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Binbin Li

Associate Professor of Environmental Science at Duke Kunshan University
DKU Faculty

Research Interests


Dr. Li focuses on the synergy between biodiversity conservation and sustainable development under climate change. Her research covers conservation planning to promote synergetic solutions to climate change mitigation and human health, One Health framework, endangered and endemic species conservation in China such as giant pandas, sustainable infrastructure building, sustainable productive landscape and bird collisions in urban environment. 

Fellowships, Gifts, and Supported Research


Biodiversity-friendly tea plantation in Yunnan · 2024 - 2025 PI · Awarded by: China Environmental Protection Foundation
Morphological Adjustment of the Yangtze River and Corresponding Ecological Response · 2023 - 2025 Co-PI · Awarded by: WHU-DKU Joint Seeding Program
Reintroduction of Chinese Alligator and subsequent foodweb changes · 2022 - 2024 PI · Awarded by: Duke Kunshan University Foundation
China National Bird Collision Survey and Action Alliance · 2022 - 2029 PI · Awarded by: Zhilan Foundation
The effects and mechanism of stand age and landscape complexity on mammal diversity in the Larix kaempferi plantation of Qinling Mountains · 2022 - 2025 PI · Awarded by: The National Natural Science Foundation of China
Camera trapping monitoring network in Liang Shan, Giant Panda habitat. · 2021 - 2024 PI · Awarded by: Green Foundation
Investment and need of biodiversity conservation finance in China · 2020 - 2021 Co-PI · Awarded by: Global Environment Facility and Foreign Environmental Cooperation Center
Impact of livestock grazing on giant panda habitat and potential solutions · 2019 - 2024 Co-PI · Awarded by: Hong Kong Ocean Park Conservation Foundation
Impacts of protected areas in reducing the deforestation caused by linear infrastructure · 2019 - 2021 Awarded by: The National Natural Science Foundation of China
Biodiversity monitoring framework in forests · 2019 - 2020 PI · Awarded by: China State Forestry and Grassland Administration Research Award
Shuangchuang PhD Award · 2019 - 2020 Awarded by: Jiangsu Province, China
Impacts of livestock grazing in Important Bird Areas · 2018 - 2019 Awarded by: Birdlife International