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Watershed Eco-Compensation in China: Practice and Review

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This feature report falls into four parts: firstly, introduction, it introduces research background and objectives. Secondly, it has analyzed the practice patterns of watershed eco-compensation both at home and abroad, pointed out existing problems and analyzed the difference in watershed eco-compensation between China and foreign countries. Thirdly, case study of practice of watershed eco-compensation in China; it has analyzed the mode and effect, use of fund during the practice of eco-compensation in Xin'anjiang River and Huaihe River and expounded existing problems. Fourthly, it has put forward suggestions for legislation for watershed eco-compensation after streamlining problems in practice of watershed eco-compensation and the legislative demand.

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Wang, J., Tian, R., Dong, Z., Shi, G., Hou, C. (2022). Watershed Eco-Compensation in China: Practice and Review. In: Wang, J., Jiang, H., Yan, G. (eds) Environmental Policy and Reform in China. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6905-7_1

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