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Molecular Techniques and Technologies in Biomonitoring for Environmental Sustainability
For all living things, including humans, to continue existing, the environment plays a crucial role. Microbiological and molecular biology...
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Coastal Habitats
Coastal habitatsCoastal habitat are amongst the jewels of the ocean, connecting life on land with the nutrient-rich waters of the ocean. For many...
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Understanding Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Urban Ecosystem for Resilience to Climate Risks
Growing population, urbanization, changing climate, increasing prosperity and change in dietary habit is putting unprecedented challenge on Water,...
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The Global Cost of Reaching a World Without Hunger: Investment Costs and Policy Action Opportunities
This study developed a marginal abatement cost curve (MACC) to identify a mix of least-cost investment options with the highest potential for hunger...
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Marine Resources and Sustainable Utilization
Sustainable development and sustainable resource management are two important concepts put forward by the modern world to maintain ecological balance...
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Exploring spatial correlations between ecosystem services and sustainable development goals: a regional-scale study from China
ContextEcosystem services (ESs) are the bridge connecting natural capital and social development. Incorporating ESs into social-ecological management...
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Traditional Cultural Landscapes as Real Laboratories for Strong Sustainability
Sustainability should be a key concept and guideline for the revitalization and restoration of traditional cultural landscapes, with an emphasis on...
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Potential application of Latin American silvopastoral systems experiences for improving ruminant farming in Nigeria: a review
In a world marked by shifting climate patterns, a growing human population, and rising demand for ruminant-derived protein, producers face the need...
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Sustainable Development Goals, Deep Tech, and the Path Forward
Although using SDGs in texts is easy, as shown in previous chapters, any contribution to these goals faces unpredictable and unexpected challenges....
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Achieving Biodiversity Conservation, Livelihood Security and Sustainable Development Goals Through Agroforestry in Coastal and Island Regions of India and Southeast Asia
Coastal and island habitats are among the most fragile and climate-vulnerable ecosystems in the world which host around 2.4 billion people. This...
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ISPRA Land and Soil Monitoring, Map**, and Assessment Activities
ISPRA and the SNPA monitor environment and land status and dynamics through the production of data, maps, and indicators, also publishing reports and...
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Natural Resource Management for Nutritional Security
Natural Resource Management plays a significant role in achieving food and nutritional security amidst declining soil health, increasing input...
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The Bioeconomy and Food System Transformation
This chapter identifies opportunities around bioeconomic concepts for the transformation of food systems. Bioeconomy is a multi-dimensional concept...
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On “The Most Useful” Oleaginous Seeds: Linum usitatissimum L., A Genomic View with Emphasis on Important Flax Seed Storage Compounds
Linum usitatissimum L. (common flax) is one of the oldest domesticated plants. Flax and linseed are terms used to reference this crop. Flax has an...
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Mitigating climate change and pandemic impacts on global food security: dual sustainable agriculture approach (2S approach)
Main conclusionSimultaneous application of two sustainability approaches such as the application of biofertilizers to GM plants and microbe...
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Does household’s food and nutrient acquisition capacity predict linear growth in children? Analysis of longitudinal data from rural and small towns in Ethiopia
Nutritious foods are unaffordable to the majority of households in lower-income countries. Hence, starchy staples tend to be the main source of diets...
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ETGPDA: identification of piRNA-disease associations based on embedding transformation graph convolutional network
BackgroundPiwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) have been proven to be closely associated with human diseases. The identification of the potential...
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Linum usitatissimum L.: Rich Storehouse of Pharmacologically Active Metabolites in Indian Traditional Medicine
Indigenous traditional medicines in India use a lot of plant ingredients and their derivatives. Linum usitatissimum L. commonly known as ‘Alsi’ or...
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FishDNAIDs: DNA barcoding as a tool in the development and validation in silico and in vitro of detection systems to four species of Characiformes of commercial importance in the Brazilian Amazon
BackgroundThe COI mitochondrial gene has been chosen as the “DNA barcode in animals” and the large quantity of genetic information in public...
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Policies and Practice of Sound Material-Cycle Society in Japan: Transition Towards the Circular Economy
The Japanese government has developed legislation to ensure appropriate waste management to tackle illegal disposal addressing growing production and...