Economic Benefit Evaluation of Carbon Capacity Enhancement Project Based on Bamboo Industry Transformation and Upgrading in Anji County,Zhejiang Province
With the outflow of young population from rural areas and the intensification of aging,forest areas are challenged by old infrastructures,declining benefits of bamboo forest management,widely abandoned bamboo forests,and shrinking outputs of bamboo industry.To reverse the trend,Anji county in Zhejiang province has recently implemented the project of"Carbon Capacity Enhancement Based on Bamboo Industry Transformation and Upgrading",aiming to all-roundly enhance the economic benefits of bamboo industry and carbon capacity of bamboo forests through intensive management of bamboo resources in Anji county,so as to achieve common prosperity for villagers while protecting lucid waters and lush mountains.This paper analyzes and evaluates the economic benefits of the project from three aspects of investment estimation,operating incomes,and repayment ability.The results show that the project is feasible.The implementation of the project can provide references and implications for other regions with similar conditions in China to upgrade bamboo industry and drive rural revitalization.
bamboo forest managementbamboo industrycarbon sinkeconomic benefit evaluationAnji countyZhejiang province