A Spatio-Temporal Analysis of the Ecological Compensation for Cultivated Land in Northeast China

Lu Wang, Bonoua Faye, Quanfeng Li () and Yunkai Li
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Lu Wang: School of Economics and Management, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Bonoua Faye: School of Public Administration and Law, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Quanfeng Li: School of Economics and Management, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
Yunkai Li: School of Public Administration and Law, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China

Land, 2023, vol. 12, issue 12, 1-20

Abstract: Ecological compensation for cultivated land is a prominent means to coordinate the protection and utilization of cultivated land ecosystems. This study assessed the ecological compensation for cultivated land, considering both the ecological footprint and value of ecosystem services. We used the ecological footprint model to calculate the ecological footprint and ecological carrying capacity of cultivated land, combined with the value of its ecosystem services, with a focus on estimating its ecological compensation standard, and we analyzed the temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of Northeast China. We found that the ecological footprint and ecological carrying capacity of cultivated land showed a fluctuating growth trend in Northeast China from 2000 to 2020, increasing by 288.83 × 10 5 ha and 131.37 × 10 5 ha, respectively. The spatial distribution of cultivated land’s ecological footprint and ecological carrying capacity showed growth from the southwest to the northeast. The value of its ecosystem services presented an overall trend of growth over the past 20 years, increasing by CNY 13.64 billion, or an increase of 12.47%. In terms of spatial distribution, the trends of the ecological compensation for cultivated land showed obvious differences. This study mainly focused on black soil cultivated land, and its results are helpful for governments in different countries solving similar problems in terms of the ecological compensation for cultivated land. This study will provide a valuable reference to measure the compensation standard scientifically and to provide policy recommendations for sustainable cultivated land’s protection and utilization.

Keywords: cultivated land; ecological footprint model; ecosystem services; ecological compensation; Northeast China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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