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The Xiangshan Science Conference focuses on the development, utilization, and monitoring and early warning of natural resources.
On October 16–17, the 756th session of the Xiangshan Science Conference was held in Beijing. The conference focused on the development, utilization, and monitoring‑early warning of natural resources, bringing together academicians and experts to engage in in-depth discussions on key topics such as cutting-edge trends in the field of natural resources, technological approaches to monitoring and early warning of resource changes, simulation and service platforms for resource‑change processes, and research on resource security supported by geographic information systems and artificial intelligence. The event sought to distill and deepen critical scientific questions in this domain, thereby providing robust scientific support for national resource and ecological security.
At the conference, experts from the Comprehensive Survey Command Center for Natural Resources of the China Geological Survey, the Department of Earth Sciences of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences delivered academic presentations on topics including advancing research on surface‑material surveys, emerging trends in land science and natural resource management, and remote‑sensing monitoring of agricultural land‑resource changes along with assessments of their ecological impacts.
Academician Zhou Chenghu of the Chinese Academy of Sciences argues that, in the natural sciences, we must adopt a global perspective, a systems‑based approach, a scientific outlook, a focus on cutting‑edge research, and a development‑oriented vision. By centering on the strategy to transform China into a science and technology powerhouse by 2035, we should dismantle institutional barriers among different sectors responsible for natural resources, integrate water, soil, light, climate, and other natural elements with renewable resources into a unified system, carefully regulate the intensity of resource exploitation and utilization, and thereby enhance the capacity for the sustainable provision of natural resources.
Academician Xu Minggang of the Chinese Academy of Engineering stated that it is essential to strengthen dynamic monitoring of natural resources, conduct research on the interrelationships among monitoring data, and promote the integrated application of multiple models. As AI‑driven technologies are increasingly employed in studying changes in natural resources, care must be taken to address the potential for AI‑based approaches to obscure extreme natural variability.
Academician Wu Qiang of the Chinese Academy of Engineering argues that natural resources and the environment are inextricably linked, and that systematic restoration and governance must integrate the natural environment with the cultural and socio‑economic contexts. In safeguarding, developing, and utilizing natural resources, as well as in their exploration, monitoring, and early warning, it is essential to align resource development and utilization with national economic and social development goals and with constraints imposed by water, soil, air, and environmental conditions.
Researcher Feng Zhiming of the Chinese Society for Natural Resources argues that natural resource security encompasses both foundational natural resource security and national resource‑guarantee security. The former pertains to land‑space suitability and the carrying capacity of natural resources, while the latter concerns the supply of these resources. To strengthen foundational natural resource security, it is essential to establish a standardized, networked, space–air–ground integrated monitoring and assessment system, and to effectively manage research on the monitoring, early warning, and protection of natural resource development and utilization.
The experts attending the meeting recommended the following: First, continue to advance the research and development of technical standards and specifications related to the protection, development, utilization, and monitoring‑early warning of natural resources, with particular emphasis on promptly issuing a classification standard for natural resources; second, vigorously implement the plan for establishing a nationwide network of field observation stations for natural resource components; and third, strengthen efforts to integrate findings from long-term, continuous monitoring networks—on process mechanisms and impact effects—with operational survey and monitoring results, ensuring mutual cross‑validation.
The conference deliberations identified five key issues that warrant further research in this field: the integration of comprehensive studies on natural resources and the development of resource science; the relationship among resources, the environment, and ecology; the epistemological stance and theoretical framework for studying natural resources; the scale and methodology of resource monitoring and early warning; and the theoretical and practical dimensions of natural resource management. In response, the participating experts recommended establishing a priority R&D program focused on monitoring changes in natural resources and issuing risk alerts, with the aim of innovating the technical systems underlying monitoring and early‑warning theories and methods, and achieving integrated space–air–ground observation and monitoring of natural resources. They also proposed coordinating the nationwide construction of field‑based observation stations for various natural resource components, thereby strengthening the infrastructural and scientific foundations for resource security monitoring and early warning. Furthermore, they suggested creating a first‑level discipline in natural resource science or natural sciences to advance and refine the natural sciences, thus fostering comprehensive research and systematic governance of natural resources.
Source: China Natural Resources News
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