Hunshandak Sandland Ecological Research Station,IOB,CAS Established in 2002, the research fields include restoration and reconstruction of vegetation and ecosystems in Hunshandak Sandland, and the comprehensive treatment of degraded environment and the continued utilization of grassland in Hunshandak Sandland. During the summer of 2008, a demonstration of farming chicken instead of traditional livestock (i.e. sheep and cattle) was carried out to study the impact of farming chicken on local vegetation and farmer’s income.

Participants in the International Training Course for the Establishment and Management of Field Research Stations visited the research field in Hunshandak Sandland