The Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with the National Earth Observation Data Center (NODA), successfully held the Third International Training Workshop on Space Technology for Global Challenges (STGC) from July 14 to 20, 2025.

The China Exchange Program for Young International (CEP), hosted by Prof. LIU Qinhuo from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has successfully concluded. The program brought together three early-career researchers from Ghana and Pakistan for in-depth academic and cultural exchanges, focusing on Earth observation and ecosystem monitoring under the frameworks of the Global Ecosystems and Environment Observation Analysis Research Cooperation (GEOARC) and the Asia-Oceania Group on Earth Observations (AOGEO).

The Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) hosted a seminar on July 15, 2025, highlighting the ecosystem restoration efforts in Europe, particularly in forest ecosystems and urban environments. The event was held at the National Engineering Research Center for Geomatics and featured a keynote presentation by Prof. Stefan, a visiting scholar under the CAS President's International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI).

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.