How to Conserve the Biodiversity on Collective Land in National Park: Conservation Easements in China

Zhanwen Que and Md. Ziaul Islam ()
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Zhanwen Que: School of Law, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
Md. Ziaul Islam: Research Institute of Environmental Law (RIEL), School of Law, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-17

Abstract: Conservation easements (CEs) are used as a conservation mechanism to conserve the biodiversity and ecosystem on private land, and are receiving increasing attention around the world. Most of the literature mainly focused on the contribution of CE to private land conservation in the U.S. and other countries, while its role in collective land conservation remains underreported. China planned to build the world’s largest national parks (NPs) and faced the conflict between nature conservation and social development. As a private and voluntary conservation tool, CEs have the potential to fill the conservation gap, reduce conservation costs, promote adaptive management, and incentivize sustainable national park construction. We reviewed the recent CE practices in Qianjiangyuan, Wuyishan and Nanshan National Parks. The local government and NP administration drove its practices in China’s NPs, whereas non-profit organizations have few opportunities to participate. Furthermore, due to the current legislation’s lack of explicit specifications regarding CEs, the provisions outlined in the CE agreement were insufficiently constructed and did not align with the unique circumstances of the park. Thus, the implementation of the National Park Act serves as a fitting means to introduce the CE in China.

Keywords: collective land regulation; conservation easement; national park; policy implementation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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