Lv Zhengcao

ª¥Born in 1910, the former minister  of Ministry of Railway of P. R. China, the vice chairperson of National Committee, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the chairman of China Elk Foundation. Now is honorary chairman of China Biodiversity Conservation Foundation. 

   He began to pursue the cause of nature protection early in the 1980s. He is one of pioneers to establish China Elk Foundation and China Biodiversity Conservation Foundation.

Zhang Jianmin

ª¥Born in 1929, formerly the vice mayor of Beijing People Government, the chairman of Beijing People's Congress, the chairman of China Elk Foundation and China Biodiversity Conservation Foundation. Now is honorary chairman of China Biodiversity Conservation Foundation.   

ª¥He engaged in the campaign to protect elk early in the 1980s, and ordered a wetland with a area of 960 ha in the southern suburb of Beijing, to establish Beijing Elk Ecology Research Center, now Beijing Elk Garden. In order to establish a national elk nature reserve in Shishou, Hubei Province, he contributed elks. He is one of pioneers to establish China Biodiversity Conservation Foundation.

Liu Shu

ª¥Research professor, the honorary chairman of council of China Biodiversity Conservation Foundation.

    Born in 1935 in Shengyang, Liaoning Province. She graduated from Leningrad Forestry Engineering College in U.S.S.R. in 1960. She engaged in the research work in Controlling Desert Team, Geography Institute, Lanzhou Desert Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences, during the period of 1960-1983, successively. She was elected as vice nomarch of Gansu @rovince during 1983-1989. After June,1989, she was transferred into China Association for Science and Technology, occupied as primary secretary of secretary committee, standing membership in Committee of Chinese Communist Party, vice chairman, early or later. Was membership of the 8th and 9th National Committee, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Now is vice standing chairman of Sino-Russian Friendship Association, vice chairman of council of China Environmental Protection Foundation, chairman of China Association of Children's Science Instructors, chairman of China Association for Science and Technology Newspaper.

   She is one of initial and senior researchers in the field of desertification and its controlling, and was employed as professor by many domestic universities or colleges, as senior advisor of Environment Plan Commission of U. N.  Recent years, she has contributed into the development of emerging sand industry.

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Hu Zhaoguang

ª¥Graduated from Tsinghua University in 1964, attended in advanced management studies in Sweden. Now is part-time professor and advanced engineer in Tsinghua University, chairman of CBCF, vice chairman of China Association for Aged Professors, membership of Beijing People Congress. Was formerly vice mayor of Beijing People Government, chairman of Beijing Holding Company Group. For a long time, he has supported the cause of biodiversity conservation, especially in the period of in his position of vice mayor of Beijing. Now, he still contributes himself to the biodiversity conservation and CBCF. 

Jin Jianming

ª¥The vice standing chairman and director of expert committee of CBCF.

    Born on January 23, 1932, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, graduated from Fudan University in Shanghai in 1955. He was conferred biology PhD from Leningrad University of U.S.S.R. in 1960. He had been general engineer and vice director of National Environmental Protection Administration (NEPA) from the 1980s to 1990s. Now is professor engineer, advisor for Ph.D student, and vice-director of Advisor Committee of NEPA, vice chairman of National Committee, China Man and Biosphere Plan, vice chairman of Chinese Ecological Economics Society.

   He has made great contributions to and creative achievements in dhe field of environmental engineering. He was rewarded the honorary title and warrant of The Scientist Who Made Distinguished Contributions to Science & Technology by State Council, the award of Distinguished Contributor to Science & Technology Progress in the 7th National Five-years Plan, the award of Science & Technology Progress by Heliang-Heli Foundation, Environmental  Jinniu Award, The Tiptop Award in International Cooperation, and many other national or ministerial awards, excellent book awards.

    He has published more than 10 works and 90 essays in home and abroad.

    In 1997, he was elected as Academician of Chinese Engineering Academy.     

Chen Changdu

ª¥The standing director of CBCF, vice director of Expert Committee of CBCF, professor in Peking University.

  Born in 1927 in Xinning County, Hunan Province, graduated from Tsinghua University in the early 1950s, graduator of Botany Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, attended in advanced geography flora studies in Leningrad University of U.S.S.R. in two years  and was a advanced scholar visitor for desert vegetation  in Arizona State University in half year.

