Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS

Why Do Stronger Winds Make Ecosystems Use Water Less Efficiently?

A research team led by Prof. FU Zheng at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, revealed a previously overlooked role of wind in regulating ecosystem water-use efficiency. The findings were published in Nature Climate Change.

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Researchers Reveal Dual Roles of Human Activity in Shaping Global Fire Regimes

A research team at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences used the reduction in human mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic as a natural experiment to examine human influences on global fire regimes. They found that reduced human activity was associated with an average 12.3% decline in global fire incidence. Strong regional differences revealed that...

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Study Provides a Plant-microbe Co-driven Perspective on the Nitrogen Cycle

Prof. XU Xingliang’s team at Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, provided a plant-microbe co-driven perspective on the nitrogen cycling.

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The 6th World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research Held in Beijing

The 6th World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research (WSTLUR) took place in the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing from June 7 to 11. The symposium drew more than 180 scholars from over 90 universities and research institutions across 26 countries and regions, fostering international exchanges on transport and land use research.

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Solar Panels on Building Walls could Power Cities, Cut Emissions: Study

A new study by Chinese scientists suggests that installing solar panels on the outside walls of buildings could generate huge amounts of electricity while also lowering cooling costs and reducing carbon emissions.

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Why Do Stronger Winds Make Ecosystems Use Water Less Efficiently?

Researchers Reveal Dual Roles of Human Activity in Shaping Global Fire Regimes

Study Provides a Plant-microbe Co-driven Perspective on the Nitrogen Cycle

The 6th World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research Held in Beijing

Solar Panels on Building Walls could Power Cities, Cut Emissions: Study

10 13, 2026

Researchers Reveal the Unsustainability of Wetland Reclamation for Food Security

10 12, 2026

Researchers Reveal Where Centralized Wastewater Reuse Can—and Cannot— Ease Water Scarcity in China

09 29, 2026

Researchers Reveal Armed Conflict Accelerates Global Cropland Loss

06 19, 2026

The 6th World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research Held in Beijing

04 30, 2026

IGSNRR Delegation Completes First Stop in Benin with Academic Exchange and MoU Signing

03 27, 2026

2026 Spring International Workshop on IAHS-HELPING-DEEPHY Held in Beijing

Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP)-East Asia and AgMIP-Rice International Symposium

Forum for Water Problem——the Sixth Lecture in 2026

The 80th GIS Academic Forum

Forum for Water Problem——the First Lecture in 2026

Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation

Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development Modeling

Key Laboratory for Resource Use and Environmental Remediation

State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System

Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Processes