This paper introduces the background, research objectives and contents of a kicked-off project titled "Innovative development of equipments and internet-of-things techniques for ecosystem monitoring and its demonstration". The project is funded by the Key Special Projects entitled "Rehabilitation and Protection of Typical Fragile Ecosystems in China" in the framework of National Key Research and Development Plan. To meet the requirements of national ecosystem monitoring and parallel the international science and technology frontiers of ecosystem monitoring, this project aims at developing some innovative equipments and internet-of-things technologies for ecosystem monitoring. These equipments and internet-of-things technologies will be demonstrated in selected fragile ecosystems across China to verify their usefulness in constructing a real-time, stereo, automatic and intelligent ecosystem observing system. The eventual purpose is to enhance observation ability of ecosystems and therefore serve the national priorities in fragile ecosystem protection and rehabilitation.