Rong Zhao | Forests | Best Researcher Award

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Prof Dr Rong Zhao |  Forests |  Best Researcher Award

Researcher at  Research Institute of Forestry Policy and Information, Chinese Academy of Forestry,  China

Prof. Dr. Rong Zhao is a prominent figure in forestry policy research with extensive contributions to ecological poverty reduction and rural revitalization. She leads the Research Office of Forestry Economic Theory and Policy and serves as Deputy Director at the Ecological Poverty Alleviation Research Center under the National Forestry and Grassland Administration in China. Dr. Zhao has presided over more than 60 national and international research projects, focusing on forestry economics, ecological protection, and sustainable development. She has published over 100 academic papers and authored 20 books, including works on forestry industry policies and ecological poverty alleviation.

Publication profile:

🎓 Academic Background & Leadership:

Prof. Dr. Rong Zhao is a leading figure in forestry research, serving as the Director of the Research Office of Forestry Economic Theory and Policy and the Deputy Director of the Ecological Poverty Alleviation Research Center at the National Forestry and Grassland Administration. She is also a council member and editor for multiple forestry societies and journals.

🌍 Research Focus:

Her research spans forestry economic theory, ecological poverty alleviation, and rural revitalization. Prof. Zhao has led over 60 projects funded by national and international agencies, published more than 100 papers, and authored 20 books on topics like forestry policy and ecological poverty reduction.

🏆 Awards & Contributions:

She has received numerous honors, including the Leung Hsi Forestry Science and Technology Award and the Distinguished Thesis Award. Her work significantly impacts forestry policy formulation, sustainable development, and ecological protection.

🤝 Collaborations & Memberships:

Prof. Zhao has demonstrated strong collaboration skills by chairing international cooperation projects and working with global experts. She is a member of several prominent organizations, including the China Society of Rural Development and the China Society of Forestry Economics.

🔍 Research Areas:

  • Forestry Economic Theory & Policy
  • Ecological Poverty Reduction
  • Forestry Industry & Technical Economy
  • Forestry Reform & Development
  • Forestry Finance & Insurance

Publication Top Notes:

  • Does the Comprehensive Commercial Logging Ban Policy in All Natural Forests Affect Farmers’ Income?—An Empirical Study Based on County-Level Data in China
    Forests | 2024-09-16 | DOI: 10.3390/f15091634
  • Can Ecological Protection Affect High-Quality Forestry Development?—A Case Study of China
    Forests | 2024-08-02 | DOI: 10.3390/f15081354
  • An Index System for the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Forest Ecological Product Value Realization in China
    Forests | 2024-07-16 | DOI: 10.3390/f15071236
  • Logical Relationship of Value Realization of Forest Ecological Products with Reform of Collective Forest Tenure System and Its Path to Achievements
    World Forestry Research | 2024-07-12
  • Development Status and Implications of Climate-smart Forestry
    World Forestry Research | 2024-06-20
  • Application of Blockchain Technology in Forestry
    World Forestry Research | 2024-03-30
  • Sustainable Forest Development in the Digital Era: The Impact of Internet Use on the Happiness of Forest Farmers’ Families in Ecologically Fragile Ethnic Areas of China
    Forests | 2024-03-20 | DOI: 10.3390/f15030564
  • The Impact and Mechanism of Digital Villages on Agricultural Resilience in Ecologically Fragile Ethnic Areas: Evidence from China’s Provinces
    Agriculture | 2024-01-30 | DOI: 10.3390/agriculture14020221
  • Pathways to Realizing the Value of Forest Carbon in China from the Perspective of “Forests-Carbon Market-Socioeconomics” System
    World Forestry Research | 2023-11-07
  • A Preliminary Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Ecological Product Value Realization in China Based on the DPSIR Model
    Sustainability | 2023-11-02 | DOI: 10.3390/su152115572
  • The Practical Logic of Ecological Product Value Realization: A Study of Grounded Theory
    Journal of Natural Resources | 2023-10-13

 

Yunting Fang | Forest Ecology | Best Researcher Award

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Prof Yunting Fang |  Forest Ecology |  Best Researcher Award

Deputy director at  Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Yunting Fang is a distinguished Researcher and Deputy Director at the Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His expertise lies in the ecology of stable isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, focusing on nitrogen biogeochemical cycles and nitrogen deposition on ecosystems. With a prolific research career, he has led 18 completed and three ongoing projects, including grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Yunting Fang has published over 80 SCI papers in top-tier journals like Nature Climate Change and Global Change Biology. He holds editorial roles in several ecological journals and has contributed to advancements in carbon sequestration, soil fertility, and nitrogen cycle technologies. His work on stable isotope analysis has significantly impacted global environmental research.

