Table 1 Index system of forest ecological security.

From: Evaluation of provincial forest ecological security and analysis of the driving factors in China via the GWR model

Structure

Substructure

Index name (nature)

Formula

Forest status indicators

Quantity indicators

Rate of forest cover (+1)

Forest area/land area × 100%

Percentage of forestland area (+)

Forestland area/national land area × 100%

Forest accumulation per unit area (+)

Forest stock/Forest area

Quality indicators

Percentage of natural forests (+)

Natural forest area/forest area × 100%

Forest pressure indicators

General pressure

Population density (−2)

Year-end population/Land area

energy consumption per unit area (−)

Energy consumption/Land area

Sulfur dioxide emissions

Sulfur dioxide emissions/Land area

Forest response indicators

Maintenance indicators

Proportion of nature reserves (+)

Nature Reserve Area/Land area × 100%

Government forestry investment intensity (+)

Amount of government forestry investment/GDP

Annual afforestation rate (+)

Annual afforestation area/Forest area × 100%

  1. 1 is a positive indicator, and 2 is an inverse indicator.