According to Yunnan Provincial Regulations on the Administration of Nature Reserves, the third-term Accreditation Committee of Yunnan Nature Reserves has been recently set up by the Yunnan Provincial Environmental Protection Bureau, with authorization by the provincial government. The establishment of the Accreditation Committee is aimed to better work on the classification and evaluation of nature reserves in Yunnan province. Prof. Zhu Hua of XTBG was elected member of the 20-person Accreditation Committee.