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.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on September 6, 2024, between the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) and the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT). The agreement was formalized during the Fourth Space Observation Forum for Sustainable Development organized by the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS), signaling an advancement in the use of space technology for the protection of World Heritage sites.

A side event titled "Big Data for Sustainable Development of World Heritage Sites" was held on July 26 during the 46th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in New Delhi, India. The event was co-hosted by the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) under the auspices of UNESCO, the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT), China Foundation for Cultural Heritage Conservation and Beijing Municipal Cultural Heritage Bureau.

The Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) held an international workshop focused on Antarctic Climate Change and its Sustainable Development in Beijing on July 24-25, 2024. The event was part of the joint international cooperation project, “Using Earth Observations to Address Ecology and Environment Change in the Pan-Antarctic Cryosphere” undertaken by AIR.

The "Promoting Crop Biodiversity through Innovative Space Applications (CropBio)" project was officially launched in Bintulu, Malaysia on June 5-6, 2024. This project was initiated by the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

On June 3-4, the State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science (SLRSS) from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) signed a cooperation agreement with the Center for Geographical Information System (CGIS), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. This collaboration aims to advance the National Key R&D Program " Integrated remote sensing monitoring of ecosystem over Asia-Oceania hot areas ".