On May 22nd, the 29th International Day for Biological Diversity, an online forum with the theme of "Building a Shared Future For all Life on Earth" was successfully held by the Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center, together with the Heilongjiang Province Department of Ecology and Environment, the Heilongjiang Province Leading Group Office of Natural Education, the Heilongjiang province Environmental Protection Education Society, NEFU’s School of Forestry and College of Wildlife Protection and other related departments and organizations. The forum was hosted by Yang Bingyu, Deputy Secretary of CPC Committee and Deputy Dean of the college of Forestry.

Sun Long, Dean of the School of Forestry, said that the Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center will join hands with universities and research institutes at home and abroad to build a top international biodiversity research team, focus on biodiversity conservation and management, and establish a sound international biodiversity monitoring and cooperation network. The research center will strive to make breakthroughs in major scientific issues such as biodiversity change trends, maintenance mechanisms, and key theories and technologies of species conservation in Northeast Asia under the current context of climate change, so as to contribute to the conservation and governance of biodiversity in Northeast Asia and globally.

The forum was divided into two parts: thematic exchange and special report. In the thematic exchange session, the Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center, the Nature and Ecology Conservation Division of the Provincial Department of Ecology and Environment, the Provincial Environmental Protection Education Society and the Green Messenger Volunteer Association of Northeast Forestry University introduced the overview of biodiversity conservation in the province, research progress, experience and practices, and conservation actions.

In the special report, Prof. Mu Liqiang and Prof. Zou Li from the School of Forestry and Prof. Rong Ke from the College of Wildlife Protection focused on the theme of "The charming plant world", "The colorful fungus kingdom" and " The significance of woodpeckers for biodiversity".

The forum aimed to promote and implement Xi's Thought of Ecological Civilization, implement the spirit of the document "Opinions on Further Strengthening Biodiversity Conservation", popularize the knowledge of biodiversity conservation, raise the awareness of biodiversity conservation among teachers and students, guide the whole society to consciously participate in the cause of biodiversity conservation, actively explore scientific research in various disciplines, further promote the steady improvement of the quality and stability of biodiversity in Northeast Asia, strive to write the picture of building beautiful Heilongjiang and beautiful China, and contribute wisdom and strength to the realization of "Building a Shared Future for All Life" and ecological civilization.