中华人民共和国生态环境法典（2026年8月15日起施行）第八百九十五条

中华人民共和国生态环境法典（2026年8月15日起施行）第八百九十五条

限制或者禁止在水土流失严重、生态脆弱区域开展可能造成水土流失的生产建设活动。确因国家发展战略和国计民生需要建设的，应当进行科学论证，并依照《中华人民共和国水土保持法》的规定办理审批手续。

在侵蚀沟的沟坡和沟岸、河流的两岸以及湖泊和水库的周边，土地所有权人、使用权人或者有关管理单位应当营造植物保护带。

禁止开垦、开发植物保护带。禁止在二十五度以上陡坡地开垦种植农作物。在二十五度以上陡坡地种植经济林的，应当科学选择树种，合理确定规模，采取水土保持措施，防止造成水土流失。

禁止毁林、毁草开垦和采集发菜。禁止在水土流失重点预防区和重点治理区铲草皮、挖树兜或者滥挖虫草、甘草、麻黄等。

Ecological and Environmental Code of The People's Republic ofChina (effective on August 15, 2026), Article 895

Production and construction activities that maycause soil erosion shall be restricted or prohibited in areas suffering fromsevere soil erosion or in ecologically fragile areas. Where construction isrequired indeed to meet the needs of national development strategies and theneeds of national economy and people's livelihood, scientific verificationshall be conducted, and the approval procedures shall be completed inaccordance with the provisions of the Soil and Water Conservation Law of thePeople's Republic of China.

On the slopes and banks of erosion gullies, alongboth sides of rivers, and around lakes and reservoirs, the landowners, users,or the relevant management entities shall establish plant protection belts.

It is prohibited to reclaim or develop plantprotection belts. It is also prohibited to reclaim steep slopes with a gradientof more than 25 degrees for the cultivation of crops. Where economic forestsare planted on steep slopes with a gradient of more than 25 degrees, treespecies shall be selected scientifically, the scale of planting shall bedetermined rationally, and soil and water conservation measures shall beadopted to prevent soil erosion.

It is prohibited to destroyforests or grasslands for reclamation or to collect nostoc flagelliforme.It is also prohibited to dig turf, dig tree stumps, or indiscriminately dig ophiocordycepssinensis, licorice, ephedra, among others in key soil erosion prevention andcontrol areas.