Chinese solution on land degradation wins applause

Building on mature big data and artificial intelligence technologies, Chinese scientists have developed a targeted system for land degradation management on the Arabian Peninsula, which can be used to support governance decisions in the region, an expert said.

At the ongoing 16th session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Li Xiaosong and his team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Aerospace Information Research Institute showcased the system, garnering interest from representatives of several countries.

"We are using big data to support the achievement of sustainable development goals," he said, adding that they are generating models and algorithms to facilitate governance decisions of policymakers.