Dr. Xiaohong Zhang works as an Associate Expert with Wetlands International. She is now working on the Flyway Bottleneck Yellow Sea Project as a project manager based in China representing Wetlands International. She started with Wetlands International in China in 2002 and was responsible for project development, project management and operation.

Nicolas Rossin has been a regional task team leader on biodiversity for the Agence Française de développement (AFD) since 2017. He’s currently based at AFD regional office in Beijing where he’s in charge of the projects portfolio on biodiversity and natural capital in China (including the China Biodiversity Facility) and Vietnam. He joined AFD in 2002 and has since worked in operations, both in the field (regional office for South Pacific in New Caledonia and country office in Mauritania) and at headquarters.

Kang Wei has over 20 years of experience promoting sustainable development and nature conservation in China. Before he joined The Nature Conservancy, Kang Wei served Heifer International and Jet Li’s One Foundation on poverty alleviation and disaster rehabilitation.

Mr. Chunsheng Yao is FAO GEF Portfolio Officer, managing and implementing GEF projects on biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and land restoration. He has over 10 years of work experience in the environment and development field, including international and national foundations, development agencies and NGOs. He used to work as Senior Program Manager of SEE Foundation to manage projects on biodiversity conservation and nature education.

Dr. Mingxiang Zhang, Professor and Deputy Dean of School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, the National Environmental Policy and Legislation Expert of the UNDP-GEF "Strengthening the protected area network for migratory bird conservation along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway in China "，and engaged in Wetland legislation, responsible for drafting the "Wetland Conservation Law (proposal draft)”.