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Zhenjiang Song; Wei Zhou; Lan Gao. Development of Giant Panda Nature Reserves in China: Achievements and Problems. Journal of Forest Economics 2021, 36, 1 -25.
AMA StyleZhenjiang Song, Wei Zhou, Lan Gao. Development of Giant Panda Nature Reserves in China: Achievements and Problems. Journal of Forest Economics. 2021; 36 (1-2):1-25.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhenjiang Song; Wei Zhou; Lan Gao. 2021. "Development of Giant Panda Nature Reserves in China: Achievements and Problems." Journal of Forest Economics 36, no. 1-2: 1-25.
Religious belief play an irreplaceable role in the protection of natural resources. This paper explores the influence of religious beliefs on the Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) collection behaviors of farmers, in order to provide new ideas on how to rationally use natural resources for nature reserves. Based on survey data of giant panda reserves in Sichuan and Shaanxi provinces in China, we analyze the differences of NTFPs collection between farmers with or without religious beliefs and those with different religious beliefs. Our results show that: (i) The SUR-Probit method can be used to overcome the endogeneity problem of the model and test the causal effect between religious belief and NTFPs collection; (ii) farmers with religious beliefs collect NTFPs to a lesser extent; and (iii) the collection of NTFPs by farmers with different religious beliefs can be distinguished. The important role of religious belief in the use of natural resources has often been neglected in previous studies. In our research, we find that religious belief can indeed guide the individual choice of resource utilization behavior, to a certain extent, ultimately achieving the mutual co-ordination of ecological protection and economic development, which can also be used as a reference for policy-making.
Mingchuan Li; Boyang Yu; Bin Zheng; Lan Gao. Collection of Non-Timber Forest Products in Chinese Giant Panda Reserves: The Effect of Religious Beliefs. Forests 2020, 12, 46 .
AMA StyleMingchuan Li, Boyang Yu, Bin Zheng, Lan Gao. Collection of Non-Timber Forest Products in Chinese Giant Panda Reserves: The Effect of Religious Beliefs. Forests. 2020; 12 (1):46.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMingchuan Li; Boyang Yu; Bin Zheng; Lan Gao. 2020. "Collection of Non-Timber Forest Products in Chinese Giant Panda Reserves: The Effect of Religious Beliefs." Forests 12, no. 1: 46.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has gained attention in the forestry sector, especially among Chinese forestry companies, which faces serious challenges. This study explores the CSR activities of Chinese forestry companies listed on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges and analyzes how they differ from their international counterparts. CSR contents, levels, strategies, and determinants are examined through a quantitative content analysis and statistical analyses. The results show that Chinese forestry companies’ CSR contents, like their international counterparts, are diverse and include the environment, employees, communities, general social issues, consumers and products, investors and creditors, governments, and supply chains. Both of them focus on environmental and employee responsibility and pay less attention to community responsibility; however, their CSR priority activities differ. While Chinese companies rank employee responsibility activities first and environmental activities second, their international counterparts prioritize environmental activities over employee responsibility. Chinese forestry companies have four types of CSR strategies—reactive, focused, opportunistic, and proactive—and the majority of these companies adopt reactive strategies. Only a few Chinese forestry companies choose proactive strategies. Forest resources partially explain the variance in the levels of government responsibility among forestry companies, and the industry type influences the levels of corporate environmental responsibility.
Yanli Li; Lan Gao. Corporate Social Responsibility of Forestry Companies in China: An Analysis of Contents, Levels, Strategies, and Determinants. Sustainability 2019, 11, 4379 .
AMA StyleYanli Li, Lan Gao. Corporate Social Responsibility of Forestry Companies in China: An Analysis of Contents, Levels, Strategies, and Determinants. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (16):4379.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYanli Li; Lan Gao. 2019. "Corporate Social Responsibility of Forestry Companies in China: An Analysis of Contents, Levels, Strategies, and Determinants." Sustainability 11, no. 16: 4379.
This paper provides an overview of China’s climate mitigation policy related to the forestry sector, with a special focus on the development of carbon forests which are established to mitigate climate change. A total of 3.5 million ha of carbon forest were planted in the past decade. In recent years, the number of Voluntary Emission Reduction forest carbon projects has increased rapidly. The main challenges for future development of carbon forests under market mechanisms include increasing costs, uncertainty in the future supply and demand for China-certified emission reduction, and potential disputes between households and project developers.
Wei Zhou; Peichen Gong; Lan Gao. A Review of Carbon Forest Development in China. Forests 2017, 8, 295 .
AMA StyleWei Zhou, Peichen Gong, Lan Gao. A Review of Carbon Forest Development in China. Forests. 2017; 8 (8):295.
Chicago/Turabian StyleWei Zhou; Peichen Gong; Lan Gao. 2017. "A Review of Carbon Forest Development in China." Forests 8, no. 8: 295.
