Picturesque Lishui in Zhejiang province. [Photo/VCG]

A forum on green ecology catalyzing science and technology was held in Lishui, in East China's Zhejiang province, from Nov 18 to 20.

Experts and scholars from universities and institutes across the country came together and discussed issues regarding the development and innovation of technologies related to green ecology.

"Integrating economic and social development with ecological and environmental protection has become an important direction of ecological civilization construction in China," said He Mingyuan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a professor at East China Normal University.

"Developing green and environment-friendly energy and chemical technologies is an important part of exploring new economic structures and development modes."

He also mentioned that Lishui has beautiful scenery and good ecology. It is of great significance to the area that researchers explore catalytic science and technology, and industrial transformation modes in line with green ecology.

He Mingyuan and his team established the first provincial academician and expert workstation in Lishui in 2011. The workstation has achieved fruitful results, and was recently named the 2018 model academician and expert workstation by the China Association for Science and Technology.