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{"title":"A multi-dimensional approach to improve validation practices for qualitative models of marine social-ecological systems","authors":"Bruno Oliveira ,&nbsp;Nuno V. Álvaro ,&nbsp;Furqan Asif ,&nbsp;Andrea Z. Botelho ,&nbsp;João Canning-Clode ,&nbsp;Daniela Casimiro ,&nbsp;Candelaria Cecilia-Ruano ,&nbsp;Catherine Chambers ,&nbsp;Ana C. Costa ,&nbsp;Ana Dinis ,&nbsp;Jesús P. García ,&nbsp;Ricardo Haroun ,&nbsp;Unn Laksá ,&nbsp;Gustavo M. Martins ,&nbsp;Alexander H. McGrath ,&nbsp;Caterina Mintrone ,&nbsp;Mirjam Carlsdóttir Olsen ,&nbsp;Manuela I. Parente ,&nbsp;Paola Parretti ,&nbsp;Sarai Pouso ,&nbsp;Angel Borja","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100273","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100273","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Current modeling practices for social-ecological systems (SES) are often qualitative and use causal loop diagrams (CLDs), as these models promote an evaluation of the systems loops and variable connectivity. Our literature review demonstrated that quality assurance of these models often lacks a consistent validation procedure. Therefore, a guide to improving the validation of qualitative models is presented. The presumed utility protocol is a multi-dimensional protocol with 26 criteria, organized into four dimensions, designed to assess specific parts of the modeling process and provide recommendations for improvement. This protocol was applied to three demonstration cases, located in the Arctic Northeast Atlantic Ocean, Macaronesia, and the Tuscan archipelago. The “Specific Model Tests” dimension, which focuses on the structure of the model, revealed positive evaluations of its structure, boundaries, and capacity to be scaled up. “Guidelines and Processes”, which focuses on the meaning and representativeness of the process, showed positive results regarding purpose, usefulness, presentation, and meaningfulness. “Policy Insights and Spillovers”, a dimension focused on the policy recommendations, revealed a high number of “not apply”, indicating that several criteria are too advanced for the status of the models tested. The “Administrative, Review, and Overview” dimension, which focused on the managerial overview, showed the models needed improvement in the documentation and replicability, while time and cost constraints were positively evaluated. The presumed utility protocol has shown to be a useful tool providing quantitative and qualitative evaluations for an intermediate evaluation of the model-building process, helping to substantiate confidence, with recommendations for improvements and applications elsewhere.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100273"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143161659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Conservation education for sustainable development through field internship at NGOs","authors":"Yoji Natori ,&nbsp;Tomohiro Nakagawa ,&nbsp;Tomomi Saito ,&nbsp;Tatsuhiro Kato ,&nbsp;Takashi Seo ,&nbsp;Makoto Yata ,&nbsp;Yusuke Sawa ,&nbsp;Mika Yasuda ,&nbsp;Akiko Enomoto ,&nbsp;Asako Isobe","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100278","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100278","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Conservation is necessary to achieve sustainable development, and building capacity of youth and having them participate in conservation is an urgent imperative. The SATO-YAMA-UMI Project was a conservation project operated in six countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The project conducted an internship program for Japanese youth in fiscal year 2018–2019, whose impacts were assessed by members of implementing organizations and former interns in 2024 through online questionnaire and a focus group discussion. The assessment sought answers to: What are the benefits of on-site internship, as opposed to classroom learning? What effects have the on-site internship had in the career of the participants? What program elements would facilitate youth participation in conservation? We found that the field internship provides participants with opportunities to see the environmental issues in their totality without screening, and to gain perspectives that will be difficult to obtain once in the corporate system. Results supported the theory of change that direct experiences lead to enhanced engagement in conservation, such that the participants would play stronger roles as agents of change in the society. Non-governmental organizations organizing and presenting field internship program can significantly lower the barriers that impede many youth members to take the critical step, and they can play a significant role in inter-sectoral collaboration in human resource development. We discuss the role of conservation organizations in mobilizing youth as agents of change for sustainable futures, both through their own activities and in collaborations with private sector and academia.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100278"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143161201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adapting to climate change under threats of violence: A comparative institutional analysis of incentives for conflict and collaboration","authors":"Leonardo Medina ,&nbsp;Grazia Pacillo ,&nbsp;Peter Läderach ,&nbsp;Stefan Sieber ,&nbsp;Michelle Bonatti","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100276","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2024.100276","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Research on climate and conflict often emphasizes violence and its drivers, overlooking the prevalence of collaboration in shaping social relations. Addressing this gap, this study undertakes a comparative institutional analysis of community-level responses to climate threats in violence-prone settings. The research explores conditions that incentivize either cooperation or conflict, refraining from presuming