Main work

Prof. Xu Bin has more than 25 years' research and field experience focusing on sustainable forest management and certification, forest governance and responsible forest product trade etc. He has led 60+ research and development projects cooperated with NFGA, DFID, EFI, TNC, IIED, FAO, WWF, WB, IKEA, IIED, etc. Totally 5 national forestry standards, 22 books and 60+ papers have been published as the key author.

As a pioneer in Forest Certification in China and key expert of China Forest Certification Scheme (CFCS) and international scheme FSC in China, Prof. Xu Bin had been intensively involved in national standards, technique documents and practical guideline developing, training and capacity building, pilot and extension on forest certification and etc., which led to the good practice of sustainable forest management in China. And social, economic and ecologic impact of forest management should be considered and prepared during the forest auditing based on the standards.

Prof. Xu Bin also addressed the issue of forest governance, illegal logging and associated trade in China's forest product supply chain working with the government and industry. He proposed the policy framework on legal wood administration in China and took part in the policy dialogue among China and partner countries. In 2017 he initiated China Responsible Forestry Trade and Investment Alliance (China RFA) which was approved as a national innovation alliance by NFGA in 2019 to promote responsible forest product trade. And the toolkit and on-line platform of wood legality due-diligence system were developed to help the industry meet the market demands and ensure the legal/responsible sourcing of wood products.

Now he is mainly involved in the ecologic governance research and practice in Yellow River under the national strategy   which include the policy, technology and practical model using the integrated ecologic approach in the whole Yellow River basin.

As an international expert working with WWF, TNC, GTZ who is preferred by nature, etc., Prof. Xu Bin also took part in project evaluation, social and environmental impact assessment in the field, etc., and has much experience and skills in the area through the project implementation or project evaluation.

Key research projects

• Study on the Evolution of Ecological Quality in the Yellow River Basin, Key Project of the Basic Scientific Research Service Funds of Central Level Public Welfare Research Institutes, 2021-2023.

• Study on International Cooperation Strategy for Forestry and Grassland, Key Project of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration, 2021.

• Research on the Implementation Effectiveness Evaluation of Protection Policies for Wildlife Nature Reserves in China, 2020-2022.

• China-ASEAN Cooperation Mechanism and Platform Setup to Promote Better Forestry Governance and Legal Wood Trade, 2018-2020.

• Research on Forest Certification Technology and Promotion of Certification for Typical Forest Types (3 phases), 2016-2018.

• Establishment of Mechanisms to Combat Illegal Logging and Global Forest Governance Cooperation (8 phases), 2015-2022.

• China-UK Cooperation Program on International Forestry Investment and Trade (InFIT, 2 phase) 2014-2017, 2019-2021.

• China-African Forest Governance Project, 2014-2017.

• Introduction Project of Technology for Timber Legality Due Diligence and Traceability System, 2014-2016.

• Technology development and Capacity Building for Responsible Forest Management and Sustainable Wood Supply Chains in China (6 phases), 2005-2021.

Awards & achievements

• World Forestry Database and Data Platform. Certificate of Copyright Registration for Computer Software, 2019.

• Construction and Application of China Forest Certification Technology System. Second Prize of Liang Xi Science and Technology Award, 2018.

• Management of China's Timber Legality Supply Chain and Due Diligence Technology System. Recognized Achievement of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration's 948 Project, 2017.

Published articles & books

• Zhang Zhao, Li Jing, Xu Bin*, et al. Economic Impact Analysis on China Strengthening Legality Administration of Imported Wood：Based on Static GTAP Model. World Forestry Research, 2021, Vol. 34(1): 65-69.

• Li Jing, Xu Bin*, He Qiu, et al. The Comparison and Reference on Legislative Elements of International Timber Legality Regulations, World Forestry Research, 2020, Vol 33(6): 9-14.

• Li Jing, Xu Bin*, Wan Yuxuan. Feasibility Analysis and Policy Suggestions on China's Policy of Imported Timber Legality based on Enterprise Survey. Forest Resources Management, 2020, Vol.10 Issue (5): 17-22.

