On October 28, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a summary meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to review the progress of the Red Palm Weevil Eradication Program in the Near East and North Africa region. During the event, Prof. Huang Wenjiang from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was awarded the FAO Achievement Honorary Award. This recognition was for his pioneering contributions to early remote sensing monitoring and loss assessment of the red palm weevil, an invasive pest that poses a significant global threat to palm trees.

On September 13, the 2024 BeiDou "Belt and Road" International Training Workshop successfully concluded in Beijing. This event, focused on the BeiDou Satellite Navigation System, aimed to provide training on navigation and positioning technologies for international participants, foster talent development, and promote global cooperation in BeiDou technology and industry. The program further supports the global outreach of BeiDou services, particularly among Belt and Road countries.

From September 3 to 5, 2024, the 16th AOGEO Symposium was held in Tokyo, Japan, focusing on Earth Intelligence within the Asia-Oceania region, its application, and promoting global equity. The symposium aimed to contribute to the Post-2025 GEO Implementation Plan.

Ms. Shamika N. Sirimanne, Head of the Secretariat of the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD), also Director of the Division on Science, Technology and Logistics of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and Zhang Liping, Chief of the Science, Technology and Innovation for its Development Section, visited the Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth at the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

From August 27 to September 1, 2024, Professor HUANG Wenjiang from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIRI) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) participated in field experiments for the FAO Red Palm Weevil Project in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as an international consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). This invitation was extended by FAO and the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA). During his time in the UAE, Professor Huang also engaged in academic exchanges.

The "Regional Capacity Building Workshop on Geospatial Applications for Crop Biodiversity" was held in Mangshi, Yunnan Province on August 21-23, 2024. The workshop was co-hosted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS), with the field demonstration supported by Yunnan University.