Global progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has stalled and, in many areas, regressed over the past decade, according to a new report released on October 27, 2025, at the World Science and Technology Development Forum. The Global-Scale Sustainable Development Scientific Monitoring Report (2025): A Decade of Progress through the Lens of Big Earth Data provides a detailed global assessment, revealing that only one of 18 SDG indicators was on track since 2015.

Leveraging Big Earth Data, this report examines seven SDGs—Zero Hunger (SDG 2), Clean Water and Sanitation (SDG 6), Affordable and Clean Energy (SDG 7), Sustainable Cities and Communities (SDG 11), Climate Action (SDG 13), Life Below Water (SDG 14), and Life on Land (SDG 15)—along with integrated evaluations and SDG interactions, summarizing global and China's progress over the past decade. Globally, these SDGs are seriously off track: of 59 indicators assessed, only 10 (16.9%) are on track, 27 have progressed slowly, 5 have stalled, and 17 have regressed. Meanwhile, China has made significant progress, with 141 of 233 indicators (60.5%) achieved or close to target as of 2024.

NYINGCHI, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists recently carried out the "Jimu-1" tethered balloon atmospheric observation experiment in Lulang, Nyingchi, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, which is expected to provide a new perspective for unraveling the mysteries of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau ecosystem.

BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Over 400 archival items illuminating China's journey to become a global force in airborne remote sensing are going on public display in Beijing, showcasing four decades of innovation spearheaded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

The International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) under the auspices of UNESCO highlighted its achievements in applying space technologies to support the conservation of World Biosphere Reserves at the 5th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves, held in Hangzhou, China, from September 22–25, 2025.

China has made remarkable strides toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with 60.5 percent of its 233 tracked indicators either on track or already achieved, according to the Big Earth Data in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals: Special Report for a Decade of the SDGs ("the Report"), released on the UN website on September 27, 2025. In contrast, global progress remains uneven, with only 16.9 percent of 59 monitored indicators on track to meet 2030 targets, 27 advancing slowly, five stalled, and 17 regressing.