Call for papers/Topics

Full Articles/ Reviews/ Shorts Papers/ Abstracts are welcomed in the following research fields:

1. Independent Core Topics
Sustainable Agriculture

• Agroecological Farming Practices
  • Crop rotation and diversification
  • Organic farming standards and certification
  • Permaculture design principles
  • Conservation tillage and no-till farming
• Sustainable Water Management
  • Drip irrigation and micro-sprinklers
  • Rainwater harvesting in agriculture
  • Soil moisture conservation techniques
• Plant Nutrition and Soil Health
  • Green manures and cover cropping
  • Natural nitrogen fixation
  • Biofertilizers and microbial inoculants

Biodiversity

• Ecosystem Dynamics and Species Conservation
  • Endangered species recovery plans
  • In-situ vs. ex-situ conservation (zoos, seed banks)
  • Wildlife corridors and habitat fragmentation
  • Invasive species management
• Genetic Diversity
  • Landraces and heirloom crop varieties
  • Wild relatives of domesticated species
  • Genetic bottlenecks and mutational meltdown
• Ecosystem Services
  • Provisioning services (food, clean water)
  • Regulating services (climate regulation, flood control)
  • Cultural services (recreation, spiritual value)

Waste Management

• Municipal and Industrial Waste Infrastructure
  • Sanitary landfill design and engineering
  • Incineration and waste-to-energy (WtE) technologies
  • Material recovery facilities (MRFs)
  • Hazardous and electronic waste (e-waste) handling
• The Circular Economy Framework
  • Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
  • Eco-design and product longevity
  • The 5 R’s: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle
• Microplastics and Chemical Waste
  • Plastic degradation and marine accumulation
  • Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
  • Industrial effluent treatment

2. Interrelated Topics (The Intersections)
Intersection A: Sustainable Agriculture & Biodiversity

• Agrobiodiversity and Resilience
  • Preserving pollinator habitats (bees, butterflies, bats) within farmlands
  • Utilizing push-pull technology for natural pest control
  • Maintaining soil biodiversity (mycorrhizal fungi, earthworms, macro-organisms)
• Landscape-Scale Integration
  • Agroforestry (silvopasture and alley cropping)
  • Riparian buffers to protect aquatic ecosystems from agricultural runoff
  • Hedgerows as wildlife sanctuaries in monoculture landscapes

Intersection B: Sustainable Agriculture & Waste Management

• Agricultural Biomass and Nutrient Cycling
  • On-farm composting of crop residues and livestock manure
  • Anaerobic digestion of agricultural waste for biogas production
  • Biochar production from crop residues for soil amendment
• Mitigation of Agricultural Pollution
  • Managing plastic mulch film waste (biodegradable alternatives)
  • Reducing food loss during harvest and post-harvest storage
  • Safe disposal and containment of pesticide rinsate

Intersection C: Biodiversity & Waste Management

• Pollution Impacts on Ecosystems
  • Ecotoxicology of heavy metals and plastics on wildlife
  • Eutrophication of aquatic habitats due to poorly managed organic waste
  • Entanglement and ingestion of marine debris by wildlife
• Waste Sites as Altered Habitats
  • Landfills as artificial feeding grounds for opportunistic species (and resulting ecological traps)
  • Phytoremediation using native plants to clean up contaminated brownfields
  • Impact of leachate leakage on terrestrial and subterranean biodiversity

3. The Tri-Sector Intersection (Where All Three Meet)

• Regenerative Food Systems and Urban Ecology
  • Urban agriculture utilizing municipal organic compost to enhance city biodiversity
  • Closing the metabolic rift by returning urban food waste nutrients back to rural agricultural soils
• Policy, Economics, and Global Frameworks
  • The role of subsidies (shifting from chemical inputs to biodiversity protection and waste reduction)
  • Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) of food production from seed to landfill
  • United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) alignment (specifically SDG 2: Zero Hunger, SDG 12: Responsible Consumption, and SDG 15: Life on Land)