Using the mountain-gorge region of the Nujiang River as a case study,we evaluated the influence of the SLCP on the livelihoods of local farmers,socio-cultural and industrial structures,etc.using semi-structured interviews and field surveys.The results are as follows:1.The project has provided a better economic foundation to local people and has had a greater influence on farmers living in low-elevation regions than on those living at middle-high elevations.2.The project has led to a transformation of production models from crop farming and animal husbandry to forestry and sideline work,and the income structure has changed from animal husbandry as the main income source to state subsidies and sideline work as main income sources.3.Household income and size is decreasing due to the project.4.The living habits of the local people have changed and the traditional fire-ponds culture has been lost.5.Energy utilization has changed from firewood to methane and electricity.These results indicate that the SLCP has had a significant impact on the production systems and livelihoods of local farmers.Thus research on development models of the SLCP that will help resolve farmer livelihood issues is critical.We present two main development models based on the characteristics of the natural and cultural environments:1.Reforestation of cultivated land management models,including three sub-models,namely:farmer stock forestry farms model,individual contract model,companies + farmers model; 2.Reforestation of cultivated land planting models that includes two main categories.One is topography change models,which includes three sub-models:along the valley area model,middle-elevation zones model and high-elevation zones model.The second is a mixed agriculture and forestry model,which also includes three sub-models:forest-fruit model,forest-grass-domestic animal model and forest-medicine-wild vegetables model.These results offer a framework for the sustainable development of the mountain-gorge region.