Institutional Innovation of Eco-Environmental Redlining

The Special Policy Study team has identified several reasons why current government efforts have failed to reverse the trend of ecological degradation in China, including: (1) the lack of a coordinating institution with the primary role and responsibility for ecological well-being; (2) insufficient recognition of ecological conservation in spatial planning; (3) the reality that the Protected Area system was not specifically designed to protected ecosystem services; (4) problems with accountability and enforcement for all types of environmental protection; (5) lack of an integrated approach to managing land, water , and marine uses and insufficient coordination among different agencies; (6) the inadequacy of eco-compensation systems to pay for protection of ecological services, and to provide adequate incentive to ensure local agencies pay attention to these issues.

Task Force: National Green Governance System Topic: Environmental Governance Year: 2014 Phase: Phase V (2012-2017) Concluded