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)