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Resources, Volume 15, Issue 7

2026 July - 14 articles

Cover Story: Ecosystem service valuation remains insufficiently integrated into coastal wetland restoration. To address this gap, this study develops the Integrated Ecosystem Valuation and Management of Wetlands (IEVMW) framework, which combines the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA), Drivers–Pressures–State–Impact–Response (DPSIR) framework, IPCC climate risk assessment, and Total Economic Value (TEV) approaches within a unified methodology. Applied to the Kol Wetlands in India, the framework identifies ecosystem services, evaluates climate-related risks, estimates their economic values, and supports evidence-based management strategies. IEVMW offers a practical and scalable tool for linking ecosystem service valuation, climate adaptation, and governance, thereby strengthening climate-resilient wetland management and biodiversity conservation. View this paper
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Articles (14)

  • Article
  • Open Access
464 Views
29 Pages

Construction and Demolition Waste as an Urban Mining Resource in Fez, Morocco: A Spatio-Temporal Assessment Coupling Field Surveys, Permit Data, and Material Flow Analysis

  • Yasmine Boukhlouf,
  • Mohammed Benabdelhadi,
  • Hassan Tabyaoui,
  • Abderrahim Lahrach,
  • Abdallah Oulmekki,
  • Maryame El-Yazidi,
  • Zineb El Attar Soufi and
  • Omar Kassou

Construction and demolition waste is one of the most voluminous yet poorly managed waste streams in developing cities, and Fez, Morocco, is no exception. With over 1.2 million inhabitants and an expanding construction sector, the city produces large...

  • Article
  • Open Access
476 Views
31 Pages

Decision Support Framework to Improve Mining Productivity: Prioritization of Operational Factors in Medium-Scale Mining

  • Edison Ramírez-Olivares,
  • Catalina Rojas-Rojas,
  • Gillyan Gálvez-Rodríguez and
  • Juan Alfaro Robles

The mining industry faces increasing challenges in enhancing productivity within complex operational environments characterized by the interaction of technical, organizational, human, and external factors. Nevertheless, existing studies frequently ex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
697 Views
15 Pages

The accumulation of agricultural waste poses significant agronomic and environmental challenges in tropical smallholder farming systems where organic wastes remain underutilized. This study evaluated the effectiveness of vermicomposting with Eisenia ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
562 Views
23 Pages

Platinum group metals (PGM) are essential for clean-energy technologies, including proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers for hydrogen production and PEM fuel cells for hydrogen use, as well as catalytic, electronic, and advanced industrial app...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Critical Resources and Innovation for a Just and Sustainable Energy Transition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,105 Views
38 Pages

The Role of Country-Level Governance in the Renewable Energy–Carbon Emissions Relationship: Evidence from RECAI-Selected Countries

  • Faozi A. Almaqtari,
  • Najib H. S. Farhan,
  • Abdulhadi Ibrahim,
  • Amal Yamani and
  • Khalid Hamad Alturki

This study examines the relationship between renewable energy consumption (REC) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and investigates the moderating role of country-level governance in 39 Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) economies...

  • Article
  • Open Access
953 Views
31 Pages

The Paradox of Mineral Downstreaming: Evaluating Copper Ore Reserve Resilience and Structural Industrial Challenges in Indonesia

  • Triswan Suseno,
  • Zulfahmi Zulfahmi,
  • Harta Haryadi,
  • Edwin Akhdiat Daranin,
  • Yuhelda Dahlan,
  • Teuku Ishlah,
  • Eko Widi Santoso,
  • Tatang Padmawidjaja,
  • Purnama Sendjaja and
  • Nendaryono Madiutomo
  • + 2 authors

This research aims to analyze the resilience of Indonesia’s copper ore reserves in supporting sustainable copper cathode production targets, in line with national downstream policies. Using a quantitative approach, this study evaluates secondary data...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
834 Views
27 Pages

Pitaya is a tropical fruit widely recognized for its intense coloration and abundance of bioactive compounds and natural pigments, associated with antioxidant properties and potential functional applications. However, its high moisture content and st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
756 Views
17 Pages

A sustainable method of improving soil fertility and developing climate-resilient cropping systems is vermicomposting agricultural waste. This study hypothesized that vermicompost derived from mixed organic agricultural wastes would significantly imp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
740 Views
28 Pages

The Effects of Resource Management, Technical Management, and Environmental Management on Production, Reproduction, and Economic Farm Performance Mediated by Operational Efficiency Among Madura Cattle Farmers

  • Adi Sutanto,
  • Iswahyudi Iswahyudi,
  • Ristika Handarini,
  • Marchel Putra Garfansa,
  • Akh Fawaid,
  • Yenni Arista Cipta Ekalaturrahmah,
  • Siti Alfiatul Amani,
  • Ika Oktaviana Dewi,
  • Zhulvie Meylanzharie and
  • Muhammad Ilman Wahyudi
  • + 2 authors

Madura cattle are a nationally important indigenous Indonesian beef cattle breed and a locally adapted genetic resource that supports smallholder livelihoods and beef production under tropical dryland, low-input farming conditions. As an indigenous I...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,644 Views
30 Pages

Cocoa By-Products as Functional Ingredients in Food: Composition, Emerging Extraction Technologies, Food Applications and Challenges of the Circular Economy

  • Marianela Díaz-Llocclla,
  • Rebeca Salvador-Reyes,
  • Emerson Asto-Rodriguez,
  • Anahi Rodriguez Dominguez,
  • Maickol Andy Cano Otañe and
  • Gian Pierre Silvera-Otañe

Cocoa processing generates large amounts of agro-industrial by-products, mainly cocoa bean shells (CBS), cocoa pod husks (CPH), and cocoa mucilage, which remain underutilized despite their nutritional and bioactive potential. This narrative review cr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,134 Views
49 Pages

Sustainable pavement maintenance increasingly requires coordinated management of infrastructure condition, renewable-energy availability, carbon emissions, financial resources, and operational capacity. This study proposes a renewable-energy resource...

  • Article
  • Open Access
823 Views
27 Pages

Growing concerns regarding resource efficiency, economic uncertainty, and energy-market volatility have renewed interest in the relationship between material-use patterns and macroeconomic stability. Recent global disruptions affecting production sys...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,568 Views
27 Pages

Ecosystem-Based Valuation to Enhance Climate-Resilient Governance of Coastal Wetlands: The Case of the Kol Ramsar Site, India

  • Srinithisathian Sathian,
  • Brema Jayanarayanan,
  • James Erinjery Joseph,
  • Vijay Santhiyagu Joseph and
  • Alexandre S. Gagnon

Wetlands are vital ecosystems that provide critical provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting services that underpin biodiversity conservation and local livelihoods. Despite their importance, ecosystem service valuation is often overlooked i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
605 Views
17 Pages

The dumping of coal gangue poses significant risks to human health and ecosystems, necessitating ecological restoration in coal gangue mining areas. This study investigates the physical properties and water-retention characteristics of coal gangue–fl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mine Ecological Restoration: 2nd Edition)
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