The 2026 “Two Mountains and Four Reservoirs” Academic Forum, based on the Chinese ecological development philosophy that lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets and forests function as carbon, water, food and economic reservoirs, was held in Beijing on Aug 21, bringing together leading researchers to discuss advances in sustainable forest management and ecological conservation.

The Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has been approved to establish a CAS-level scientific observation and research platform focusing on the Horqin Sandy Land ecosystem, according to a list of CAS field scientific observation and research stations released on July 31 by the Science and Technology Infrastructure Bureau of CAS.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) and Northeast Forestry University have signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement,.

The workshop, centered on enhancing field station capabilities and advancing integrated observational research, provided a platform for communication and collaboration among China’s ecological observation network.

The international journal Ecological Processes has continued to rise in global academic influence, according to newly released bibliometric reports.

A group of academicians and leading forestry and ecological experts carried out a field investigation from May 30 to June 1 in the wind-damaged forest zone of the Changbai Mountain National Nature Reserve in northeast China’s Jilin Province.

A study led by Senior Researcher WANG Xugao and his team at the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been selected as one of the “Top 10 S&T Advances in Eco-Environmental Protection of China 2025.”

An expert review meeting was held in Beijing on May 27 to evaluate a monitoring and assessment report on the phased progress of key desert and sandy land restoration projects under the sixth phase of China's Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program.

The Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) convened a launch meeting in Beijing on May 27 for a new CAS Strategic Priority Research Program for Basic and Interdisciplinary Frontier Research titled Formation Mechanisms and Quality Improvement of Low-Quality and Low-Efficiency Forests in the Three-North Region.

More than 30 faculty members and students at the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences attended an academic seminar on May 19 that explored emerging developments in environmental microbiome research and the growing role of artificial intelligence in biological innovation.