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 Station of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, researchers have developed artificial blue-green algae crust technology that substantially accelerates the process.

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 Qu Jianjun, developed the "Sand Control Magic Cube 2.0" after repeated experiments.

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 Research Station of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has been included in the list of plant variety rights granted by ...

Regulations Provide Extra Protection for Glaciers

He Xiaobo, head of the Tangula Mountains Cryosphere and Environment Observation and Research Station of Xizang, said that the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the "Roof of the World", plays an irreplaceable role in ecological security.

Permafrost Embankment Construction Technologies for the Qinghai-Xizang Railway Project

"Chinese Solution" for Environmental Conservation in Global Arid Areas

Opening of Russian Branch of International Research Center for China-Mongolia-Russia Cold and Arid Regions Environment and Engineering was inaugurated in Yakutsk, Russia

Cosmic-Ray Neutron Rover Assists in Estimating Mesoscale Soil Moisture on Eastern Tibetan Plateau

A research team led by Prof. ZHANG Yongyong from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences estimated mesoscale soil moisture on the eastern Tibetan Plateau using a cosmic-ray neutron rover.