Publication profile:

 

📚 Academic and Professional Background:

Yunting Fang specializes in the ecology of stable isotopes of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, focusing on nitrogen biogeochemical cycles and nitrogen deposition in ecosystems. His research examines how ecosystems respond to global changes like nitrogen deposition and warming.

🌍 Research and Innovations:

Fang has completed 18 projects and is currently leading 3 major research initiatives, including:

  1. Carbon sequestration in Northeastern China (2025-2029).
  2. Soil health and carbon sequestration in black soil areas (2023-2028).
  3. Nutrient efficiency technology systems (2022-2025).

He has also developed novel systems for nitrogen and gas flux measurements.

🏆 Achievements and Contributions:

Fang’s groundbreaking research on the nitrogen cycle has significantly impacted both national and international environmental efforts. He has authored 80+ SCI papers in top journals like Nature Climate Change, Nature Communications, and Global Change Biology.

📖 Books Published: 3
📝 Patents: 1 (published), 3 (under process)

🎓 Editorial & Professional Roles:

  • Deputy Editor: Chinese Ecology Journal
  • Board Member: Ecological Processes, PeerJ, and more.
  • Chairman: Special Committee on Stable Isotope Ecology, Chinese Society of Ecology.

🧬 Research Focus:

  • Nitrogen cycle in ecosystems
  • Effects of global warming on soil and nitrogen
  • Carbon sequestration and biodiversity

📊 Citations and Impact:

  • Citations: 5970 (2062 since 2019)
  • h-index: 41 (24 since 2019)
  • i10-index: 87 (44 since 2019)

Publication Top Notes:

  • Nitrogen addition reduces soil respiration in a mature tropical forest in southern China
    J. Mo, W. E. Zhang, W. Zhu, P. E. R. Gundersen, Y. Fang, D. Li, H. Wang
    Global Change Biology, 14(2), 403-412 (2008)
  • Effects of experimental nitrogen additions on plant diversity in an old‐growth tropical forest
    X. Lu, J. Mo, F. S. Gilliam, G. Zhou, Y. Fang
    Global Change Biology, 16(10), 2688-2700 (2010)
  • Response of litter decomposition to simulated N deposition in disturbed, rehabilitated and mature forests in subtropical China
    J. Mo, S. Brown, J. Xue, Y. Fang, Z. Li
    Plant and Soil, 282, 135-151 (2006)
  • Nitrogen deposition and forest nitrogen cycling along an urban–rural transect in southern China
    Y. Fang, M. Yoh, K. Koba, W. Zhu, Y. U. Takebayashi, Y. Xiao, C. Lei, J. Mo, …
    Global Change Biology, 17(2), 872-885 (2011)
  • Microbial denitrification dominates nitrate losses from forest ecosystems
    Y. L. M. Y. Fang, Y. Koba, A. Makabe, C. Takahashi, W. Zhu, T. Hayashi, A. A. …
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(5), 1470-1474 (2015)
  • Input and output of dissolved organic and inorganic nitrogen in subtropical forests of South China under high air pollution
    Y. T. Fang, P. Gundersen, J. M. Mo, W. X. Zhu
    Biogeosciences, 5(2), 339-352 (2008)
  • 氮沉降对森林植物的影响
    李德军, 莫江明, 方运霆, 彭少麟, P. Gundersen
    生态学报, 23(9), 1891-1900 (2003)
  • Anthropogenic imprints on nitrogen and oxygen isotopic composition of precipitation nitrate in a nitrogen-polluted city in southern China
    Y. T. Fang, K. Koba, X. M. Wang, D. Z. Wen, J. Li, Y. Takebayashi, X. Y. Liu, M. Yoh
    Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11(3), 1313-1325 (2011)
  • Chemical Method for Nitrogen Isotopic Analysis of Ammonium at Natural Abundance
    D. Liu, Y. Fang, Y. Tu, Y. Pan
    Analytical Chemistry, 86(8), 3787–3792 (2014)
  • Emissions of nitrous oxide from three tropical forests in Southern China in response to simulated nitrogen deposition
    W. Zhang, J. Mo, G. Yu, Y. Fang, D. Li, X. Lu, H. Wang
    Plant and Soil, 306, 221-236 (2008)
  • 鼎湖山主要森林植物凋落物分解及其对 N 沉降的响应
    莫江明, 薛花, 方运霆
    生态学报, 24(7), 1413-1420 (2004)
  • 鼎湖山自然保护区土壤有机碳贮量和分配特征
    方运霆, 莫江明, 周国逸, 张倩媚, 李德军
    生态学报, 24(001), 135-142 (2004)
  • Atmospheric deposition and leaching of nitrogen in Chinese forest ecosystems
    Y. Fang, P. Gundersen, R. D. Vogt, K. Koba, F. Chen, X. Y. Chen, M. Yoh
    Journal of Forest Research, 16, 341-350 (2011)
  • Nitrogen leaching in response to increased nitrogen inputs in subtropical monsoon forests in southern China
    Y. Fang, P. Gundersen, J. Mo, W. Zhu
    Forest Ecology and Management, 257(1), 332-342 (2009)
  • High abundance of ammonia-oxidizing archaea in acidified subtropical forest soils in southern China after long-term N deposition
    K. Isobe, K. Koba, Y. Suwa, J. Ikutani, Y. Fang, M. Yoh, J. Mo, S. Otsuka, …
    FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 80(1), 193-203 (2012)
  • Methane uptake responses to nitrogen deposition in three tropical forests in southern China
    W. Zhang, J. Mo, G. Zhou, P. Gundersen, Y. Fang, X. Lu, T. Zhang, S. Dong
    Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 113(D11) (2008)
  • Response of soil respiration to simulated N deposition in a disturbed and a rehabilitated tropical forest in southern China
    J. Mo, W. Zhang, W. Zhu, Y. Fang, D. Li, P. Zhao
    Plant and Soil, 296, 125-135 (2007)
  • Large loss of dissolved organic nitrogen from nitrogen-saturated forests in subtropical China
    Y. Fang, W. Zhu, P. Gundersen, J. Mo, G. Zhou, M. Yoh
    Ecosystems, 12, 33-45 (2009)
  • Soil acidification in response to acid deposition in three subtropical forests of subtropical China
    LIU Ke-Hui, F. Yun-Ting, YU Fang-Ming, LIU Qiang, LI Fu-Rong, …
    Pedosphere, 20(3), 399-408 (2010)
  • The natural abundance of 15N in plant and soil‐available N indicates a shift of main plant N resources to NO from NH along the N leaching gradient
    Y. Takebayashi, K. Koba, Y. Sasaki, Y. Fang, M. Yoh
    Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry: An International Journal Devoted … (2010)

