As a lab, we formed in the fall of 2019 in Beijing, China, housed in the Institute of Ecology at Peking University. Our work aims to understand and better the fate of biodiversity in an increasingly human-dominated world using robust conservation science. We are broadly concerned with the multitude of anthropogenic threats on biodiversity, and have a particular research focus on forest loss and degradation driven by human land use.

Under this vision, our research is structured around using ecological science to assess how wild species and their assemblages are affected by anthropogenic threats, as well as integrating this ecological understanding with interdisciplinary insights to identify practical solutions – policy-wise and more recently, market-based – with which to lessen the loss and promote the recovery of these species and assemblages.

Over the years, we have developed a growing portfolio of research projects involving fieldwork, mapping, and data synthesis, on a range of organisms including birds, bugs, and people. We have also worked extensively with conservation organizations to support conservation practice. Please go to separate pages for a closer look at who we are and what we do.