Eco-Compensation Legislation Development in the People's Republic of China: Progress, Challenges and Next Steps

Event: 5th International Conference on Eco-Compensation and Payments for Ecosystem Services

Eco-Compensation Legislation Development in the People's Republic of China: Progress, Challenges and Next Steps

24 November 2016

Author / Speaker:

Wang Jin, Peking University Law School - Other materials by the author

Prof. Wang Jin, professor at Peking University Law School and director of Peking University Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Institute, discussed the development of eco-compensation legislation in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Twenty years since the PRC government put forward the concept of eco-compensation in its official documents, numerous laws, regulations, policies, and departmental rules relating to eco-compensation have been issued both by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and the State Council. However, eco-compensation legislations in the PRC are fraught with many challenges, such as lack of sustainable funds, lack of specific fiscal and institutional provisions, low compensating standards, and absence of market-driven operating mechanism. It is thus important to accelerate innovations on management institutions of eco-compensation, define the interest relationship between protectors and beneficiaries in a scientific and reasonable way, and establish a diversified eco-compensation investment mechanism, among others.

Geographical Focus:

China, People's Republic of

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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