Abstract：Improving resource and environmental performance is the key and focus of building a conservation culture and achieving sustainable development. This study evaluated the resource and environmental performance of Henan province from 2002 to 2012 with REPI ( Resource and Environmental Performance Index) , the finding of which shows the resource and environmental performance of Henan province has been obviously improved with REPI increasing from 117. 3 to 217. 6, at an annual growth of 6. 4%, which is higher than that of China ( 4%) . Compared with the national performance, five of the seven indexes of Henan are higher than national level while the other two lower. Compared with the previous performance of Henan itself, the seven indexes are improved unevenly. Their is a positive correlation between REPI and AGDP, and a “U”-bend ( the right side of the curve) correlation between REPI and the proportion of the secondary industry to the tertiary industry.

Keyword：resource and environmental performance;regional environment;analysis;