Future Earth is a global network of scientists, researchers, and innovators dedicated to providing and supporting the knowledge needed for sustainable transformation. It is committed to accelerating the global transition to sustainable development through research and innovation, and to collaborating to build a more sustainable Earth.
Future Earth brings together researchers and scholars from around the world across various societal sectors and disciplines in the natural, social, and human sciences. Future Earth initiates and supports international collaboration among these researchers and stakeholders to identify and generate the integrated knowledge needed for a successful societal transition, thereby enabling a good and equitable life for all within the Earth system. Future Earth employs rigorous interdisciplinary research and systems thinking approaches in its work, combining basic and applied research to generate actionable, solution-oriented knowledge that informs and guides decision-making for policymakers and practitioners at all levels of governance. The current Future Earth architecture is illustrated in the figure below.
Future Earth Taipei, the Academia Sinica, actively participates in Future Earth and has established the “The National Committee of Future Earth, Academia Sinica, Taipei” (referred to as Future Earth Taipei), which is supported by the Center for Sustainability Science. Since its establishment in 2015, Future Earth Taipei has continuously promoted problem-solving approaches, engaged stakeholders in co-design and co-creation, connected with international networks, and advanced interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral research in sustainability science.
In response to Future Earth’s priorities and initiatives, Future Earth Taipei has established 11 working groups and currently has approximately 150 members. The National Committee comprises about 37 members, including experts and scholars participating in the Future Earth global research network, stakeholders, and young scholars. The current distribution of members of the National Committee of Future Earth, Academia Sinica, Taipei(Future Earth Taipei) is shown in the figure below.
List of Members of the 6th [Future Earth Republic of China Committee] (Term: November 27, 2025 – November 26, 2027)
Individual Members
| Name / Title | Affiliation |
| Professor Wang Yu-Chun | Department of Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University; Director of Sustainability, Office of University Affairs and Sustainable Development | |
| Distinguished Professor Jiang You-Zhong | Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University | |
| Researcher He Dong-yuan | Center for Environmental Change Research, Academia Sinica | |
| Professor Li Cong-zhen | Department of Economics, Taipei University | |
| Academician Zhou Chang-hong | Academician of Academia Sinica; Chair Professor, China Medical University; Distinguished Professor, National Taiwan University; Tenured Chair Professor, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology | |
| Deputy Executive Director Lin Tzu-lun | Office of Energy and Carbon Reduction, Executive Yuan; Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University | |
| Tenured Distinguished Professor Lin Hsing-chu | Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University | |
| Researcher Lin Tsung-hung | Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica | |
| Professor Emeritus Lin Chun-chuan | Department of Geography and Environmental Resources, National Taiwan University | |
| Dean Lin Yu-pin | Dean Lin Yu-pin | |
| Professor Chou Su-ching | Department of Geography and Environmental Resources, National Taiwan University | |
| Associate Professor Lin Hsin-tien | Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Taiwan University | |
| Professor Ke Chia-yin | Institute of Fisheries Sciences, National Taiwan University, and Director of the International Master’s Program in Biodiversity | |
| Distinguished Research Fellow and Director Chen Yu-gao | Center for Environmental Change Research and Executive Secretary of the Center for Sustainable Science, Academia Sinica; Jointly Appointed Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, National Taiwan University | |
| Academician Chen Chen-tung | Academician of Academia Sinica; Adjunct Research Chair Professor, Department of Ocean Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University | |
| Zhang, Jing-zhen, Adjunct Research Fellow | Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica | |
| Professor Hsin-Cheng Yeh | Institute of Sustainable Management and Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University | |
| Chief Investment Officer Shu-Fen Cheng | Cathay Financial Holdings | |
| Academician Hsin-Kun Peng | Distinguished Research Fellow,Institute of Economics, Deputy Director, Academia Sinica | |
| Researcher Sen-Lin Tang | Center for Biodiversity Research, Academia Sinica | |
| Distinguished Professor Chen-Hua Yang | School of Learning Informatics, National Taiwan Normal University | |
| Academician Chao-Han Liu | Academia Sinica | |
| Adjunct Professor Hui-Min Tsai | Institute of Sustainable Management and Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University | |
| Hsiao Tai-chi, Adjunct Researcher | Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica; Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics, National Chengchi University; Professor, Institute of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, National Taipei University | |
| Hsiao Hsin-huang, Chairman | Chairman, Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation; Adjunct Researcher, Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica; Jointly Appointed Professor, Department of Sociology, National Sun Yat-sen University; Jointly Appointed Chair Professor, Hakka College, National Central University; Chair of the Executive Committee, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, National Chengchi University | |
| Ambassador Jian You-xin | Ambassador-at-Large of the Republic of China, Chairman of the Taiwan Sustainable Energy Research Foundation (TAISE) | |
| Professor Emeritus Su Hui-chen | Department of Industrial Hygiene and Institute of Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University | |
| Organizing Committee Member | Director-General Lu Guo-chen | Central Weather Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications |
| Executive Director Zhang Yang-qian | Delta Electronics Foundation | |
| Deputy Director-General Zhang Gen-mu | Climate Change Bureau, Ministry of the Environment | |
| Director Lai Ming-zhi | Division of Natural Sciences and Sustainable Research and Development, National Science Council | |
| Convenor Lung Shih-Chun | Sustainable Sciences Division, Division of Natural Sciences, National Science Council | |
| Director Huang Wenyan | National Development Council (Department of Land, Regional, and Offshore Islands Development) | |
| Executive Director Po-Wen Yen | Tzu Chi Charity Foundation | |
| Director Lin Liying | Ocean Affairs Council (Department of Science, Technology, Culture, and Education) | |
| Executive Director Gu Yang | Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy Research |
Statutes of The National Committee of Future Earth, Academia Sinica, Taipei (Link)
Our Mission
● Connect the domestic and international sustainable science communities
● Strengthen the capabilities of the domestic sustainable science community
● Promote sustainable science characterized by three key features: “transdisciplinary research,” “solution-oriented,” and “stakeholder engagement”