In July 2019, the Agricultural Product Safety and Environmental Quality Testing Centre of the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE), Chinese Academy of Sciences started to establish a biological sequencing platform to meet the needs of IAE scientists for conducting microbial gene sequencing.

Liaoning Provincial 2020 Science and Technology Major Project "Ecosystem restoration and governance in Northwest Liaoning: technology integration and ecological industry development demonstration," led by scientists of the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE), Chinese Academy of Sciences, has been approved officially by the Liaoning Provincial Department of Science and Technology, and the project contract has been signed.

the 2020 annual meeting of the National Key Research and Development Project "Site Soil Environmental Damage Assessment Methods and Standards," was held in Shenyang.

On August 28, ZHANG Yaping, Vice President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), visited the Lishu Conservation Tillage Research and Development Base (referred to as the Lishu R&D Base) of the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE), CAS.

From July 31st to August 3rd, the Huitong Forest Ecosystem Research Station of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (hereinafter referred to as Huitong Station) and School of Environment and Planning of Henan University jointly initiated an academic forum "Multi-scale Research on Ecosystem Structure, Process and Function" at Huitong Station. This forum was also part of the 60th anniversary celebrations of Huitong Station.

FU Bojie, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, researcher of the Ecological Environment Research Center of CAS and member of the Academic Committee of Erguna Station

On August 2-3, LI Tianlai, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and professor of Shenyang Agricultural University, visited the Qingyuan Forest Ecosystem Field Observation and Research Station of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (hereinafter referred to as Qingyuan Station, CAS).

On July 23, 2020, the National Key Research and Development (R&D) Program Project "Research on Key Technologies and Small Equipment for Environmental Restoration of Frozen Soil and Freezing-thawing Water in Village and Town communities" held a kick-off meeting at the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

From July 13th to 15th, the 7th National Fertilizer and Soil Conditioner Standardization Technical Committee Transition Conference was held in Li County, Longnan, Gansu Province.

At 9:30 pm on July 18, 2020, CCTV financial channel's 'Dialogue' program broadcasted a special episode about the Black Land Protection. Prof. ZHANG Xudong from the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, was invited to shared his knowledge about conservation tillage.