Conference Overview

EcoSummit 2024, the 7th International EcoSummit Congress, aims to address the integrated environmental, social, and economic challenges of the Anthropocene Era by fostering an understanding of ecological principles. The theme, “Eco-Civilization for a Sustainable and Desirable Future,” will highlight the importance of socio-economic and ecological resilience across local, regional, and global scales, emphasizing vulnerable systems at higher risk from climate change and human impact.

Key Themes and Topics

Terrestrial Ecological Systems:

• Mountain ecosystems

• Watershed ecology

• Forest conservation and sustainable use

• Sustainable agriculture and farming

• Lake restoration

• Grassland conservation and sustainable use

Ecology and Biodiversity:

• Biodiversity conservation

• Biological invasions

• Disturbance ecology

• Ecological indicators

• Ecosystem restoration and health

• Ecotoxicology

• Coastal and marine ecology

Policy and Governance:

• Climate adaptation and mitigation

• Environmental policies and frameworks

• Eco-health and public health

• Sustainable development

• Biophysical planetary boundaries

• Ecological resilience

• Citizen science and local actors (NGOs)

• Ecological economics

• Ecosystem services

• Ecotourism

• Industrial ecology

• Innovative technology for ecological sustainability

Organizing Committee

Chairs:

• Junguo Liu, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, China

• Ida Kubiszewski, Institute for Global Prosperity, University College London, UK

• Robert Costanza, Institute for Global Prosperity, University College London, UK

• B. Larry Li, University of California, Riverside, USA

Plenary Speakers:

• Fahu Chen, CAS, China

• John Day, Louisiana State University, USA

• Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute, USA

• Anastassia Makarieva, RAS, Russia

• Stuart Pimm, Duke University, USA

• Johan Rockström, PIK, Germany

• David Sloan Wilson, SUNY Binghamton, USA

• Natalie Stoeckl, University of Tasmania, Australia

• Jingnan Wang, MEE, China

• Yongguan Zhu, CAS, China

Organizers and Supporters

• Organized by: Elsevier and the EcoSummit Foundation

• Supporting Publications: Various scientific journals and publications