     He has been a teacher in Peking University since 1953. He has published more than 90 scholar essays, 50 other essays, and 6 monographs with cooperators,  1 teaching book for university. The formerly chairman of China Ecology Society, the scholar advisor of NEPA, now is the expert advisor in landscape and view of National Construction Ministry, membership of Experts Advising Committee of National Forestry Administration, advisor of Scenery Park Committee  of Beijing Landscape Architecture Society. He mainly contributes to the research in ecology, micro-ecology, biodiversity conservation and the development of nature reserves in China. He is the primary writer of three national outline documents: Guideline for  Chinese Nature Reserve, Chinese Action Plan for Biodiversity Conservation, and National Report on China Biological Diversity.

Chen Jianwei

   The vice honorary chairman of CBCF.

  Born in 1952, formerly occupied as vice director of Wildlife Conservation Bureau of National Forestry Administration, vice director of Censor Committee for National Nature Reserve, vice director of Wildlife Monitoring Center and director of Wetland Monitoring Center, National Forestry Administration, vice director of China Desertification Monitoring Center. Now is committeeman of Data Managing Committee, Chinese Ecosystem Research Net, standing director of China Wildlife Protection Association, director of China Sand Control and Industry Society, vice chairman of China Wild Plant Utilization Association, vice chairman of China Wild-plant Protection Association, advisor for Ph.D student and part-time professor in Wuhan University, Beijing Forestry University, Northeast Forestry University. Has published more than 40 scholar essays.

He Shanan

   Research professor, the honorary director of Plant Garden Committee, CBCF.

  Born in 1932 in Changsha, Hunan Province. Graduated from Horticulture Department of Zhejiang Agricultural University. Formerly the director of Jiangsu Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences from 1983 to 1998. Now is vice chairman of International Association for Arboretum, committeeman of Endangered Species Conservation Committee, IUCN, honorary director of Arboretum Committee, CAS, editor-in-chief of Journal of Pant Resource and Environment. He began the research of plant introduction and domestication, fruit tree very early. He has published 6 monographs, 170 scholar essays.

He Shiyuan

ª¥Professor in Beijing Normal University, the well-know botanical taxonomist in vegetation of northern China.

ª¥ Born in Beijing on August, 1927, Man people, learning in Beijing Normal University during 1947-1952, was elected as professor in 1988, was member of the 8th compile committee of China Flora, standing committeeman of Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica, vice director of Weed Committee of Beijing Pesticide Society. Beijing Flora, edited chiefly by him, was rewarded the third-class award of national excellent science & technology book. He also compiled Botany for the teaching in university. His published woks and complied books included of Hebei Flora, Beijing Flora Directory, Northern China Seed Plant List, part of China Flora. 

   He also devote into science & technology&nbcp; popularization, take part in children education in part time, and published the plant part of Encyclopedia for Middle School Student, Biological Education Dictionary for Middle School, et al. 

Lang Huiqing

ª¥Born in Jilin, Jilin Province in 1928, graduated from Northeast Normal University in 1951, began the wetland research in 1958. She has surveyed the wetland resources of China through the country. Her works mainly include of Chia Fens, The Identification and Utilization of Turves, China Wetland Vegetation, all are the first works published about wetland research in home.

   Formerly the director of Wetland Survey Center, National Education Ministry, committeeman in the Assessment Committee for National Nature Reserve,

  Was rewarded The Award of National Science Congress, The Award of Science & Technology Progress, and Science Award, of National Education Ministry. Was rewarded as  Excellent Person in Nature Reserve Research by SEPA, et al. in 1999, was rewarded the 7th Earth Award.

Jiang Gaoming

  Research professor, Ph.D, advisor for Ph.D student, expert in  plant ecology, ecosystem management, born on September 16, 1964, in Shandong Province.

  He is Member of Plant Ecology Branch, the Chinese Association of Botany, Member of Ecotourism Branch, the Chinese Association of Ecology, Standing Editor Member for Acta Phytoecologica Sinica, Associate Editor for Chinese Bulletin of Botany, Member of Beijing Association of Botany, President of the Chinese Young Plant Ecologist Association, Pluralistic Professor of China Science and Technology University, Graduate College, Expert Member of China Biodiversity Conservation Fund, Consultative Expert of Ecotourism Association, IUCN-WCPA-EA.

   About 100 papers written by him have been published both in China and abroad since 1985, among which 46 are the core journal papers in China, and 10 in SCI receiving papers (international journals). However, most of the publication are concerned with Plant Ecology, Plant Ecophysiology.

  Was rewarded the First-class Award by SEPA for the Project of Sino-British Collaborate Research on Ecology and Environment Planning of Chengde City (1993, chief participator). Published three books related with plant ecology.