Open Access Article

Title: Marine ecological governance and green development in Beibu Gulf of Guangxi under the digital context

Authors: Hefeng Song; Xue Wang; Junhui Zhao; Shuai Yuan; Jiayi Yu

Addresses: Nanning College of Technology, Nanning, Guangxi, China ' Nanning College of Technology, Nanning, Guangxi, China ' Nanning College of Technology, Nanning, Guangxi, China ' Nanning College of Technology, Nanning, Guangxi, China ' College of Industrial Management, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea

Abstract: With the rapid development of science, technology, and the economy, the Earth's ecosystem has suffered severe damage. The Guangxi Beibu Gulf Marine Region (GBGMR) is China's extremely important ecological barrier. This work aims to help formulate scientific and effective governance of the GBGMR and achieve Common Prosperity of the GBGMR to enable the high-quality and sustainable development of the GBGMR. This is achieved by constructing an integrated Ecological Carrying Capacity (ECC) model and introducing footprint breadth and depth analysis. The results show that the carbon and water ecological environments in the GBGMR show significant temporal and spatial differences. The ecological sustainability of Ningxia province along the GBGMR is the worst, while that of Henan is the strongest.

Keywords: carbon footprint; water footprint; Guangxi Beibu Gulf Marine Region; ecological governance; traditional regression analysis; organisational psychology.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2026.152134

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 2026 Vol.48 No.7, pp.1 - 20

Received: 28 Sep 2025
Accepted: 23 Dec 2025

Published online: 09 Mar 2026 *