The 2020 Annual Meeting of the Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (KLSEPR, CAS) was held at Institute of Soil Science, CAS on January 18th, 2021. All the staff attended the meeting.
Prof. Yongming Luo, director of the KLSEPR, CAS, delivered a report "Summary and Prospect of Work in 2020". The report comprehensively summarized the work in 2020 from the aspects of system construction, team construction, base construction, cultural construction, scientific research projects, scientific and technological achievements output and scientific research progress. Looking forward to 2021, he pointed out that everyone should actively respond to the 14th Five-Year Plan, attach great importance to strengthening the forward-looking and coordinating strategic layout. What’s more, Prof. Yongming Luo called for everyone to focus on "national affairs", shoulder "national responsibilities". Then, the representatives of each research group delivered reports in terms of (1) Soil Pollution Process and Biological Health, (2) Soil Pollution Monitoring and Environmental Benchmarks, (3) Soil Pollutant Cycle and Environmental Quality Evolution, (4) Green Remediation of Soil and Groundwater Pollution.
This annual meeting was not only a grand communication and summarize, but also a good opportunity for everyone to jointly organize and plan the future construction and development of the KLSEPR, CAS. Challenges and opportunities coexist, crisis and development are integrated. Only by working hard and struggling for everyone can we not forget our original aspirations and be innovative and dedicated!