Dr. Binbin Li is the Assistant Professor of Environmental Sciences of the Environmental Research Center at Duke Kunshan University. She holds a secondary appointment with Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. She is the IUCN Species Survival Commission expert, associate editor of Frontiers of Ecology and Evolution, and serves on the editorial board of Conservation Biology, Global Ecology and Conservation and Biodiversity Science. Her research focuses on endangered and endemic species conservation in China such as giant pandas, priority setting and management of protected areas, and sustainable infrastructure building in Belt and Road Initiative. She promotes to use innovative technology, market tools and policies to solve conservation problems and assist sustainable local community development. Dr. Li has been awarded EC50 by Explorers Club, one of the world’s most inspiring explorers. Dr. Li is engaged in science communication and nature education. She is a signed nature photographer at Swild in China and directed the documentary “Secret Worlds of Min Mountains-Wanglang”. From 2013-2015, she was on the advisory board for Disney nature documentary “Born in China”. She is devoted in using photography, social media, drama, and other art formats to promote conservation science in the public.