With rapid development of the resources and social economy in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

some provisions

especially the compensation standard

are not suitable for the new situation and needs.Therefore

we should explore further in practice and establish new collecting standards of soil and water compensation in Xinjiang region to promote the harmonization between economic and social development and ecological environment associated with soil and water conservation.Incorporating the practices of soil and water conservation administrative divisions

this study described the connotation and denotation of soil and water conservation compensation

analyzed the present status and risks of soil erosion in the region

compared the approaches to estimating the values of ecological service function

and especially assessed the soil and water conservation function values of Xinjiang region.By calculation

the soil and water conservation function value in Xinjiang region was approximately 123.1 billion/a.The result could be used as reference to determine soil and water loss compensation in coal

oil and natural gas development projects.