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Research on Driving Factors of Forest Ecological Security: Evidence from 12 Provincial Administrative Regions in Western China

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  • Yanlong Guo

    (Social Innovation Design Research Centre, Department of Design, Anhui University, Hefei 203106, China)

  • Xingmeng Ma

    (Social Innovation Design Research Centre, Department of Design, Anhui University, Hefei 203106, China)

  • Yelin Zhu

    (Scientific Research Division, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 203106, China)

  • Denghang Chen

    (Department of Science and Technology Communication, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 203106, China)

  • Han Zhang

    (College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China)

Abstract

Forests are associated with countrywide ecological security, and there are significant differences in the forests of different regions. Based on the DPSIR model, 25 indicators were selected from five dimensions to determine the index system, and the entropy-weighted TOPSIS method and gray correlation were applied to determine the index of western China’s forests. The spatial distribution map was used to observe the spatial changes of forests. The results show that first, Inner Mongolia (0.466) has the best forest ecological security status and Ningxia (0.124) has the worst forest resource status. Second, the first and most frequent correlation is the area of planted forests (I1). The last and most frequent correlation is sulfur dioxide emission (P2). Thirdly, Inner Mongolia and Szechwan belong to the high ecological safety–high economic level, Yunnan, Guangxi, and Tibet belong to the high ecological safety–low economic level, and Gansu and Guizhou belong to the low ecological safety–low economic level. The rest of the regions are classified in the low ecological security–high economic level. Fourth, the forest ecological security in western China has gradually become better, with the security index increasing from 0.417 to 0.469, with an average annual increase of 12.47%.

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  • Yanlong Guo & Xingmeng Ma & Yelin Zhu & Denghang Chen & Han Zhang, 2023. "Research on Driving Factors of Forest Ecological Security: Evidence from 12 Provincial Administrative Regions in Western China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-21, March.
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