Zhihui Li received her Ph.D Degree in Cartography and Geography Information System from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2017. She worked as assistant professor at Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2017–2021). She was promoted to associate professor in 2022. Her research topics mainly include: environmental monitoring and assessment, ecosystem services trade-off analysis, land use modelling and analysis, water management and development of strategies for regional sustainable development.