关键词:生态产品价值;生态产业化;生态补偿;治理机制;利益相关方
Governance Mechanism and Policy design for Realizing Value of Ecological Products
Shi Minjun
Abstract:With the original intention of realizing the value of ecological products as the basis, the core essence of realizing the value of ecological products can be grasped through two key dimensions: one is market affirmation of eco-wealth, and the other is institutional endorsement of eco-wealth. The former, through ecological industrialization, integrates ecological resources into economic activities as productive assets, so that the implicit value of ecological products can be recognized by the market, with the goal of transforming ecological wealth into economic wealth, and nurturing new economic growth drivers in regions rich in ecological potential. The latter, through the institutional and policy design of the ecological compensation and other mechanisms, enables the intrinsic value of ecosystem services to be recognized by the institution, aiming to ensure that efforts to restore and protect the ecological environment are met with fair compensation, thereby reinforcing the commitment to ecological preservation in areas designated for ecological functions. The current governance mechanism for realizing the value of ecological products leaves much to be improved, the core of completing which is to clarify the relevant interests and form a fair and effective mode of sharing responsibilities and distributing benefits among them. For ecological industrialization, it is crucial to focus on the reward distribution mechanism for the various elements involved, ensuring that the manufactured capital and human capital invested in the eco-industry can receive a reasonable payoff, in order to incentivize the inflow of social capital into the eco-industrial sector. For government-regulated ecological compensation mechanisms, it is essential to address the compensation between superior and subordinate governments, as well as among different regional governments, with the core issues of determining “for what” to be compensated and “how much”to be compensated. The governance mechanism of market-based ecological compensation needs to strike a balance between the inputs and benefits of restoring and protecting the ecological environment. Improving the governance mechanism for realizing the value of ecological products requires the formulation of sounder policies that not only clarify the division of responsibilities and the coordination of interests among stakeholders, but also ensure a closed value loop of ecological products.
Keywords: Value of Ecological Products;Ecological Industrialization;Ecological Compensation;Governance Mechanism;Stakeholders