Analysis of the logical relationship of elements of natural resource governance

Abstract The improvement of Natural Resource Governance systems plays a crucial role in the building of an ecological civilization in the new era. This study looked into the three major objects and elements of Natural Resource Governance, namely natural resources and the supervision of natural resources, ecology and ecological protection, and environment and environmental governance. It identified two sets of logical relationship lines: ‘carrier supervision and product supervision’ and ‘prevention beforehand and remedy afterward.’ The logical relations between the three elements are as follows: (1) the coordinated expression and legal basis are different for the three elements; (2) the supervision of natural resources and ecological protection are similar in terms of management essence, object scope, and behavioral orientation; (3) the supervision of natural resources and environmental governance have different focal points with regard to management connotation, object scope, behavioral orientation, and technical measures; and (4) in the specific regulatory process, constructive ecological protection is similar to pollution control.