Nature-Like Intelligence: AI Transformation of Bioresource and Ecosystem Management in the SCO+ Space
SDG 8SDG 9
November 17, 10:00-13:00
Hall №3
Session
The biosphere recognises no state borders, and climate change and biodiversity loss are becoming the primary challenges for the SCO+ countries, which span a colossal diversity of natural zones from Arctic latitudes to tropical rainforests and high-altitude plateaus.
This session focuses on the synergy between artificial intelligence and life sciences. The sustainable development of civilization is impossible without a transition from "consumerist" resource management to "nature-like" management, where AI technologies serve not as a tool for pressuring the environment, but as a means of deciphering its laws.
Session participants will examine AI as the foundation for bioresource inventorying, carbon balance monitoring, and the restoration of terrestrial ecosystems. The key question is: how can we manage a circular economy within the SCO+ framework while minimising the anthropogenic footprint and conserving biodiversity? The discussion will bring together policymakers, ecologists, and IT specialists to seek transboundary solutions where digital technology "embraces" nature.
Facts and Figures
The combined population of the SCO member states exceeds 3.4 billion people, which accounts for almost half of the world’s population, and is even higher when dialogue partners (SCO+) are included. This represents a vast market and a testing ground for the implementation of AI solutions.
China leads in the number of AI patent applications: as of April 2025, their total number exceeded 1.5 million, representing approximately 40 per cent of the global volume.
In May 2025, Tianjin hosted the China–SCO Forum on AI Cooperation, which introduced a programme to establish a joint AI application centre. The high-level conference "Artificial Intelligence at the Service of SCO Economies" is scheduled to take place in 2027 in Kazakhstan.
China has announced the creation of Luban Workshops across the SCO countries to train 10,000 specialists in the digital economy and AI, underscoring the priority of human resources development.
In Russia, the unemployment rate has fallen to 2.3 per cent, while the economy grew by 8.4 per cent over two years, a trend heavily driven by digitalisation and the adoption of new technologies.
Biodiversity and the carbon footprint: Forest and steppe ecosystems across the SCO+ countries absorb up to 20 per cent of global carbon; however, climate change and unsustainable land use necessitate a transition to neural network monitoring by 2027.
SCO Ecotourism: The total area of Specially Protected Natural Areas (SPNAs) in the SCO countries exceeds 2 million square kilometres, requiring the implementation of intelligent tourist flow management systems (smart destinations) to prevent ecosystem degradation./dd>
Discussion Issues
Climate, Carbon and AI: What big data processing algorithms will enable the creation of a unified transboundary SCO+ carbon polygon, and how can "digital carbon units" be monetised in biosphere projects?
Circular Economy: How can AI manage the full life cycle of materials in the agro-industrial complex, reducing waste to zero and minimising the chemical load on soils?
Smart Ecotourism: What AI models are required to calculate the carrying capacity of ecosystems, ensuring that tourism becomes a tool for conserving rather than destroying biosphere reserves?
Programme
Session Moderators' Welcoming Remarks
Chaojun Ni (China)
Head of the Party and Administration Office at the School of Economics and Management, Shihezi University
Anna Ostrovskaya (Russia)
Director of the Higher School of Management at RUDN University
Topic of the report
Artificial intelligence as a driver of sustainable urban transformation for population preservation: The case of Delhi
Gurinder Singh (India)
Group Vice Chancellor of Amity Universities
Topic of the report
Digital innovation management and artificial intelligence in the development of regional economic ecosystems: China's experience and prospects for cooperation within the SCO+ framework
Chaojun Ni (China)
Head of the Party and Administration Office at the School of Economics and Management, Shihezi University
Topic of the report
Artificial intelligence and sustainable tourism development: New management models for tourist destinations and service ecosystems
Mohd Fadhil Mohd Yusof (Malaysia)
Dean of the Faculty of Hospitality, Tourism and Wellness at Universiti Malaysia Kelantan
Topic of the report
Innovative development of Greater Eurasia in the era of artificial intelligence: Economic integration, scientific cooperation, and new competencies
Ainura Kocherbaeva (Kyrgyzstan)
Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, Professor at the Department of Management, Director of the "Issyk-Kul – Greater Eurasia" International Think Tank
Topic of the report
Universities as hubs for innovation and artificial intelligence: Developing international research networks to achieve sustainable development goals
