Resarch Data: Ecological Civilization in China’s Forestry Policy

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This includes all data, the criteria for data collection and data lists, as well as the codebook produced in the process of data analysis.

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1. National policies Policy documents were selected from the PKU Law Treasure database (www.pkulaw.com), the policy repositories of the State Council, and the website of National Forestry and Grassland Administration. First, a full-text search was performed using the keyword ‘ecological civilization’ and ‘forestry’ on the PKU Law Treasure platform and the policy repositories of the State Council, and the website of National Forestry and Grassland Administration. After comparing the results, the PKU Law Treasure platform yielded more comprehensive policy search results than the State Council website. As a result, PKU Law Treasure was chosen as the primary tool for collecting policy texts, with the State Council and National Forestry and Grassland Administration’ websites used for verification. 2. Media interviews with diverse participants All interview texts/videos were collected in the ‘Online Interview’ section under the category labeled ‘Interaction’ on the official website of National Forestry and Grassland Administration (Please see http://www.forestry.gov.cn/zxft.jhtml). These interviews are conducted by prominent Chinese media outlets such as People’s Daily Online, and China Forestry Network, etc.. These datasets encompass a series of online semi-structured interviews that engage diverse participants, including officers, experts, scholars, researchers, and local residents. The reason to include these interviews is because they are led by the government - National Forestry and Grassland Administration. This strategic aggregation of interviews serves to provide valuable insights into a range of perspectives and experiences within the domain. Notably, the collection of these interviews holds significant value due to its multifaceted perspective and authoritative sourcing, offering a robust foundation for in-depth analysis and insights. The ideas and discussions in interviews reflect what the government wants to emphasize and concentrate in China’s forestry governance. 3. Academic articles Academic articles were collected from the database of Google Scholar. We conducted searches using keywords such as ‘China’, ‘forest’, ‘governance’ or ‘policy’. Following a brief review, we selected articles that specifically addressed forestry policies, governance, and stakeholders for our study. These articles provide a comprehensive overview of Chinese forestry studies, ranging from national to local perspectives, as you can see in Table 3.

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