A STUDY ON THE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN SOUTHERN FUJIAN PROVINCE
闽南地区自然资源开发利用初探

The Southern part of Fujian Province, situated in the south sub-tropical zone of China with rich and varied natural resources, is a valuable-land in Fujian. It has an important strategic position facing to Taiwan province, and near to Hongkong and Macao. In the golden triangular area of South Fujian, there are three cities and 19 counties, which cover an area of 25,000 Sq. Km, with a population of over ten millions. The physical environment is-quite varied and human activities add to the complexity in delta. This region is known popularly as an overseas Chinese native land and treasured place for industrial and agricultural production in addition to the fine climate conditions and the rich natural resources.Exploit natural resources and cultivated lang have a long history. Nevertheless, due to the unreasonable expolitation in the past, there exist the soil erosion, soil and water loss, environmental degradation and damage of landscape. This paper is trying to define a way of development in the South Fujian from four aspect:1. Adjusting agricultural structure and rationally using physical resources are an important way to increase land productivity.2. It is an important subject to control the soil and water loss, appositely to exploit natural resources, and protect environment in South Fujian.3. Rationally using the shoal and point bar, develop fishery and protect aquatic resources.4. According to local conditions, emphasis should be laid on the combination of land utilization and conservation, the preservation of land productivity to make the ecological environment better, and take care of land function, land productivity and land suitability.