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Ethical Issues in Conservation
edited by
submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6217 | Submission Open
Keywords: ethics; ethical conservation; ethical issues in conservation; equity and fairness in conservation; environmental justice; value dilemmas; value assumptions
Island Ecosystems as Natural Laboratories: Biodiversity, Threats, and Conservation Opportunities submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 980 | Submission Open
Keywords: island ecosystems; invasive species; human–wildlife interactions; climate change impacts; spatial ecology; species distribution models (SDMs); restoration ecology; socio-ecological systems; agroecology; conservation policy
Ethnobotany in a Changing World: Strategies for Plant Conservation submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 649 | Submission Open
Keywords: ethnobotany; traditional ecological knowledge; integrated conservation strategies; grass-root plant conservation and actions; sustainable plant utilization; ecosystem services assessment; landscape conservation; wildlife and forest resources management; climate change and plant biodiversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Conservation)
Integrative Approaches to Amphibian Conservation: From Ecology to Biogeography
edited by Amaël Borzée
submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 314 | Submission Open
Keywords: amphibian conservation and management; habitat loss and landscape connectivity; disease ecology and chytridiomycosis; climate change and species distribution modeling; conservation policy and evidence-based interventions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Conservation)
Plant Biodiversity in Forest and Urban Ecosystems Under Climate Change: Monitoring, Environmental Impacts, Threats, Conservation, Management, and Economic Directions submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3493 | Submission Open
Keywords: plant biodiversity; forest ecosystems; urban ecosystems; climate change; biodiversity monitoring; environmental impacts; conservation strategies; sustainable forest management; ecosystem services; economic valuation; forest dieback; mediterranean biome degradation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant Conservation)
Zoo Conservation as a Bridge to Biodiversity Recovery: Approaches, Perspectives, and Case Studies
edited by and Domenico Fulgione
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1831 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity restoration; in situ conservation; ex situ management; science–practice interface; species recovery; wildlife management; zoo conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Conservation)
Current Soil and Water Conservation Strategies: Pathways Toward Sustainable Food Systems and Climate Resilience
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1446 | Submission Open
Keywords: soil conservation; water management; sustainable food systems; climate resilience; regenerative agriculture; nature-based solutions; soil health and fertility; land degradation and restoration; climate-smart agriculture; ecosystem services
Freshwater Ecosystem Ecology and Conservation: From Aquatic Biodiversity to Sustainable Management
edited by and Mayerly Alexandra Guerrero-Moreno
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 563 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic biodiversity; freshwater conservation; river restoration; ecosystem services; watershed management; endangered species; ecosystem ecology; nature-based solutions (NBS); climate change impacts; hydrological connectivity
Conservation of Marine Ecology and Watershed Biodiversity
edited by Cristian R. Altaba
submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open
Keywords: land–sea interactions; watershed management; marine biodiversity; coastal ecosystems; non-point source pollution; ecosystem-based management; habitat connectivity; conservation policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Conservation)
Research on the Aquatic Environment Biodiversity and Conservation: New Technologies, Tools and Practices
edited by and
submission deadline 15 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6010 | Submission Open
Keywords: aquatic biodiversity; conservation technologies; environmental monitoring; eDNA and genomic tools; acoustic and remote sensing methods; machine learning in ecology; ecosystem assessment
Conservation and Ecology of Polymorphic Animal Populations submission deadline 20 Jan 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6068 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymorphism; phenotypic diversity; genetic variation; adaptation; conservation genetics; evolutionary ecology; intraspecific variation; anthropogenic impacts; habitat heterogeneity; behavioral polymorphism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Conservation)
Forest Ecosystem Restoration submission deadline 20 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2634 | Submission Open
Keywords: restoration; forestry; conservation; ecosystems services; governance; nature-based solutions; conservation planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Forest Conservation)
Advances in Wildlife Conservation: Habitat Restoration and Species Recovery
edited by , , Diego A. Zárrate-Charry and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildlife conservation; habitat restoration; species recovery; ecological resilience; evidence-based conservation; biodiversity management; population recovery; conservation translocation; restoration ecology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Conservation)
Social Sciences in Marine Ecology Conservation submission deadline 30 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12954 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine ecology conservation; biodiversity conservation; conservation in social science; behavior change; education; marine policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Conservation)
Concern About Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, Habitat Degradation, and Landscape Change: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by , Javier Manjarrez and Hublester Dominguez-Vega
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1732 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; habitat degradation; biodiversity loss; landscape ecology; ecological niche modelling; connectivity analysis; conservation planning; land-use change; ecosystem resilience; remote sensing
Sustainable Crop Cultivation: Physiology, Breeding, and Environmental Conservation
edited by Clinton Beckford
submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; ecological conservation; sustainable resource management; restorative agricultural practices; resource-smart agriculture; climate-smart agriculture
Observing, Monitoring and Mapping Nature: Remote Sensing and Geosciences in Wildlife and Environmental Conservation
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 502 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; GIS; wildlife conservation; habitat mapping; biodiversity monitoring; geospatial analysis; climate refugia
Fish Biodiversity Conservation
edited by and Ainhoa Bernal Bajo
submission deadline 30 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 591 | Submission Open
Keywords: fish biodiversity; marine conservation; overfishing; endangered species; ecosystem management; fisheries sustainability; marine protected areas; aquatic ecology; genetic diversity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Conservation)
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