The 5th Asia-Pacific Environmental Biogeochemistry Forum

November 28-29, 2026

International Exchange Center, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China

l Background

Environmental biogeochemistry focuses on the research of interactive biogeochemical cycles of elements and compounds and transformational processes within the Earth Systems. Environmental biogeochemistry plays a critical role in enhancing agricultural and ecosystem productivity, ecosystem service and environmental sustainability across terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Environmental biogeochemistry contributes to providing sustainable solutions to ensure food security and to manage the current global environmental crises (climate change, pollution, biodiversity loss) and human food production.

China, Australia and also other Asia-Pacific countries are facing similar environmental challenges, including bushfires, frequent droughts and floods, land degradation, soil and water pollution, and disposal of increasing volume of wastes. The Australia-China (Asia-Pacific) Environmental Biogeochemistry Forum provides a platform for facilitating transdisciplinary research and scientific exchange and enhancing research collaborations among the early- and mid-career Environmental Biogeochemistry scientists from Asia-Pacific countries.

The 5th forum will be held at Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China on 28-29 November 2026. The theme of this forum is biogeochemical cycling of elements in soil and associated environments with the main focus on carbon, nitrogen and heavy metals. We welcome any topics related to the theme that capture the latest advances such as 1) the conceptual framework of environmental biogeochemistry; 2) key biogeochemical processes across terrestrial and aquatic systems, 3) the dynamic links between diverse ecosystems under the environmental changes at different time and spatial scales, and 4) the fundamental role of environmental biogeochemistry in ecosystem productivity, service and sustainability. About 50 scientists from China, Australia, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Israel, Russia and Germany will be invited to participate in this forum.

l Academic Counsellors

Ø Guibing Jiang（江桂斌）, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Ø Yongguan Zhu（朱永官）, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

l Confirmed speakers from China

1. Hailiang Dong（董海良）, China University of Geosciences

2. Fangjie Zhao（赵方杰）, Nanjing Agricultural University

3. Yunfeng Yang（杨云锋）, Tsinghua University

4. Ji Chen（陈骥）, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences

5. Biao Zhu（朱彪）, Peking University

6. Yetao Tang（汤叶涛）, Sun Yat-sen University‌

7. Mao Ye（叶茂）, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences

8. Chunmei Chen（陈春梅）, Tianjing University

9. Benjamin L. Turner, Shandong Agricultural University, China

10. Chengjie Ren（任成杰）, Northwest Agriculture and Forest University

11. Xiaoyue Wang（王晓玥）, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences

12. Xiuli Hao（郝秀丽）, Huazhong Agricultural University

13. Yichao Wu（吴一超）, Huazhong Agricultural University

14. Xiaoxiao Yu（于肖肖）, Zhejiang University

15. Rui Xue (薛睿), Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences

l Confirmed speakers from oversea countries

1. Chengrong Chen, Griffith University, Australia (plus 1 student: Leandreux D. Ocasion)

2. Yunying Fang, Griffith University, Australia

3. Yingping Wang, CSIRO environment, Australia

4. Hangwei Hu, The University of Melbourne, Australia

5. Andrew S. Ball, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University (MRIT), Australia

6. Jianming Xue, Bioeconomy Science Institute, New Zealand

7. Samuel Rae McNally, Bioeconomy Science Institute, New Zealand

8. Soh Suguhara, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan（plus 1 student: Suzawa　Saya）

9. Han Lyu, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan

10. Hideaki Yasuno, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan

11. Pil Joo Kim, Gyeongsang National University, Korea （plus 2 students: Young Ho Seo, Ho Jun Shin）

12. Kyungmin Kim, Seoul National University, Korea

13. Adeflor G. Garcia, Provincial Research Development and Innovation Office (PRDIO), Philippines

14. Purificacion O. Cahatian, Provincial Research Development and Innovation Office (PRDIO), Philippines

15. Biplob Kumar Saha, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh

16. Itamar A. Shabtai, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, USA

17. Kuzyakov Yakov, University of Göttingen, Germany

18. Ekaterina A. Filimonenko, Sirius University of Science and Technology, Russia

19. Mahesh Premarathna, National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS), Kandy, Sri Lanka

l Organizer and contact persons

Ø Prof Qiaoyun Huang, Faculty of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China Email: qyhuang@mail.hzau.edu.cn, Phone: +86-27-13871070292

Ø Prof. Peng Cai, Faculty of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Email: cp@mail.hzau.edu.cn; Phone: +86-13545219828

Ø Prof Chengrong Chen, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Email: c.chen@griffith.edu.au; Mobile: +61- 422377367

Ø Dr Yunying Fang, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Email: yunying.fang@griffith.edu.au; Mobile: +61 -433655665