This paper analyses the degradation rate of non-plantation area of 63 developing countries during the year of 2000 to 2010, builds the indicators of North-South trade level, and studies the influence of economic growth, population growth, foreign trade especially the North-South trade on natural resources in developing countries. The empirical results show that economic growth, popula- tion growth and the North-South trade will promote the degradation of forest resources in developing countri...