and Resource Optimization of Forestry Carbon Sequestration Projects: A Case Study of State-Owned Forest Farms in Fujian Province

Meizhu You, Yan Huang, Nan Wu () and Xiangzhou Yuan
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Meizhu You: College of Rural Revitalization, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Yan Huang: College of Economics and Management, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Nan Wu: College of Economics and Management, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Xiangzhou Yuan: College of Economics and Management, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 1, 1-16

Abstract: Forestry carbon sink projects are an important pathway for achieving China’s carbon neutrality goal, with state-owned forest farms playing a leading role in the development of projects. This study collected data from 14 forestry carbon sink projects in Fujian Province, which are primarily led by state-owned forest farms. Using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), the operational efficiency of each forestry carbon sink project was evaluated and calculated, followed by a study on resource optimization allocation based on the efficiency evaluation results. The conclusions are as follows: management capability and climate conditions are key factors affecting the efficiency of state-owned forest farms. The investment required for developing forestry carbon sink projects hinders small-scale forest farms from engaging in such projects.

Keywords: forestry carbon sequestration; state-owned forest farms; data envelopment analysis; resource optimization; efficiency evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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