 

 

Abebe Ayele | Forests | Best Faculty Award

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Mr Abebe Ayele | Forests |  Best Faculty Award

PhD student at  Bahir Dar University,  Ethiopia

Abebe Ayele Haile was born on November 14, 1994, in Tarmaber Woreda, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. He is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Plant Biology at Bahir Dar University and holds an MSc in Botanical Sciences and a BSc in Biology. Fluent in Amharic and English, Abebe has significant academic and research experience. He began his career as a lecturer at Dambi Dollo University from 2017 to 2018 and has been a lecturer at Debre Berhan University since 2019. His teaching portfolio includes courses such as Seed Plants, Bryophytes and Pteridophytes, Phycology, Plant Taxonomy, Plant Anatomy and Physiology, and General Biology. Abebe’s research interests span ethnobotanical studies of medicinal and wild edible plants, plant diversity and ecology, identification of plant secondary metabolites, and the investigation of antimicrobial activity of medicinal plants both in vitro and in vivo. He has also contributed to the establishment of a herbarium for research and academic purposes at Dambi Dollo University. Notably, his ethnobotanical research includes studying medicinal plants used by the Sayo and Anfillo districts in the Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia.

Profile:

Academic Qualifications:

  • Ph.D. Candidate: Plant Biology (Bahir Dar University)
  • M.Sc.: Botanical Sciences
  • B.Sc.: Biology

Work Experience:

  • Lecturer at Dambi Dollo University: 2017-2018
  • Lecturer at Debre Berhan University: 2019-Present
  • Ph.D. Student: Bahir Dar University (Since 2020)

Research Activities:

  • 🌿 Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by Sayo and Anfillo districts in Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
  • 📚 Herbarium establishment for research and academic purposes at Dambi Dollo University from some selected woredas of Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Abebe Ayele Haile is a dedicated researcher and educator with a profound interest in plant biology, ethnobotany, and conservation. He is actively involved in the development of innovative methods and techniques to study and preserve plant diversity. 🌿🔬

Publication Top Notes:

  • Woody species diversity, structure and regeneration status of the church forests in West Gojjam Zone, Northwestern Ethiopia
    • Authors: Ayele, A., Seid, A., Mekonnen, A.B., Mekuriaw, A., Shimeles, L.
    • Journal: Trees, Forests and People
    • Year: 2024
    • Volume: 16
    • Article: 100570
  • Predictors of obesity among school-age children in Debre Berhan City, Ethiopia
    • Authors: Ayele, A.N., Mekonen, A.G., Seid, A., Abayneh, A.D., Haile, M.T.
    • Journal: PLOS Global Public Health
    • Year: 2023
    • Volume: 3
    • Issue: 9
    • Article: e0001895