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A Bibliometric Analysis on Conservation Land Trust and Implication for China
Chuan Yang1, Mingfeng Li1, Ziqi Wang1
1School of Public Administration, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
|October 14, 2022
Summary
Land trusts are an effective method for land conservation and biodiversity protection. Research shows increasing global publications, focusing on private land protection, climate change impacts, and collaborative governance, with conservation easements being a key knowledge base.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Conservation Biology
- Environmental Law
Background:
- Land trusts are crucial for modern land protection and biodiversity conservation.
- International land trusts have demonstrated significant success in ecological protection, particularly in nature reserves.
- Understanding international land trust research offers valuable insights for China's nature reserve ecological protection models.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore research hotspots in international land trust conservation.
- To clarify the evolution of knowledge within land trust conservation.
- To provide a reference for domestic theoretical research and practical applications in China.
Main Methods:
- Bibliometric analysis of international land trust publications from 1997 to 2021.
- Identification of research trends, hotspots, and knowledge clusters.
- Analysis of key documents, particularly those focusing on conservation easements.
Main Results:
- International land trust research publications show exponential growth, spanning diverse disciplines.
- Key research hotspots include private land protection, climate change impacts, and collaborative governance mechanisms.
- Seven distinct knowledge clusters were identified, with conservation easements forming a significant knowledge base.
Conclusions:
- Land trust conservation easements, as a private law tool, effectively complement public law in land conservation.
- The findings provide valuable references for domestic land conservation efforts and China's ecological civilization system reform.
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