Achievement And Its Development Strategy Of "Three-North" Protection Forest Development Programme (Phase IV) In Shaanxi Province

It shows a significant change in China's social life since the implementation of the Three North Shelterbelt (north, northeast and northwest of China) Project. With the improvement of the quality of the project, the effectiveness and the survival ratio, the forest coverage has been reaching a high point, and the entironment has been changing a lot. It is obvious that the Three North Project has made a great contribution to the economy and environment protection, not only for today, but also for the future. And the Three North Project will provide more and more benefits as it moves on. The 28 year experience tells us that the Three North Project is the base of social stability, the base of social wealth and the base of people's happiness.The paper compares the status of shelterbelt of foreign countries with Three North Project. Main data come from the research of the fourth section of Three North Project in Shaanxi Province. With a thorough analysis of all the data gathered from project sites, the paper demonstrated the effect of the fourth section, the main practice methods and problems existed, and above all, the suggestion of improvement. The purpose of the paper is to clarify the train of thoughts, and to make the work more applicable to the natural and economical rules. It is important to change the concept from after correctness to precaution, from manual construction to natural recovering and environmental protection. And it is advised to use the manpower more wisely and effectively by following the principle of Integrated Protection, Scientific Protection and Legal Protection.Conclusions:1. The project shall be kept onto a sound track. A harmonious shelterbelt system that is consisted of forest and grass vegetation shall be considered.2. The project shall emphasize the principle of physical benefit and try to find the integrating point between the project and rural area development. It is suggested to develop solar and heat energy, hydropower and soil resources for the building of special industry base of good quality, high efficiency, large output, ecology and safety. By doing this, the ecological strategy and industrial strategy can be perfectly combined together, and the project can be pushed forward smoothly.3. All efforts shall be centered onto the improvement of quality and effectiveness, focused upon new technology innovation and spreading. The work shall be accelerated by the developing of new technology, new material and new pattern. The spread of water-saving and drought -preventing technology and integrated taming therefore shall be used. And it is important to establish and optimize the system of technology spreading and service, to reinforce the mass training and demonstration, to improve people's ability of scientific knowledge learning and using. As the development of people's comprehensive quality, the quality and benefit of the project will surely be improved.