1998年的特大洪水人们还记忆犹新,而今年上半年不断横扫我国北方诸省市及江苏和上海等地的沙尘暴又开始肆虐横行。这一切无不再次向世人敲响了生态危机的警钟。有识之士大声疾呼,植树造林、保护生态刻不容缓。植树造林除了具有巨大的生态效益之外,它能不能给造林者带来经济效益?普通农民如何靠植树造林发家致富呢?让我们到江西省永修县京发林业合作社去寻找答案吧。——编者 The extraordinary floods in 1998 were still vividly remembered. In the first half of this year, the sandstorms that swept through the northern provinces and cities in our country, Jiangsu and Shanghai began to wreak havoc. All this again and again to the world sounded the alarm of ecological crisis. People of insight cry, afforestation, ecological protection without delay. In addition to its huge ecological benefits, afforestation can bring economic benefits to planters? How can ordinary farmers get rich by reforestation? Let us find the answer to the Beijing-based forestry cooperatives in Yongxiu County, Jiangxi Province. --editor