夏玛林区地处甘肃省祁连山东端,是内陆河石羊河的源头区之一,是当地和石羊河流域人民赖以生存的绿色屏障和自然依托。但由于人为垦荒、偷砍盗伐,再加上无休止的放牧和自然灾害,森林生态系统惨遭破坏,森林涵养水源能力下降,水土流失严重,给下游的农牧业生产和群众生活造成 Located in the eastern end of the Qilian Mountains in Gansu Province, the Xiamalin District is one of the source areas of the Shiyang River in the inland river and the green barrier and natural support for the local and Shiyang River basins. However, man-made reclamation, stealing and illegal logging, together with endless grazing and natural disasters, the destruction of forest ecosystems, the decline of water conservation capability of forests and the serious soil erosion have caused the downstream agricultural and livestock production and people’s livelihood