退耕还林是调整农业结构、加强生态建设的重大举措。也是当前增加农民收入最直接、最有效的办法,是贫困山区脱贫致富的重要途径。实行退耕还林是治理水土流失、加强生态环境建设的必然选择,对于我国西部地区来说,只有退耕还林还草、改善生态环境,西部地区丰富的资源才能很好地 Returning farmland to forests is a major measure to adjust the agricultural structure and enhance ecological construction. It is also the most direct and effective way to increase peasants’ income. It is an important way to get rid of poverty and get rich in poor mountainous areas. The implementation of returning farmland to forestry is an inevitable choice for harnessing soil and water loss and strengthening the construction of ecological environment. For the western region of China, only by returning farmland to forests and grasslands and improving the ecological environment can the abundant resources in the western region be well