Dr. Guillermo Pastur, Senior Researcher at the Southern Centre for Scientific Research (CADIC) of the National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Argentina, recently concluded his visit to the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS), under the CAS President's International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) program. His visit marked another step forward in the growing scientific partnership between China and Argentina in remote sensing ecology.

The Technical Training Workshop on Monitoring and Assessment of Water Resources and Agricultural Water Use in North Africa was successfully held in Tunis, Tunisia, on October 27–28, 2025. The event was jointly organized by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS) and the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS), with support from the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO) research project "WaterMap N-Africa."

A delegation from the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS), carried out a series of academic exchange activities in Thailand, focusing on technical cooperation and partnership building. The team participated in the 17th Asia-Oceania Group on Earth Observations (AOGEO) Symposium and visited the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) for in-depth discussions on regional collaboration.

A research team led by Prof. HUANG Wenjiang and Dr. ZHANG Biyao from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS), visited the Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Southampton in the UK from September 19 to 22, 2025. The visit was conducted under the framework of the Sino-UK Crop Pest and Disease Forecasting & Management Joint Laboratory, a CAS-level international research unit.

The Thematic Session on Digital Earth Supporting Sustainable Development convened during the 2025 World Science and Technology Development Forum (WSTDF) in Beijing on Tuesday, bringing together 70 leading figures and representatives from research institutes and universities of 19 countries and relevant UN agencies and international organizations to tackle the problems along niche opportunities brought by emerging science and technology trends, with consensus on the Digital Earth Initiative for the Sustainable Development Goals.

On October 10, Philippe Mauguin, CEO of the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), led a delegation to the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS) in Beijing.