• Shaozhi Chen, Dengju Wang, Bin Xu etc. Contemporary World Forestry Study: Country Report. 2019. Beijing: China Forestry Publishing House.

• Bin Xu, Yanjie Hu, Jie Chen etc. The model of Collective Forest Certification and Practical Guide of Group Certification in China. 2018. Beijing: China Forestry Publishing House.

• Iben Nathana, Jie Chen, Christian Pilegaard Hansena, Bin Xu*, Yan Li. Facing the complexities of the global timber trade regime: How do Chinese wood enterprises respond to international legality verification requirements, and what are the   implications for regime effectiveness Forest Policy and Economics 92, 2018, 169–180.

• Wu Jing, Chen Jie, Xu Bin*. A Discussion on China's Green Credit Policy for Forestry Sector Based on SWOT Analysis. World Forestry Research, 2018, 31(2): 93-96.

• Bin Xu, Jie Chen, Jing Li etc. China Timber Legality Due Diligence: System Development and Technical Guide. 2017. Beijing: China Forestry Publishing House.

• Xiaobiao Zhang, Bin Xu*, Lei Wang, Aijun Yang and Hongqiang Yang*. Eliminating Illegal Timber Consumption or Production: Which Is the More Economical Means to Reduce Illegal Logging Forests, 2016, 7, 191.

• Jing Qian, Bin Xu*, Hongqiang Yang, Ying Nie. Illegal Logging and Related Trade: Who Combat It as Legal Subjects. Open Journal of Forestry, 2016, 6, 39-49.

• Cui Yuqian, ChenJie，XuBin*. Construction of China   Timber Legality Due Diligence System in Conformance to International Market Requirements. World Forestry Research, 2016 (2): 71-75.

• Shaozhi Chen, Bin Xu, Jie Chen, etc. Forestry Governance in PNG and China-PNG Cooperation Outlook. 2016. Beijing: China Forestry Publishing House.

• Bin Xu, Yanjie Hu, Jie Chen etc. The Practical Guild of CFCC Forest Management Certification. 2015. Beijing: China Forestry Publishing House.

• Jie Zhao, Bin Xu. The Theory and Practice of forest certification. 2015. Beijing: China Forestry Publishing House.

• Xu Bin, Chen Shaozhi, Liyan. Status Analysis of Chinese Industry reacting to the Demands of International Legal Forest Product Trade. Issues of Forestry Economics, Vol. 34 No. 2, 2014.

• Xu Bin, Chen Shaozhi, Fu Bo. Analysis on the Drivers and Cost-efficiency of Forest Management Certification in China. Issues of Forestry Economics, Vol. 34 No. 1, 2014.

• Bin Xu, Shaozhi Chen, Yong Chen, etc. The Strategy of Combating with Illegal Logging and Associated Trade. 2014. Beijing: China Forestry Publishing House.

• Bin Xu. The Impact Analysis of Forest Certification on Sustainable Forest Management in China. 2014. Beijing: China Forestry Publishing House.

• Bin Xu, etc. World Forestry Hot Issue. 2010/2014. Beijing: Science Press of China.

• Bin Xu, Shaozhi Chen, Guang Chen, etc. Forestry standards LY/T 1878-2014. China Forest Certification-Audit Directive on Forest Management Certification. Beijing: China Standards Press.

• Bin Xu, Lin Yu, Xiao Jianmin, etc. Forestry standards LY/T 2281-2020. China Forest Certification-Audit Directive on Chain of Custody Certification. Beijing: China Standards Press.

• Shougong Zhang, Wenming Lu, Bin Xu, etc. Forestry standards LY_T 1714-2007. China Forest Certification-Forest Management Certification. Beijing: China Standards Press.

• Wenming Lu, Jie Zhao, Bin Xu, etc. Forestry standards LY_T 1714-2007. China Forest Certification-Chain of Custody Certification. Beijing: China Standards Press.