According to the evaluation method and targets of "Technical Criterion for Eco-environmental Status Evaluation(trial)" issued by the State Environmental Protection Administration of China

organism abundance index

vegetation cover index

river density index

degradation index

and environmental quality index are introduced to evaluate the eco-environmental status of South Shaanxi Province.The whole eco-environmental status of the region may be grouped into first rate class.After the analysis of the actual situation

it is pointed out that soil and water loss is the regional dominant eco-environmental problem.Finally

some countermeasures and suggestions

such as ecological immigration and the dissemination of economical benefits

are proposed.