承德：林海“呼吸”变价值 碳汇实践惠民生

Core Viewpoint - Chengde is leveraging its rich forestry resources to develop carbon sinks, transforming ecological advantages into economic benefits through innovative practices in afforestation, carbon trading, and judicial reforms [1][3]. Group 1: Carbon Sink Development - Chengde has 3.556 million acres of forest land with a forest coverage rate of 60.03%, holding a carbon sequestration capacity of 86.989 million tons [1]. - The city is advancing land greening at a rate of 600,000 to 700,000 acres annually, focusing on key projects like Zhangcheng Basha afforestation and the governance of sand sources in Beijing and Tianjin [1][3]. - Thirteen municipal state-owned forest farms have become national sustainable forest management pilot sites, enhancing carbon sink reserves through near-natural management practices [1]. Group 2: Carbon Trading Achievements - Chengde has made significant strides in carbon trading, with the first carbon sink trading in Hebei Province occurring in 2014, involving the Fengning Qiansongba forest farm [3][4]. - The Saihanba forest farm achieved a notable carbon sink trading volume of 16.2 million tons in 2017, ranking first in the national forestry system for carbon reduction trading [3]. - As of now, the Saihanba and Qiansongba forest farms have traded a total of 27.9 million tons of carbon sinks, generating a transaction value of 7.748 million yuan [4]. Group 3: Expanding Carbon Sink Value - Chengde is broadening its approach to carbon sink products, with ten state-owned forest farms selected as provincial pilot sites for carbon sequestration product value realization, totaling 5.09 million tons of verified carbon sequestration, the highest in the province [5]. - The city is developing methodologies for grassland and wetland carbon sequestration, enhancing its influence in the carbon sink sector [5]. - Chengde has implemented innovative judicial practices for carbon sink loss compensation, establishing a comprehensive mechanism for damage, restoration, and carbon product value realization, completing carbon product transactions of 1.16 million tons with a total value of 69.49 million yuan [5].