In Taiwan, economic growth has always been given top policy priority, and together we have created the so-called Taiwan miracle. But we have been using our mountain land without restraint, for orchards, vegetable farms, betel nut trees, and, lately, large-scale development of tourist attractions and residences.
原來，美麗的台灣島在多年來經濟掛帥的政策下，全體人民成功地打造了所謂的「台灣奇蹟」，然而相對的，長期毫無節制地使用山林，從開發果園，種植檳榔、高山蔬菜，到近年來開闢大量的觀光遊樂區、推銷休閒山坡地住宅、小木屋等，已使得台灣的山林千瘡百孔。