The Chinese Environmental Policy Research Working Paper vol. 1. no. 1

Notwithstanding China highlighted ecological compensation systems and policies, it hasn't issued a specialised and guiding ecological compensation law since commencement of pilot work of watershed eco-compensation policies in 2007.

This is a feature report on legislation for watershed eco-compensation and designed for analysing problems existing in the practice of watershed eco- ompensation, aiming to provide suggestions for the legislation for watershed eco-compensation under Regulations on Ecological Compensation.

Contents of this paper:

Practice of Watershed Eco-compensation both at Home and Abroad:

practice and Experience of Watershed Eco-compensation in Foreign Countries
practice of Watershed Eco-compensation in China
contrasts between Ecological Compensation Means both at Home and Abroad

Case Study of Watershed Eco-compensation in China:

Case Study of Xin'anjiang River Watershed Eco-compensation
Case Study of Huaihe River Watershed Eco-compensation

Suggestions on Consummating Legislation on Watershed Eco-compensation:

defining Compensation Body and Compensation Object
establishing Compensation Standards
Compensation Means
source and Use of Compensation Fund
compensation Implementation Mechanisms