Perhaps the most serious consequence following on the diminution of Taiwan's forests is that of the loss of water resources. It is this problem which has led to the activities to "plant 20 million trees to save the water source" which are featuring so large in the tree planting festival this year.
森林的消失，人們最大的損失是水資源；今年的植樹節，人們於是發起了「種兩千萬棵樹救水源」的活動。