Prof. Haonan Zhang earned his PhD in Ecology from Nanjing Forestry University. With nearly 15 years of experience in community ecology and nature reserve management, he worked from 2012 to 2014 in the Nature Reserve Supervision Division of the Department of Nature Ecology Protection, Ministry of ecology and environment of People's Republic of China (MEE). He is currently affiliated with the Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE, where he holds the following positions: Director, Research Laboratory for Protected Area Survey and Monitoring Principal Investigator (PI), Innovative Research Team for Forest Restoration Mechanisms Director, Chishui National Ecological Quality Comprehensive Monitoring Stations.