Xiaoli Shen
Associate Professor, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS)
Xiaoli is an associate professor at the State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, IBCAS. She has a particular interest in demonstrating the use of CBD-recognized indicators (e.g., WPI) to measure countries’ conservation progress.
Her current research focuses on conservation planning and effectiveness of protected areas. She received her PhD. in Zoology from Peking University in 2009 and had experience working as a visiting scientist at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Virginia. She has served as an associate editor for Biodiversity and Conservation since 2011.
