The 10th Digital Belt and Road Conference (DBAR 2026) and the 6th International Symposium on Earth Observation for Arid and Semi-Arid Environments (ISEO 2026) will be held in the Kyrgyz Republic.

On 11 March 2026, an international expert workshop titled “Integrating Earth Observation and Citizen Science to Support SDG 15 Progress Reporting” was held in Beijing.

The International Forum on Big Data for Sustainable Development (FBAS) is a series of high-level international conferences initiated and organized by the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS).

With only five years until the 2030 deadline for achieving the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new international study reveals uneven progress in achieving the goals since their adoption in 2015.

The International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) has been formally designated as one of the seven Global Regional Technical Centers under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

Global progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has stalled and, in many areas, regressed over the past decade, according to a new report released on October 27, 2025, at the World Science and Technology Development Forum.