The CropWatch team of the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) releases the world's first 30-meter resolution global cropping intensity dataset (GCI30) by using multi-source remote sensing imagery. With an overall accuracy of 92.9%, the dataset can depict the overall pattern of global cropping intensity with much better spatial details than previous ones.

According to a recent announcement on the Beijing Science and Technology Award, the 2020 Award recognized 14 scientists and 150 research projects, among which included three projects from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

BEIJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese scientist on Wednesday won the Science for Sustainability Award at the first International Science Council (ISC) Awards for his contribution to sustainable development goals.

BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- China is moving toward the goals of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with significantly improved performance after 2015, according to a newly-released report.

Wenchang International Aerospace Forum was held in Hainan's administrative center Haikou on Sept. 19, 2021. Prof. WU Yirong, Director-General of the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was invited to deliver a special report on the forum.

On September 28, the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) held a press conference to introduce the report on "Big Earth Data in Support of the Sustainable Development Goals (2021)" which was released on September 26 by China on the Sustainable Development Forum 2021. It is the third straight year since 2019 that China releases the Report series presented by the scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).