An IAE-led research project focused on black soil conservation and agricultural productivity enhancement in Northeast China has passed an interim evaluation. The evaluation meeting, held on Sept 24 at the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Shenyang, Liaoning province, focused on assessing the progress and achievements of research tasks undertaken at the project's Shenyang demonstration site, one of several demonstration locations under the broader project, which is part of the CAS Strategic Priority Research Program (Class A) on Scientific and Technological Innovation for Black Soil Conservation and Utilization.

Scientists from the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) will work to strengthen integrated field monitoring and research across Northeast China to support the development of the region’s ecological security barrier, with a focus on ecosystem resilience, climate change and biodiversity conservation.

Liaoning Province China-US joint laboratory focusing on climate-smart forestry was launched on Aug 31 at the Qingyuan Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, marking a new step in international collaboration on forest ecology, carbon monitoring and climate change research.

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.”