On October 11, 2021, an expert group composed of Agronomy experts from Shenyang Agricultural University, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), came to the Shenyang Demonstration Zone of the "Black Soil & Granary" Initiative of CAS, and evaluated the implementation effects of the "Anti-wind Erosion, Water-saving,

From October 25th to 28th, the 2021 Advanced Seminar on Key Technologies for Black Soil Conservation was held in Changtu County, Liaoning Province. The seminar was organized by the Personnel Bureau of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), hosted by the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE), CAS, and co-hosted by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Liaoning Province and the People's Government of Changtu County.

October is golden autumn, the rice is ripe, and it is a good harvest season. On October 16, 2021, in the Shenbei (northern Shenyang) Demonstration Zone of the Strategic Priority Research Program (the Degraded Black Soil Fertility Restoration and Productivity Improvement) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the "Black Soil & Granary" Science and Technology Initiative of CAS, researchers are busy measuring crop yields and collecting plant and soil samples.

On October 12-13, 2021, Prof. Chen Lijun, Associate Prof. Jiang Nan (deputy head of the Shenyang Farmland Ecosystem National Field Observation and Research Station), and Associate Prof. Chen Zhenhua of the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), came to the agricultural science and technology demonstration zone of the Black Soil & Granary Initiative of CAS in Chaoyang City to conduct on-site crop yield measurement and to track the progress of the project titled "the Integrated Technology for Efficient Use of Soil Nutrients and Soil Fertility Enhancement."

On September 28, 2021, Zhang Jiabao, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and head of the expert team of the Black Soil & Granary Initiative, visited the R&D base of the "Dry Land Soil Conservation and Production Capacity Improvement" Project in Changtu County, Tieling City, Liaoning Province, where a core demonstration area of the Black Soil & Granary Initiative is located. Zhang's visit was to inspect the work progress at the demonstration base. Zhu Jiaojun and Zhuo Junchen, director and deputy director of the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Su Yang, deputy director and secretary of the Party Committee of the Northeast Institute of Geography & AgroEcology, CAS, Li Jingtao, secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of Changtu County, Yang Weiliang, deputy county mayor of Changtu County, as well as the researchers from the Agricultural Center of IAE accompanied the inspection.

In the golden autumn season, in various parts of Northeast China, corn has come to its mature stage. Also, at the (Liaoning) Shenyang Farmland Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station (hereinafter referred to as Shenyang Station), the autumn harvest and the production measurement are about to start

From September 15 to16, 2021, the Red Beach Wetland Protection and Sustainable Development Forum was successfully held in Panjin. The forum was jointly organised by the Cultural Tourism Group of Panjin City, the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and several other organisations.

On September 29, 2021, China Technology Market Association announced the winners of the 3rd Golden Bridge Awards. Due to excellent performance in promoting the transfer, transformation and industrialisation of scientific and technological achievements, the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with five other prize winners, was awarded the outstanding contribution award, the top prize of the Golden Bridge Awards.

After more than a year of preparation, the Observation and Research Station Network for Northeast China Forest Ecosystems (or NE-Forest Network for short) was formally established on August 3, 2021. The founding meeting was held at the Qingyuan Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (i.e., Liaoning Qingyuan Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station) (referred to as Qingyuan Station hereinafter).

On August 17, 2021, Shenyang Zhongke Ecological Sciences & Technology Co., Ltd. (or SZE for short) was formally established with the approval of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Executive Committee of the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE), CAS. The purpose of the establishment of this company is to achieve centralized and unified supervision of the IAE's operational state-owned assets, standardize corporate governance and investment progress, promote the transfer of scientific and technological achievements and the operation of intellectual property, and establish a firewall against risk for the institute.