one outcome as dominant. Using a structured analytical framework applied through a thematic analysis, it systematically examines environmental, relational, institutional, and systemic patterns across three case studies of localized collective adaptation to climate change under varying forms of violence. These case studies are located in Guatemala, Philippines and Kenya. The study identifies 18 factors that drive conflict or foster collaboration, revealing that while these factors are broadly consistent across contexts, their effects are highly context-dependent. In some cases, the same factor contributes to both conflict and collaboration within shared adaptation arenas, underscoring the complex interplay of drivers. These findings highlight the importance of analysing interactions among drivers when designing collective climate adaptation efforts, emphasizing opportunities to mitigate violence and foster collaboration. The study concludes that enhancing adaptive capacities and climate-resilient peace requires expanding adaptation strategies to address often-overlooked dynamics. These include the historical processes underpinning institutional multiplicity, the legitimacy of local security forces, and the cohesion among neighbouring communities. By realigning incentives toward collaboration, such interventions can simultaneously build resilience and advance peaceful relations, providing actionable insights for policymakers and practitioners working in violence-prone regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100276"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143161202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of drought change trends and watershed health using a reliability-resilience-vulnerability framework in mountainous watersheds","authors":"Negar Tayebzadeh Moghadam,&nbsp;Bahram Malekmohammadi","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100285","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100285","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Quantitative response of climate change impacts to watershed health assessment provides valuable information for management of essential hydrological ecosystem services. Based on this, an integrated and quantitative index was developed using the combination of Reliability, Resilience and Vulnerability (RRV) framework, Standard Precipitation Index (SPI)-RRV and Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) to assess watershed health trends by considering precipitation anomalies and drought index. The Taleghan mountain watershed in a semi-arid region of Iran was studied for the period 1999–2023 and the future period 2025–2040. The calculation was done for the past and two future emission scenarios, Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs) 4.5 and 8.5, from the Dynamics Laboratory's Earth System Model 2 M (GFDL-ESM2M) (GCM). The reliability, resilience, vulnerability and SPI-RRV indicators in the health classification of the Taleghan Watershed had normal average values of 0.5, 0.57, 0.59 and 0.5 respectively, indicating a moderate health status. In the future period, average values for reliability, resilience, vulnerability, and SPI-RRV were 0.51, 0.54, 0.27, and 0.44 for RCP4.5, and 0.50, 0.56, 0.24, and 0.43 for RCP8.5. All indicators were classified as moderately healthy, except for the vulnerability index, which was classified as unhealthy. Therefore, the Taleghan Watershed will be more vulnerable to droughts in the future. The reductions in SPI-RRV indicated that the Watershed is not adapted to future droughts. This requires long-term management and conservation planning to sustain water resources. The research methodology is applicable to other regions to determine the health of watersheds in relation to drought.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100285"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143601476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Do identity or guilt-based appeals lead to environmental spillover effects?","authors":"Heather Barnes Truelove ,&nbsp;Kam Leung Yeung ,&nbsp;Amanda R. Carrico ,&nbsp;Ash J. Gillis","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100294","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100294","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding how and when an initial pro-environmental behavior (PEB1) may spill over to increase or decrease later PEBs can contribute to the creation of more effective PEB interventions. This study investigated PEB spillover in a novel way by examining whether a prior PEB reminder that elicits identity would increase the likelihood of positive spillover from PEB1 to PEB2 through an indirect pathway mediated by environmental identity, and whether a reminder that elicits guilt would increase the likelihood of negative PEB spillover mediated through guilt/shame. Student participants (<em>N</em> = 229) completed a longitudinal study where they were exposed to an intervention eliciting guilt, identity, or neither (control conditions) and were asked to use reusable cups for a week. One week later, they were given an opportunity to perform a second observable PEB (agree to write a letter to a political leader advocating for alternative energy). Results provide some evidence for a positive spillover pathway through environmental identity following a guilt intervention but not an identity intervention and no support for an indirect pathway through guilt/shame for any condition. Additionally, the positive identity pathway was evident in the active control group, but not a nonactive control group, raising questions about demand characteristics in PEB spillover studies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100294"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143928398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of climate change on food security and nutrition in India: A systematic review","authors":"Abhishek Das ,&nbsp;Shalander Kumar ,&nbsp;Kavitha Kasala ,&nbsp;S. Nedumaran ,&nbsp;Pradnya Paithankar ,&nbsp;Abhay Kumar ,&nbsp;Ayushi Jain ,&nbsp;Vijay Avinandan","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100286","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100286","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change poses a complex challenge to food and nutritional security, impacting human health, well-being, and sustainable development. India, facing heightened vulnerability in agriculture and a growing population surpassing 1.3 billion, requires a detailed examination of these effects. This examination will serve as a crucial resource for shaping policies, directing research efforts, and fostering public discourse. This systematic review thoroughly analyzes the impact of climate change on food and nutritional security in India. Examining 231 articles, the study delves into various dimensions, including availability, accessibility, utilization, and stability. The review utilized Web of Science, PubMed, and CABI review, employing 100 different keywords. Temperature variations, erratic rainfall, and extreme weather events disrupt crops, livestock, poultry, and aquaculture production (food availability), leading to food shortages, income loss, and elevated food prices (accessibility), especially affecting low-income groups. Indirectly, climate change affects livelihoods and incomes, exacerbating inequalities and leading to the displacement of marginalized communities (stability), thereby escalating food insecurity and malnutrition (utilization). However, few studies cover diverse aspects such as the influence of climate change on traditional crops, nutritional value, agricultural biodiversity, food distribution systems, indigenous food systems, and nutrition outcomes, particularly for vulnerable groups like women and children. Hence, there is a pressing need for a more holistic and integrated approach to tackle the impacts of climate change on food and nutrition security in India.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100286"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143682686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unveiling the hidden patterns of household food waste","authors":"Amanda Sjölund ,&nbsp;Christopher Malefors ,&nbsp;Claudia von Brömssen ,&nbsp;Erik Svensson ,&nbsp;Pedro Brancoli ,&nbsp;Samira Syed ,&nbsp;Kamran Rousta ,&nbsp;Mattias Eriksson","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100292","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100292","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Among the methods commonly used for quantifying food waste in households, there are limitations that affect the reliability of quantification results. To address these, this study used an automated quantification tool to objectively and with high precision quantify food waste in 28 Swedish households for an extended period, reaching a total of 3945 quantification days. The results showed that the average daily waste amounted to 0.159 kg per person. Recorded food waste displayed a large variation between days, weeks and months, suggesting that long-term quantification is necessary for precision. As the results indicated, between 115 and 569 quantification days is necessary to provide an average estimate with a ± 10 % precision. This study presents empirical evidence demonstrating the feasibility and opportunities of automated food waste quantification, emphasizing the importance of extended measurement periods, high-frequency data collection, and minimal user intervention on designing effective waste tracking systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100292"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143848234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What works, where and how? A systematic literature review of climate change adaptation measures in India","authors":"Sumit Vij ,&nbsp;Surbhi Vyas ,&nbsp;Visakha G ,&nbsp;Anamika Barua","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100291","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100291","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The complex socio-political landscape and increasing biophysical pressures exacerbate India's vulnerability to changing climate. In response to these challenges, several policy and on-the-ground efforts are being made towards advancing climate change adaptation (CCA). However, finding out what works, where and how is critical to the progress of CCA in India. To take stock of current adaptation practices and measures, we aim to review the existing adaptation research, providing valuable insights into India's adaptation measures. In this article, we present a systematic literature review that analyses the adaptation measures in India. We mapped English-language scientific journal articles that analysed CCA (<em>n</em> = 2124), particularly emphasising incremental and transformative adaptation in India between 2017 and 2023. We found that only (<em>n</em> = 28) per cent of articles focused categorically on adaptation measures, and the rest cursorily mentioned its importance in reducing the impacts of climate change. However, the number of publications steadily increased, peaking in 2021 (<em>n</em> = 10). Following the COVID-19 pandemic, a surge of adaptation-related articles was observed across various disciplines. Moreover, with only a limited number of articles focusing on CCA measures, there is a lack of clarity on how incremental and transformative measures are understood and explained in the literature. The literature focused mainly on technocratic approaches around agriculture sectors such as crop diversification, changing cropping and cultivation cycles, use of hybrid seeds, soil conservation practices, and livelihood diversification. Additionally, a geographical imbalance is evident, with limited research on adaptation in vulnerable regions such as northeast India. We conclude that while the impact of climate change on India is substantial, there are apparent knowledge gaps within the academic literature on CCA measures, including gender issues concerning women, soft adaptation measures such as capacity building and education and vulnerability of sensitive mountain systems. Given these gaps, future research should address the geographical and thematic imbalances in adaptation literature, emphasising vulnerable communities, gender dynamics and urban resilience.