Growing deep roots: Increasing Aboriginal authority in contemporary forest governance arrangements

The governance literature highlights a shift away from “government” to new and more complex governing arrangements that involve a greater set of institutions and actors in decision-making processes. According to a number of studies, this shift is ongoing in forestry. This article seeks a better understanding of contemporary forest governance by exploring the emerging role of Aboriginal peoples in the Canadian forest sector. It is well known that Aboriginal participation in forest management is crucial for achieving sustainable forestry. Yet we know little about how Aboriginal communities can induce a change in governing conditions. We examined the various governance arrangements through which the Essipit Innu First Nation in Quebec (Canada) was able to exercise authority over forest management. Using multiple qualitative data gathering techniques, our analysis shows that Essipit innovated in forest governance by creating a partnership with the forest company Boisaco and, thus, gained authority over forest management decisions at the operational level. Our analysis explains that this new governance arrangement is built on growing collaboration and interdependencies between these two parties. Common values, orientations, mechanisms and tools are also necessary conditions. Finally, this research highlights the need for greater cultural understanding.     

谈伊春实施天然林保护工程的意义

森林不仅为人类提供资源,而且还具有涵养水源、保持水土、防风固沙等多种作用,给人们提供了一个优美、安逸的生活环境。然而,随着人类贪婪的破坏,森林以惊人的速度减少,已严重危及人类的生存环境,同时也制约了经济的发展。     

国家级新区绿色增长能力建设影响因素分析

基于利益相关者理论,通过文献研究与实地调研,梳理了影响国家级新区绿色增长能力建设的主要因素,并应用Grey DEMATEL方法进行影响因素因果关系分析,在此基础上进一步剖析国家级新区绿色增长能力建设内在机理。研究结果表明：法律法规完善性是影响国家级新区绿色增长能力建设的根本性动力因素,同时,也是新区绿色增长能力建设内在机理的重要外在驱动力。此外,当地居民环境意识也是影响国家级新区绿色增长能力建设的重要结果性因素,而企业绿色管理实践、绿色技术进步与创新能力作为重要的关键性因素,对国家级新区绿色增长能力作用显著,是国家级新区绿色增长能力建设的重要内在驱动力。     

加快广西有色金属工业发展的思考

文章结合我国《有色金属产业调整和振兴规划》和广西有色金属工业的实际,提出了加快广西有色金属工业发展的5条路径。     

Computer Simulation as a Tool for Planning and Management of Visitor Use in Protected Natural Areas

The United Nations Environment Programme’s Principles on Implementation of Sustainable Tourism suggest that implementing sustainable tourism must include monitoring visitor use of protected natural areas and directing it to areas where the environmental and social impacts of tourism are minimised. Thus, sustainable tourism management requires information about the spatial and temporal flow of visitor use in protected natural areas to help identify potential tourism-related threats to the natural and cultural resources of an area and the quality of visitors’ experiences. Recent research has identified at least four ways in which simulation modelling of visitor use can facilitate more informed planning and management of sustainable tourism in protected natural areas, including (1) describing existing visitor use flows; (2) monitoring the condition of ‘hard to measure’ indicator variables; (3) testing the effectiveness of alternative visitor use management practices; and (4) guiding the design of research on public attitudes. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate, using findings from studies conducted in the Inyo National Forest and Isle Royale National Park, USA, each of these four potential contributions of computer simulation to sustainable tourism management and planning. The paper concludes with an assessment of the limitations of existing applications of computer simulation to nature-based tourism and recommendations for future research.     

论京津冀地区战略性新兴产业的布局

战略性新兴产业对区域经济会起到重要的调整和引导作用。京津冀地区在发展战略性新兴产业方面具备一定的基础和优势,也面临一些障碍,因此需要对产业发展布局进行整体部署,通过产业分工和集聚形成产业带,以各地现有优势为基础,进行资源整合,形成战略性新兴产业发展的巨大合力,以充分发挥战略性新兴产业区域发展中的作用。     

湖南森林旅游开发与森林公园保护

“回归大自然,走进大森林”是当今世界旅游业的新时尚,也预示了湖南省未来森林旅游的良好前景,本文阐述了湖南省开展森林旅游的资源条件和森林公园的发展概况,探讨了森林公园旅游开发的指导思想、原则、目标、重点和对策,并针对森林公园在旅游开发过程中存在的问题,提出了保护的具体措施。     

A review of recent developments and applications of partial equilibrium models of the forest sector

Recent history has seen an increase in the utilization of partial equilibrium based forest sector models to identify potential impacts of various policies or timber market shocks. These models are particularly useful in that they employ economic theory to capture the interaction of supply and demand in a framework where commodity prices are endogenous to the policy or shock simulated. We present recent developments and linkages between models and review applications of these models to forest policy questions over the previous decade. We conclude with a discussion of potential future directions for such research.