Evaluation and Analysis of the Gross Ecosystem Product towards the Sustainable Development Goals: A Case Study of Fujian Province, China

Qingping Hu, Chunyan Lu, Tingting Chen, Wanting Chen, Huimei Yuan, Mengxing Zhou, Zijing Qiu and Lingxin Bao ()
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Qingping Hu: College of Computer and Information Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Chunyan Lu: College of Computer and Information Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Tingting Chen: College of Computer and Information Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Wanting Chen: College of Computer and Information Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Huimei Yuan: College of Computer and Information Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Mengxing Zhou: College of Computer and Information Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Zijing Qiu: College of Computer and Information Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
Lingxin Bao: College of Computer and Information Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-14

Abstract: Achieving sustainable development is an issue of global concern. Accounting for the gross ecosystem product (GEP) value can specifically quantify the value of ecosystems for people, which is conducive to the formulation of sustainable eco-management decisions. Multi-source data, including remote sensing images, geospatial data, and statistical bulletin information, were used to quantify the GEP value of material products, regulating services, and cultural services for Fujian Province, China, during 2000–2020. On this basis, the spatio-temporal characteristics of GEP and the coupling relationship between GEP and GDP were analyzed. The results showed that: (1) the value of GEP in Fujian Province increased by 27.9% from CNY 3589.04 billion in 2000 to CNY 4590.25 billion in 2020. Among the service values, the contribution rate of regulating services to GEP was always the highest during the study period. (2) The spatial distribution pattern of GEP in Fujian Province was higher in the west and lower in the east. Comparing prefecture-level cities, Nanping maintained its GEP at the maximum value level over the past 21 years, while Xiamen and Putian maintained their GEP at the minimum value level. (3) GDP grew faster relative to GEP over the past 21 years, and the difference between GEP and GDP decreased. GEP had a long-term positive effect on GDP, while GDP had a smaller effect on GEP in the short term. The research was not only enriched in relation to GEP accounting, but also the policy recommendations for improving the mechanisms related to the optimization of sustainable development goals have some practical significance.

Keywords: sustainable development; gross ecosystem product (GEP); accounting system; spatial and temporal evolution; Fujian province (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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