Shaanxi Three North Shelterbelt Development, Problems And Solutions

In the present situation of extremely scarce forest resources and continually worsening living environment, China's forestry is also facing an unprecedented development opportunity in which the State made a huge investment and launched six key forestry programs early or late. Shaanxi Provincial "Three-North Protection Forest System" development was one of the Six Key Forestry Programs in Shaanxi implemented by the State. Through the analysis on situation, effects, existing problems and countermeasures of Shaanxi Provincial "Three-North Protection Forest System" development, the thesis explored the way how the National "Three-North Protection Forest System" development can better play its role in ecological, social and economic benefits and it has provided practical significance.Based on the sufficient surveys, the thesis used a lot of statistical data and facts and made both quantitative and qualitative analysis of the "Three-North Protection Forest System" development. Combining theory with practice and applying economics theory, the thesis made an in-depth analysis on the existing problems and their causes concerning during the "Three-North Protection Forest System" development. It focused on the integration of both theoretical study and countermeasure recommendations, and also recommended countermeasures for the problems.The thesis first described the basic situation of Shaanxi Provincial "Three-North Protection Forest System" as well as their comprehensive benefits that have been achieved since the implementation of its Phase I. It then made an in-depth analysis on the existing problems and their causes concerning the "Three-North Protection Forest System" development by applying market dysfunction theory and property right. And it finally drew a conclusion that the ecological benefits generated by the Three-North Protection Forest System" development are public goods, and they have typically positive external characters which have determined that main investment body for the "Three-North Protection Forest System" development should be the Government. Since the State's limited investment and compensatory mechanism for ecological benefits has not been effectively run, it has caused the situation of extreme scarcity of funds; Due to dysfunction of property right and irrational system of collectively-owned forest land right, forestry investors and forest managers hardly get normal return on their investment and their afforestation initiatives are greatly frustrated; And due to government's dysfunction, there was no systematic quality control in the Three-North Protection Forest System" development, resulting in emphasis on tree-planting and belittling forest protection and management, destructing forests while planting trees. Those have badly affected the sustainable development of the Three-North Protection Forest System".Focusing on the existing problems in the Shaanxi Provincial "Three-North Protection Forest System" development, the thesis proposed the countermeasures for the "Three-North Protection Forest System" development: creative investment mechanism, clear property right, great devotion to the non-public forestry development, advance to the road of ecological industrialization, strengthening forestry technical extension and enhancing quality control in the 'Three-North Protection Forest System" development so that the "Three-North Protection Forest System" can play its ecological, social and economic benefits more rationally and effectively.