The Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of CAS – 新疆生态与地理研究所 focuses on arid zone ecology and environment. Its research areas include natural resource development, ecological restoration, environmental management, biodiversity conservation, and regional sustainable development of arid zones. The institute features the following:
- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology
- National Engineering Technology Research Center for Desert-Oasis Ecological Construction
- CAS Xinjiang Research Center for Mineral Resources
- CAS Research Center for Ecology and Environment of Central Asia
- Arid zone germplasm resource bank
- Planned Ili-Turpan National Botanical Garden
By 2022, XIEG had 539 employees.
More information: http://english.egi.cas.cn/.