We extended the Hartman model to examine the optimal rotation, taking into consideration the economic benefits of wood and the dynamics of three carbon pools (aboveground biomass, dead organic matter, and harvested forest products). Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) stands in Southern China were taken for a numerical example to analyze the effects of carbon price on the optimal management of short-rotation plantations. The results show that, with the current price of carbon, introducing the effects of harvesting on different carbon pools into the decision model would increase the optimal rotation age on poor (SI = 10) and medium (SI = 17) sites by one year, while it does not have any impact on the optimal rotation for good sites (SI = 21). Irrespective of site condition, the optimal rotation age is not sensitive to carbon price and interest rate. An increase in interest rate by 1% would reduce the optimal rotation age by one year. In conclusion, forest carbon trade could effectively enhance land owners' income from short-rotation forest plantations. However, it does not lead to any significant increase in forest carbon sink.
Wei Zhou; Lan Gao. The impact of carbon trade on the management of short-rotation forest plantations. Forest Policy and Economics 2016, 62, 30 -35.
AMA StyleWei Zhou, Lan Gao. The impact of carbon trade on the management of short-rotation forest plantations. Forest Policy and Economics. 2016; 62 ():30-35.
Chicago/Turabian StyleWei Zhou; Lan Gao. 2016. "The impact of carbon trade on the management of short-rotation forest plantations." Forest Policy and Economics 62, no. : 30-35.
Objectives Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a severe complication of connective tissue disease (CTD) with a poor prognosis. There have been sporadic reports with respect to the clinical features and survival of CTD associated PAH (CPAH), however, those in Chinese with CPAH are unknown yet. The purpose of this study is to investigate the baseline characteristics, survival and risk factors of mortality in Chinese with CPAH. Methods All consecutive adult patients who visited the three medical centres with confirmed diagnosis of CPAH between July 2006 and May 2011 were enrolled into the study. For all these patients, PAH was confirmed by right heart catheterisation. Results A total of 144 patients (40.6±12.6 years old) were included in the study and 44% of them were associated with SLE. The other underlying CTDs, in the descending rank order, are pSS (15%), Takayasu arteritis (12%), MCTD (10%), SSc (8%) and some others (RA 3%, PM/DM 2%, adult onset Still'disease 2%, UCTD 2%, primary APS 1%, and ANCA associated vasculitis 1%). The median duration between symptom onset and diagnostic catheterisation was 16.5 months. At diagnosis, 57.6% of patients were in WHO functional class III/IV. The 6-min walk distance was 377.0±99.7 m. Mean pulmonary artery pressure was 49.7±14.4 mm Hg. Eighty-five percent of patients received vascular-targeted therapy. One hundred and twenty-nine patients were followed up with a median duration of 15.8 months (ranged 1.1–55.1 months). The survival rates of these patients at 1 and 3 years were 87.8% and 53.8%. The survival rates of patients with SLE associated PAH at 1 and 3 years were 90.0% and 57.1%. K-M survival analysis showed there were no significant differences in the survivals among different connective tissue diseases. Univariate Cox analysis showed shorter 6-min walk distance, lower cardiac output, cardiac index and mixed venous oxygen saturation, higher pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total bilirubin and direct bilirubin, lower total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein were associated with high risk of death (all p<0.05). Multivariate Cox analysis showed higher PVR and ALP were independent predictors of mortality (HR were 1.32 (1.03–1.68) and 1.70 (1.01–2.87) respectively, both p<0.05). K-M analysis demonstrated the survival rate in PVR<15 wood unit group was higher significantly than that in ≥15 wood unit group (p=0.009), and the survival rate in ALp<150 U/l group higher than that in ≥150 U/l group (p=0.012). Conclusions SLE was the most common underlying disease of CPAH in China; however, SSc-associated PAH was fewer in Chinese patients, which were much different from Caucasians. The survival of Chinese patients with CPAH at 1 and 3 years were 87.8% and 53.8%, which were similar with the data of Western countries. Furthermore, elevated PVR and ALP were independent risk factors of bad outcomes.
Yan-Jie Hao; Wei Zhou; Xin Jiang; Yong Wang; Yu Wang; Lan Gao; Guang-Tao Li; Tao Hong; Zhi-Cheng Jing; Zhuo-Li Zhang. THE BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS AND SURVIVAL OF CHINESE PATIENTS WITH CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE ASSOCIATED PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION. Heart 2012, 98, E280.1 -E280.
AMA StyleYan-Jie Hao, Wei Zhou, Xin Jiang, Yong Wang, Yu Wang, Lan Gao, Guang-Tao Li, Tao Hong, Zhi-Cheng Jing, Zhuo-Li Zhang. THE BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS AND SURVIVAL OF CHINESE PATIENTS WITH CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE ASSOCIATED PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION. Heart. 2012; 98 (Suppl 2):E280.1-E280.
Chicago/Turabian StyleYan-Jie Hao; Wei Zhou; Xin Jiang; Yong Wang; Yu Wang; Lan Gao; Guang-Tao Li; Tao Hong; Zhi-Cheng Jing; Zhuo-Li Zhang. 2012. "THE BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS AND SURVIVAL OF CHINESE PATIENTS WITH CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE ASSOCIATED PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION." Heart 98, no. Suppl 2: E280.1-E280.