“鄂西林海”启示录

历史不会忘记．1998年长江全流域的特大洪灾，成为国人的“世纪之伤“。引发洪灾的重要原因之一就是长江中上游地区森林植被遭到严重破坏．森林生态功能大大削弱。洪水退去，2000年，党中央、国务院正式启动了生态建设的一项重大工程——天然林资源保护工程（以下简称“天保工程”）．工程期限为10年．投资近千亿元。由于这项工程是根治江河水患，改善中国生态与环境状况的重大举措，被人称之为“天字头下第一大工程”。[编者按]

Revelation of Forests in the West of Hubei

This year is the fifth year for the Natural Forests Conservation Project which is a system with characters of both biology and society. As this project pushes on, the forestry economy has been experiencing inner and exterior changes and the transformation of forestry function brings reform in forestry economy model. People who lived on lumbering undertake the crucial task of afforestation now .