The "Chengdu Declaration on Digital Empowerment for Sustainable Development: A Decade of Action" was officially released at the 9th Digital Belt and Road Conference (DBAR 2025), which recently concluded in Chengdu. The Declaration outlines a strategic vision to harness digital technologies to support the sustainable development of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), aiming to build a more inclusive and resilient future.

The Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) hosted two seminars on June 12, 2025, highlighting applications of remote sensing and artificial intelligence to address critical challenges in urban climate resilience and environmental health. Two experts from France presented research to the scientists and students at the National Engineering Research Center for Geomatics.

On June 11, 2025, during the Second Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange, the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on joint scientific efforts for digital sustainable development research. The signing took place at the Forum on Building the Pathway to Innovation Supported by Space Information Technology.

Professor Milan Konečný, a leading authority in geographic information science from Masaryk University, Czech Republic, and Vice-President of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, visited the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he delivered an academic lecture at the State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth.

The regional workshop titled "Advancing SDG 15 Monitoring in Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal using Earth Observation and Geospatial Technologies" was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The event was organized by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) with support from the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) through the CBAS Global SDG Partnership Programme and the NSFC Sustainable Development International Cooperation Programme Key Project "Development Pathway Decision Support for the Construction of Environment-Society Big Data Platform in Typical Hilly Regions". It was co-hosted by the Ministry of Planning of Bangladesh and the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

The International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) under the auspices of UNESCO will launch its third-phase operation (2025–2033) under an agreement signed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) representing the Chinese government, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and HIST. This marks a new chapter in joint efforts to monitor and protect UNESCO-designated heritage sites through space technologies to contribute to the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and other landmark agreements.