The inauguration ceremony of “Belt and Road” BeiDou Application International Training Center was held in Beijing on September 7, coinciding with the opening ceremony of the 2021 International Training Course on BDS Technologies and Applications for “Belt and Road” participating countries.

The opening ceremony of 2021 International Training Workshop on Earth Observation for Sustainable Development in Developing Countries was held synchronously in Beijing of China (on-site) and Kathmandu of Nepal (synchronous online) on July 12, which was co-organized by the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the International Center for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD).

Prof. LIU Qinhuo from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) presided over a parallel session on EO solutions for the GEO engagement priorities including sustainable development and urban resilience, where he delivered a speech on sustainable development status evaluation for global ecosystems.

On May 30, 2021, the "international carbon satellite observation data analysis cooperation program" (CASA) phase II implementation plan and spring academic seminar organized by the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences was held in the form of "online + offline" in Beijing.

The "Pan-Antarctic Ecology and Environmental Spatial Observation and Three-Pole Comparative Study", an international cooperation program supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was launched on April 28 in the form of an on-line workshop.

An online Workshop on the Application of CropWatch for Agricultural Monitoring in Nigeria was held on 25 May, 2021. It was jointly hosted by the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) of Nigeria.