The Integrated Ecosystem Management of the Qinling Mountain project, organized by the Research Institute of Resources and Environment Policies (RIEP) of the Development and Research Center of the State Council, was launched at a ceremony in Xi’an on May 21 and 22.

Experts from RIEP, Beijing Forestry University, the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, the United Nations Environment Program, and other institutions attended the event.