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100291"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143838685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Economics, energy budgeting and environmental impact assessment of coconut-based cropping system in the west coast of India","authors":"Vadivel Arunachalam,&nbsp;Venkatesh Paramesh,&nbsp;Diksha C. Salgaonkar","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100289","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100289","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A sustainable agricultural production system should be economically viable, energy-efficient, and eco-friendly. This study aimed to assess the economic viability, energy efficiency, and environmental impact of seven different coconut-based cropping systems in Goa, India. The systems included coconut (<em>Cocos nucifera</em> L) monocrop and various intercropping combinations such as drumstick (<em>Moringa oleifera</em>) and papaya (<em>Carica papaya</em>), heliconia (<em>Heliconia psittacorum</em>) or banana (<em>Musa</em> sp.,) and lemon (<em>Citrus limon</em>), pineapple (<em>Ananas comosus</em>) and passion fruit (<em>Passiflora edulis</em>), and crossandra (<em>Crossandra infundibuliformis</em>). Results indicated that the coconut + pineapple + passion fruit system and coconut + heliconia system showed promising in terms of both economic returns and energy output. The coconut + papaya + drumstick system, however, showed the highest global warming potential (GWP) due to considerable input requirements during the crop cycle. The coconut + pineapple + passion fruit system exhibited the highest economic returns with an average additional coconut equivalent yield of 8605 nuts per hectare, a high benefit-to-cost ratio of 1.99, with an average net return of USD 1558.5 per hectare. Energy efficiency among the systems was compared based on computed energy values for inputs and outputs, highest efficiency at 45.3 was recorded in the coconut + heliconia system. Using the ReCiPe 2016 (H) Midpoint method, life cycle inventories were calculated, and the coconut monocrop system showed the lowest GWP due to its lower input consumption. The agroforestry combinations of coconut + crossandra and coconut + soursop showed nearly equivalent GWP as that of coconut monocrop despite their higher input requirement over coconut monocrop. On-farm emissions were found to contribute significantly to the GWP, ranging from 73 % in coconut + crossandra to 40 % in coconut + heliconia. Nitrogenous fertilizers and fuel-intensive tillage operations were identified as major contributors to both higher energy consumption and GWP in all the cropping systems. In conclusion, the coconut+soursop system has proven to be optimally productive, profitable, energy-efficient, and eco-friendly. In addition, this system offers the opportunity to incorporate various intercrops such as pepper and pineapple, to improve multiple ecosystem services in the West Coast region of India. The findings emphasize that selecting low-input, shade-adapted crops can optimize resource use, reduce emissions, and enhance sustainability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100289"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143682687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Optimizing organic ginger cultivation: Evaluating growth behavior and production potential of HP 05/15 in eastern Himalayan Inceptisols","authors":"Amit Kumar ,&nbsp;R.K. Avasthe ,&nbsp;Raghavendra Singh ,&nbsp;Subhash Babu ,&nbsp;M. Singh ,&nbsp;C. Raj ,&nbsp;Saurav Saha ,&nbsp;Ashish Yadav ,&nbsp;B.A. Gudade ,&nbsp;Vijay Singh Meena ,&nbsp;D. Prasath ,&nbsp;Sonam Ongmu Bhutia ,&nbsp;Shyam Karan ,&nbsp;Deepak Kumar ,&nbsp;V.K. Mishra ,&nbsp;Mohammad Hasnain ,&nbsp;Gaurav Verma ,&nbsp;Susmita Das","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100287","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100287","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Can specific ginger genotypes thrive under organic farming (OF) in the acidic Inceptisols of Eastern Himalayas Region (EHR)? This study identifies HP 05/15 as the top performer in yield, quality, and soil health improvement. Over two years (2019–20 and 2020–21), field experiment was conducted involved ten different ginger genotypes with three replications. Results revealed that the lowest incidence of bacterial wilt disease (18.10 %) and maximum fresh rhizome yield (15.50 Mg ha⁻¹) was found at HP 05/15. Meanwhile, significantly higher dry recovery (22.30 %) and crude fiber content (6.89 %) was recorded at Bhaise, followed by HP 05/15. At Bhaise, genotype HP 05/15 was noticed significantly higher (47.30 %) essential oil content and oleoresin (+43.20 % more) content followed by V0.5/2. Similarly, genotype HP 05/15 was registered the significant improvement of production efficiency (41.10 %) and profitability (43.30 %) as comparison to the Bhaise. In case of soil health improvement, genotype HP 05/15 cultivated plot was recorded ∼6.40 % reduced bulk density (<em>pb)</em>, increased ∼13.40 % total water stable aggregates (TWSA), ∼6.35 % soil organic carbon (SOC), ∼12.80 % macronutrients, ∼13.50 % micronutrients and ∼ 14.90 % biological activity.</div><div>Overall, genotype HP 05/15 recommended for organic farming (OF) cultivation due to its high yield, disease resistance, essential oil content, profitability, and positive effects on soil health improvement, making it ideal for sustainable cultivation in the Eastern Himalayas Region .</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100287"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143592534","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}