Huei-Min Tsai is a Professor of the Graduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU), Taipei, Taiwan. She received Ph.D. in Geography from National Taiwan University; earlier degrees include Postgraduate Certificate in Museum Studies at Graduate School of Art and Science, New York University, U.S.A.; M.Sc. in Natural Resources Management, School of Natural Resources, the Ohio State University, U.S.A.; and B.Sc. in Biology, NTNU. With these wide disciplines, her research often integrated various fields in understanding human-environment interactions, and focus on sustainability issues in various types of environments, particularly in small islands, Indigenous communities, and coastal sea areas. The aspects of her research include environmental history, bio-cultural diversity, social-ecological systems, political ecology, sustainability science, resilience theories, and Local & Indigenous knowledge systems. The applications of these understandings further apply to environmental literacy, Indigenous knowledge-based science education, sustainability indicators, and relevant policies. Currently, she also serves as the Chair of International Geographic Union’s Commission on Islands (IGU-Islands), a member of the National Committee of Future Earth, Academia Sinica (Future Earth- Taipei), an Honorary Life Member of the International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA), and a board member of Environmental Education Association in Taiwan.