Shanghai's per capita welfare has increased by 222 yuan in 8 years
In 2022, Shanghai saw a net increase in forest area equivalent to 24 Century Parks compared to the previous year, with a total forest area of 1.898 million acres and a forest coverage rate of 18.51%. What specific benefits do more and more forests have for the residents of this city? Can it be converted into economic value to reflect?
On September 12th, a reporter from Jiefang Daily's Shangguan News learned from the Shanghai Forestry Station that the forest ecosystem service function evaluation project undertaken by the Shanghai Forestry Station and Shanghai Jiao Tong University has reached a phased conclusion.
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This project is based on the monitoring results of forest resources in Shanghai, and evaluates the quality and value of forest ecosystem service functional materials in Shanghai for 8 consecutive years according to standards such as the Forest Ecosystem Service Function Evaluation Specification. The project aims to understand the value and dynamic trend of forest ecosystem service functional materials in Shanghai.
From 2015 to 2022, the value of forest ecosystem services in Shanghai continued to grow, with the total value increasing from 11.743 billion yuan/year to 17.523 billion yuan/year, an increase of 49.22%; The ecological value of each hectare of forest has increased from 120000 yuan to 140000 yuan; The per capita forest ecological well-being of Shanghai's permanent population has increased from 486 yuan to 708 yuan.
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The Chinese national standard "Forest Ecosystem Service Function Evaluation Specification" has established a set of evaluation index systems. The service functions of forest ecosystems are mainly divided into four categories: support services, regulation services, supply services, and cultural services. Specifically, there are nine major functions: soil conservation, nutrient fixation of trees, water conservation, carbon and oxygen fixation, purification of the atmospheric environment, forest protection, biodiversity protection, supply of forest products, and forest health.
In 2022, the value of the four major service functions of forest ecosystem in Shanghai, including water conservation, carbon sequestration and oxygen release, air purification, and forest health preservation, was 13.393 billion yuan/year, accounting for 76.43%. It is worth noting that the value generated by forest health and wellness services has ranked among the top four.
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