介绍了国际著名植被生态学家、日本横滨国立大学教授宫胁昭（Prof. Akira Miyawaki）创造和倡导的造林法———环境保护林重建法（即生态造林法，简称宫胁造林法）。本方法的创新和重要之处就是将植被生态学理论应用于森林生态系统恢复并取得成功。该方法依据潜在自然植被和演替理论，提倡和强调用乡土树种重建乡土森林植被（Native forest with native trees），目的是能够在较短的时间内恢复当地森林生态系统。用宫胁方法重建环境保护林，在日本已经有600多个成功的例子，在马来西亚、泰国、巴西、智利和中国等国家用该方法重建热带雨林、常绿阔叶林、落叶阔叶林，也有10多个成功实例。宫胁法对于中国的森林植被恢复和重建很有借鉴和帮助。
Abstract This paper introduces the Miyawaki’s method (ecological method to reforestation) for recreating environmental protection forest, which is devised by integrating the concept of potential natural vegetation and the Japanese traditional idea of shrine forest. The most importance of the method is to initiate and advocate restoration of native forest with native trees, and the purpose of the method is intended to shorten the time span largely for restoring natural forest vegetation in barren or non-tree land to 1/10-1/5 the normal period of natural secondary succession. Over 600 locations in Japan are successful for the reconstruction of‘ local forests since 1970, and also several overseas successful cases are in Malaysia, Thailand, Brazil, Chile and in some parts of China using this ecological method to reforest rainforest, evergreen broad-leaved forest and summer green forest. Out of question, it is useful and referential to restore and recreate Chinese ailing and destroyed forest vegetation using Miyawaki’s method from now on.