Integrating farmers’ perceptions and empirical climate data to assess agricultural productivity and food security in coastal Bangladesh
October 2025
Coastal Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to various impacts of climate change, including rising temperatures, unpredictable precipitation, cyclones, droughts, and saltwater intrusion. These factors collectively...
Insights into material use and economic decoupling in China’s infrastructure for sustainable development
October 2025
Quantifying material use in infrastructure development and analyzing its relationship with economic growth is essential for enhancing resource efficiency and steering regional resource management toward...
Social-ecological indicators and framework for assessing the sustainability of shrimp farming in coastal Bangladesh
October 2025
Shrimp farming is a major global aquaculture activity; however, its social and ecological impacts raise sustainability concerns. While previous research has focused on isolated social or environmental...
Conservation agriculture for sustainable food system: Current insights and emerging perspectives
October 2025
Global challenges, including resource inefficiency, rising food demand, sustainability concerns, and climate change, necessitate more efficient and resilient agricultural systems. Conservation agriculture...
Examining the effects of climatic and non-climatic factors on sectoral growth: Evidence from different country income groups
October 2025
Climate change may have detrimental effects on different sectoral growth in global economy and according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the impacts of climate change will be more...
Dual impact of digitalization on the carbon emissions of Yangtze River Delta urban agglomerations in China: A spatiotemporal perspective
October 2025
Digital transformation, as a recent trend in socioeconomic development, is considered as a critical pathway for urban carbon reduction because of its potential to increase productivity and energy efficiency....
What’s in a name for timber? Trade documentation and conservation prioritization in four tropical timber species imported to the United States
October 2025
The tropical timber trade faces significant sustainability challenges, including deforestation, illegal logging, and inadequate traceability. Inaccurate species identification further complicates these...
Exploring the influence of trade openness, energy consumption, natural resource rents, and human capital in achieving carbon neutrality
August 2025
Addressing the pressing challenges of climate change and global warming requires a strong commitment to reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and achieving carbon neutrality. Efficient energy use...
Adaptive conservation of natural resources determines the sustainable livelihood strategies of farmers in the semi-arid Loess Plateau region of China
August 2025
Livelihood improvement and sustainable natural resource utilization are among the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; however, most farm households either randomly select or just imitate livelihood...
Enhancing climate-smart coastal farming system through agriculture extension and advisory services towards the avenues of farm sustainability
August 2025
Agriculture extension and advisory services (AEAS) are integral to smart agricultural systems and play a pivotal role in supporting sustainable agricultural development. The study aimed to assess the...
Integrating neglected and underutilized crops (NUCs) in South Asian cropping systems and diets: Challenges and prospects
August 2025
The present review critically examines the role of neglected and underutilized crops (NUCs) in enhancing the resilience of South Asian cropping systems and diets in the context of climate change and...
Greenhouse gas emission dynamics and climate change mitigation efforts toward sustainability in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region
August 2025
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emssions from fossil fuel consumption are driving global climate change. This study applied the fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) model and pairwise panel Granger causality...
Leveraging farm heterogeneity to enhance living incomes: A gender-sensitive typology of cocoa farming systems in Côte d’Ivoire
August 2025
About 44% of the world’s cocoa is produced in one single country, Côte d’Ivoire. Providing this important raw material, most Ivorian cocoa farmers live in severe poverty, which, despite a multitude...
Impacts of land use and cover change on carbon storage: Multi-scenario projections in the arid region of Northwest China
August 2025
Carbon storage serves as a key indicator of ecosystem services and plays a vital role in maintaining the global carbon balance. Land use and cover change (LUCC) is one of the primary drivers influencing...
Would resettlement be better? Understanding how poverty alleviation resettlement influences the well-being of poverty alleviation migrants in China
June 2025
Poverty remains one of the most pressing global challenges of this era, affecting millions of people across both developing and developed countries. The poverty alleviation resettlement (PAR) is a policy...
Factors influencing greenhouse gas emissions from road transport and energy consumption in the Extended Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand
June 2025
Road transport plays a crucial role in facilitating mobility and the movement of goods, particularly in the Extended Bangkok Metropolitan Region (EBMR), Thailand. This area is undergoing rapid industrialization...
Desertification dynamics in the Tarim Basin during 1990–2020
June 2025
Desertification poses a significant ecological threat to global sustainability, notably within arid regions such as the Tarim Basin surrounding the extensive Taklimakan Desert in Northwest China. This...
Exploring the interdependencies among social progress index (SPI) components and their impact on country-level sustainability performance based on Bayesian Belief Network
June 2025
The social progress index (SPI) measures social and environmental performance beyond traditional economic indicators, providing transparent and actionable insights into the true condition of societies....
How climate change adaptation strategies and climate migration interact to control food insecurity?
June 2025
As the impact of climate change intensifies, climate migration (climate change-induced migration) has become a pressing global issue that requires effective adaptation strategies to lessen its effects....
Challenges and opportunities in the energy transition of agribusiness: A deep dive into the rebound effect in Latin America
June 2025
Growing climate change concerns have intensified the focus on agribusiness sustainability, driving an urgent energy transition to improve production efficiency and mitigate environmental harm. The complex...
Spatiotemporal characteristics and driving factors of the fractional vegetation coverage in the Ertix River Basin
June 2025
The rapid acceleration of global warming and intensifying human activities have exacerbated the fragility and climate sensitivity of ecosystems worldwide, particularly in arid regions. Vegetation, a...
Analysis of environmental protection priority zones and their impacts on urban planning in small- and medium-sized cities of Indonesia
April 2025
Urbanization in small- and medium-sized cities has often been overlooked in urban studies. Research on urbanization has predominantly focused on large metropolitan cities; however, urbanization in small-...
Exploring the transformation mechanism of modern agricultural villages in the loess hilly and gully regions using actor-network theory
April 2025
As urbanization accelerates, rural regions in China are experiencing transformative changes. This study examines the transformation mechanism of modern agricultural villages in the loess hilly and gully...
Controlling agricultural product price volatility: An empirical analysis from Cameroon
April 2025
Motivated by a significant impact of price volatility on food security and economic stability in Cameroon, this study aims to understand the factors influencing agricultural product price volatility...
Impact of environmental taxes, hydroelectricity consumption, economic globalization, and gross domestic product (GDP) on the load capacity factor in the selected European Union (EU) member countries
April 2025
The intersection of economic development, energy dynamics, environmental policy, and environmental sustainability presents complex challenges for European Union (EU) countries. This study investigated...