Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical, biological and information sciences (including ecology, biology, physics, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physical geography (geodesy), and atmospheric science) to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems. Environmental science emerged from the fields of natural history and medicine during the Enlightenment

In response to the rapid economic development in recent years, China is committed not only to solve the ecological and environmental problems that have occurred, but also, through ecological planning and management measures, to avoid the ecological environmental risks that may occur. In pursuit of a balance among ecological environmental protection, economic development, and social harmony, China has accumulated extensive experience in environmental protection that could be applied to other developing countries, and it has developed a series of key technologies of ecological restoration and pollution control that are at the international forefront as well