Forest Resource Assets Departure Audit Considering Ecological Sustainable Development: A Case Study

Wei Zhao, Xing Wang, Mingzheng Chen, Xuejun Liu (), Lai Zhao and Xinlan Zhang
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Wei Zhao: Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
Xing Wang: Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
Mingzheng Chen: Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
Xuejun Liu: Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment of Ministry of Education, School of Geographic Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
Lai Zhao: College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
Xinlan Zhang: Ningbo Bureau of Natural Resources and Planning, Ningbo 315042, China

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 12, 1-16

Abstract: The Forest Resources Assets Departure Audit (FRADA) is an important measure for the Chinese government to protect and develop forest resources, as well as to promote carbon peaking and carbon neutrality. Explicit audit content and scientific audit method are the basic premises for conducting an accurate audit. In this study, landscape ecology methods were employed to learn the spatiotemporal properties of forest resources, with the support of spatial information technology such as Geography Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS). A FRADA system from the perspective of landscape pattern index and ecological vulnerability was constructed. A case study was conducted for the evaluation of the proposed FRADA System. Lichuan, a county-level city in Hubei Province, China that is rich in forest resources was selected as the audit sample area, and the tenure period from 2015 to 2019 was regarded as the tenure cycle. The results showed that: (1) Before and after the tenure cycle, the number of patches (NP), patch density (PD) and largest patch index (LPI) of forest landscape showed a downward trend. Meanwhile, the decreased quantity and quality of forest landscapes showed inadequate protection of large forest patches with significant ecological value. In general, it was not beneficial for the sustainable development of forest resources in the view of ecology. (2) The landscape shape index (LSI) and connectivity index (CONNECT) showed an upward trend, which indicates that the shape of the forest landscape is changing in a complex way, and the connectivity has been improved. While, fractal dimension (FD) and fragmentation index (FN) showed a downward trend, indicating that the fragmentation trend of the forest landscape has been alleviated and the forest resources have a continuous and concentrated distribution. (3) The vulnerability of the forest landscape was significantly aggravated. Regarding administrative areas under the jurisdictions of Nanping Township, Jiannan Town and Fobaoshan Development Zone were particularly disturbed, and required special attention. The research results enrich and develop the theories and methods of FRADA and provide suggestions for the sustainable development of forest resources in Lichuan.

Keywords: forest resources; departure audit; ecological sustainability; spatiotemporal analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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