NiuWenyuan,(Nov.7,1939),professorofChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS).In2001,hewasselectedtobethememberofTheWorldAcademyofSciences(TWAS).In2003,hehasbeenappointedtobeTheCounselorofTheStateCouncilofThePeople'sRepublicofChinabytheChinesePremierMr.WenJiaBao.In2004,theSeniorAdvisor,InstituteofPolicy&Management,CAS.
Prof.NiuhasbeenthefounderofChina'ssustainabilitysciences.ln1984,hewasasChinesesnecialisttoinvolveinthedraftingofTheBrundtlandReportOurCommon,Future.In1994,hepublishedthefirsttheoreticalworkAn,In,troduction,toSustain,ableDevelopmentinChina.Uptonow,thebookhasstillbeenamajorcontributiontoChinesesustainability,andasthetextbookor/andmajorreferenceofsustainabilityfieldinuniversities.Prof.NiuhasbeenthedirectorandchiefscientistofnationalsustainabledevelopmentstrategyprogramofChinasince1992.Hehasleadedtostudyandeditannualreport"China'sSustainableDevelopmentReport"whichisthefirstnationalsustainabilitystrategicreportinChinafrom1999tonow.Heistheexecutiveeditor-in-chiefofTheOverviewofChin,a'sSustain,ableDevel,oprnenIthasbeencalled"NationalencyclopediaofChina'ssustainabilityscience"included20-volume).Thegreatworkwontheauthoritative"2010ChineseGovernmentPublicationPrize".