Sarez Lake Dam Deformation Monitoring System based on BeiDou Technology Put into Operation

The deformation monitoring system based on BeiDou technology for Sarez Lake Dam was completed and put into operation, according to the National Time Service Center.

Ecological Redlines: Possible Model for Maintaining Biodiversity in Mainland Southeast Asia

In a recent study, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) and their collaborators have put forward a framework that combines ecosystem services, ecological sensitivity, and biodiversity indicators (involving 10,311 species) to determine ecological priorities across Mainland Southeast Asia (M-SEA), by using China's ecological conservation redline as a basis.

Deformation Monitoring System Based on BeiDou Technology for Sarez Lake Dam Goes a Further Step

The deformation monitoring system based on BeiDou technology for Sarez Lake Dam completed a series of tests. The system is jointly developed by the National Time Service Centre and the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography.

First Giant Dinosaur Fossils from Xinjiang Hami Pterosaur Fauna Found

A joint Sino-Brazilian research team led by Dr. WANG Xiaolin from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology has reported new dinosaur fossils from the Early Cretaceous Hami Pterosaur Fauna.

Seven New Species of Begonia Found in Myanmar

From 2014 to 2020, researchers from the Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute have conducted nine field investigations and discovered many new species. They have collected around 158 Begonia specimens in total. The researchers conducted morphological investigations based on living plants observation in the field, literature, herbarium specimens, and cultivated plants. After all the collected materials are carefully reviewed and examined, the researchers confirmed that seven Begonia species are new to science.

Collaborative Transboundary Conservation Enforcement Is Urgently Needed

In a recent study, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) tried to identify priority transboundary areas for conservation and restoration, by integrating species distribution patterns and recent land-use change, with an emphasis on the change of landscape connectivity for natural forest in the transboundary region.

Beidou Global Service to Help Deformation Monitoring of Earthquake-active Sarez Lake Dam

"Deformation Monitoring of the Sarez Lake Dam based on BeiDou Technology", an international cooperation research project undertaken by the National Time Service Centre (NTSC) of Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) was launched in Lintong of Shaanxi Province in on March 17, 2021. It marked a substantial step for NTSC on "Belt and Road" international cooperation.

Megadroughts in Arid Central Asia Delayed Cultural Exchange along the Proto-Silk Road

A team of paleoclimatologists provides evidence suggesting that an extended dry period may have made it more difficult to traverse these deserts for a 640-year period in prehistory. The megadrought in ACA appears to have occurred during 5820-5180 BP, and was likely tied into a northward shift in the prevailing air masses.

More Efforts Urgently Needed to Discover New Species in Myanmar

A recent study conducted by researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) has discussed contributions to the flora of Myanmar from 2000-2019. The researchers compiled a list of new and newly recorded plant taxa described in Myanmar from 2000 to 2019 based on an exhaustive survey of the literature.

New Monitoring System Warns of Potential Glacial Disaster

Phylogenetic Analysis Confirms Existence of Five Goral Species

Recently, researchers from the Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute (SEABRI) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) obtained eight molecular samples during several expeditions, and they compared all known whole Naemorhedus mitogenomic sequences in order to revisit goral taxonomy and reveal the evolutionary history of the genus.

China Realizes Land Degradation Neutrality

The CAS "Big Earth Data Science Engineering" Program (CASEarth) released their research results of using big Earth data in support of land degradation neutrality assessment along Belt and Road Region on June 17, 26th World's Desertification and Drought Day.

Tree Species Show Different Range Shifts to Climate Change in North-western Myanmar

Researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) conducted surveys of forest plots along an altitudinal transect in Natma Taung National Park (NTNP), Myanmar, a mountainous area located in the southeastern Himalayas with altitude ranging from 740 m to 3074 m a.s.l.

A Collaborative Lab Established to Support Cross-border Data Flows

A Collaborative Lab was established to support cross-border data flows by the Computer Network Information Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and its partners on December 26, 2019. With cross-border data flows as the research priority, the lab will support the big data development strategy and the growth of digital economy through its research on regulating the cross-boarder data flows from various aspects such as policies, industries, technologies and applications.

Half a Degree Less Warming Can Significantly Reduce Climate Extremes in Central Asia

Chinese researchers found that Central Asia will witness a significant increase in both rainfall and temperature extremes in response to continuing global warming during the 21st century, and the intensification of extremes will be reduced by more than 24% if the global warming level can be committed to 1.5 °C instead of 2 °C.