HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2026, Vol. 65 ›› Issue (2): 81-88.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2026.02.012

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Effects of ecological products on people’s well-being in the Yi River Basin

WU Cheng-zhou1, WEI He-jie2, LI Hai-wei1,3, WANG Yu-han2, CAI En-xiang2   

  1. 1. The Third Institute of Resources and Environment Investigation of Henan Province Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou 450000, China;
    2. College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China;
    3. Henan Provincial Natural Resources Science and Technology Innovation Center (Research on Ecological Product Value Accounting), Zhengzhou 450016, China
  • Received:2025-06-30 Online:2026-03-04 Published:2026-03-04

Abstract: To explore the correlation characteristics and impact mechanisms between ecological products and people’s well-being in the Yi River Basin, this study took Luanchuan County, Song County, Yichuan County, and Yanshi District from the upper to lower reaches of the Yi River Basin as the study area. Field investigations and questionnaire surveys were conducted among local residents, with 400 valid questionnaires collected. On this basis, an evaluation index system for people’s well-being was constructed using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient and radar charts were employed to analyze the correlation characteristics between the importance of ecological products and people’s well-being. The results showed that residents in the Yi River Basin recognized the importance of ecological products in the following descending order: agricultural products and water resources, regulating service products, cultural service products, and forestry products. The level of people’s well-being from high to low was Yanshi District, Luanchuan County, Yichuan County, and Song County, with factors such as housing, daily necessities, health status, and medical services having a greater impact on people’s well-being. People’s well-being was most closely related to water resources, followed by ecological regulating service products and agricultural products. The ecological products in the Yi River Basin were closely related to people’s well-being. Measures such as enhancing people’s awareness of the importance of ecological products, exploring effective pathways for realizing the value of ecological products, and establishing downstream-to-upstream ecological compensation mechanisms could not only contribute to the protection and development of ecological products but also promote the synergistic enhancement of ecological benefits and people’s well-being.

Key words: ecological products, people’s well-being, questionnaire survey, Yi River Basin

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