1981年五届人大四次会议上,赵紫阳总理在《政府工作报告》中指出:“我国森林面积小,覆盖率低,水土流失严重,生态平衡的状况越来越差。这个问题,如果再不加以有效的解决,就将犯下影响子孙后代的历史性错误。” 同时要求“在黄河、长江和其他江河的上游大力造林种草,搞好水土保持”。国务院于1982年颁发了《水土保持工作条例》,成立了全国水土保持工作协调小组, At the Fourth Session of the Fifth National People’s Congress in 1981, Premier Zhao Ziyang pointed out in his “Report on the Work of the Government”: “The situation of our country’s small forest area, low coverage and serious soil and water loss and ecological balance is getting worse. Effective resolution will make historic mistakes that affect future generations. ”At the same time, they demanded that“ afforestation and grass planting should be vigorously carried out in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, the Yangtze River and other rivers and well water and soil conservation should be carried out. ” The State Council issued the “Regulations on Soil and Water Conservation” in 1982, set up a coordination team for soil and water conservation in China,