In what year did China first put forward the concept of ecological compensation?

1997 China first put forward the concept of ecological compensation.

The forms of ecological compensation are as follows:

1. According to the specific payment methods of compensation, the ways of ecological compensation can be divided into: monetary compensation, such as compensation, bonus, subsidy, tax reduction or refund, interest discount, accelerated depreciation, etc. In-kind compensation, such as giving the compensated subject certain material products and land use rights to improve their living conditions and enhance their production capacity (ecological immigration compensation is a typical example); Intellectual reward, that is, giving the compensated subject consulting services in production technology or management to enhance their production and operation capabilities; Policy compensation, that is, giving preferential policies to the compensated; Engineering compensation, that is, giving the compensated person the right to build a specific ecological project or project;

2. According to the source of compensation funds, the ways of ecological compensation can be divided into: self-organized private transactions; Open market transactions, usually carbon sink transactions; Eco-certification or eco-labeling, that is, consumers buy certified eco-environmental products at a higher price than ordinary commodities, which is actually equivalent to paying for the ecological services provided by producers; Direct public financial payments, such as direct financial subsidies to property owners for land protection, soil and water conservation and biological resources protection.

Legal basis: Article 31 of the Environmental Protection Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

The state establishes and improves the compensation system for ecological protection. The state has increased financial transfer payments to ecological protection areas. The relevant local people's governments shall implement the ecological protection compensation funds to ensure that they are used for ecological protection compensation. The state guides the people's governments in the beneficiary areas and ecological protection areas to compensate for ecological protection through consultation or in accordance with market rules.