Publication Partnership Between Land and the VII International Congress on Sustainable Development (SD2025), 29–31 October 2025, Cape Town, South Africa

We are pleased to invite you to the VII International Congress on Sustainable Development (SD2025), taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 29 to 31 October 2025. Participation is welcome both in-person and virtually.

The congress aims to bring together thought leaders, policy makers, academics, and industry experts to showcase cutting-edge research and innovative practices that address the complexities of land management, environmental sustainability, and regional planning—particularly in peripheral and cross-border regions—while tackling the critical challenges, dynamic transformations, and solutions needed to foster resilient, inclusive, and sustainable local development through interdisciplinary research and global partnerships.

The topics covered are related, but not limited, to the following:

Sustainable land-use planning and management;
Territorial governance and regional strategies;
Cross-border and inter-regional cooperation;
Ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation;
Circular economy and land resource efficiency;
Climate change adaptation in land-use practices;
Smart cities, smart regions, and sustainable infrastructure;
Sustainable tourism and cultural landscape management;
Public policies for environmental management and resilience;
Connectivity, accessibility, and sustainable transport systems in regional development.

Important dates:

Registration and paper submission deadline: 15 September 2025;

Conference dates: 29–31 October 2025.

Submission and information:

Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sd2025;
More event information: https://uj.ac.za/sd2025.

Publication opportunity:

Presenting authors are invited to submit high-quality full papers on congress themes for potential publication. An arrangement has been made with the journal Land (ISSN: 2073-445X). For submission guidelines and further details, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/land/special_issues/7EY7866QU9.

We look forward to welcoming you to SD2025 in Cape Town or online!