Abstract: It is presented clearly in the Eighteenth National Congress report that making great efforts to promote ecological progress.Promoting ecological progress is a long-term task of vital importance to the people’s wellbeing and China ’s future.The key point to solve the problem of resources and environment is to use new ideas and new measures.As a kind of non-renewable resources,rare earth is faced with the serious situation of more and more resource constraints,serious environmental pollution and ecosystem degradation.The resources sustainable supply situation is not optimistic.Based on brief analysis of rare earth resources situation both in China and in the whole globe,the paper has discussed the necessity of rare earth resources reserve in our country by maintaining the national economy safety,promoting ecological civilization,balance the resources distribution of intergenerational allocation,enhance our rights of speech in the international market,dissolve the excess production capacity,etc.In a meanwhile,regarding the present situation of rare earth resources reserve and the existing main problems in China,this essay is giving a solution of: compiling rare earth resources reserve special planning;constructing the strategic reserves system which includes the combination of orefield and minerals for rare earth resources.