谭区长说,发展生态旅游是神农架保护与发展的最佳选择。20世纪50年代开发神农架的初衷是建设湖北商品木材基地,由于森林的过度采伐,森林覆盖率急剧下降,到80年代中期,生态环境受到破坏,已危及到珍稀物种的生存繁衍。 为使神农架青山长在,绿水长流,林区党委、政府开始探索保护与 Tan said the governor, the development of eco-tourism is Shennongjia protection and development of the best choice. The original intention of developing Shennongjia in the 1950s was to build a commodity timber base in Hubei. Due to over-harvesting of forests, the forest coverage rate dropped drastically. By the mid-1980s, the ecological environment was damaged and the survival and reproduction of rare species were endangering. In order to make Shennongjia grow in the green mountains and rivers, the forest area party committees and governments began to explore the protection and development