2022 Summer Heatwave Resulted in a Rapid Warming of Permafrost in Central Qinghai-Xizang Plateau

Permafrost Changes Impact Runoff Generation Processes and Water Conservation Capacity in Alpine Watersheds

A research team at the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) quantitatively asses...

Transforming Barren Deserts into Pockets of Power

It takes 10 to 20 years for biological soil crusts to form under natural conditions, but at the Shapotou Desert Research and Experiment S...

Mosaic of Magic: Grass Grids have Proven an Effective Way to Combat Desertification

In 2019, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, led by researcher ...

Researchers Cultivate New Variety of Edible Lily

Recently, the "Zhongbai No. 1" variety of Lanzhou edible lily (Lilium davidii var. unicolor), bred by the Lanzhou Eco-Agricultural Resear...