On March 11, 2022, Dai Yulin, vice chairman of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, visited the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and talked to the administrative leaders of IAE during a meeting which was presided over by Fang Yunting, deputy director of IAE.

Fang Yunting extended a warm welcome to Dai Yulin's arrival. He said that the 14th Five-Year Plan for Ecological Economy Development of Liaoning Province that had been compiled chiefly by researches of IAE was highly valued by the provincial party committee and the provincial government. Under the coordination of the Liaoning Provincial Political Consultative Conference and the Provincial Department of Natural Resources, delegations formed by the drafting team members visited Fuzhou, Ningde, Xiamen, Changchun, Benxi, Tieling, Shenyang and Dalian for on-site learning and field investigation.

Zhu Jiaojun, director of IAE, gave an introduction to IAE's general situation, historical contributions, main achievements during the 13th Five-Year Plan period, the development plan in the 14th Five-Year Plan period, as well as its highest priority to obtain the approval to establish the National Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Forestry Ecological Engineering.

He hoped that the Liaoning Provincial Party Committee, Provincial Government and the Provincial Political Consultative Conference will attach importance to the Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality issue, and actively support the development goal of IAE to establish the national key laboratory.

Dai Yulin hoped to see IAE do more things to meet the national strategic needs such as "Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutrality" and "Black Soil Conservation and Utilization", strengthen project cooperation and exchanges with economically affluent areas, create good conditions for talent training and for the institute's long-term healthy development, do a good job in the publicity of landmark scientific achievements of the institute, and provide strong scientific and technological support for building a beautiful China.