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{"title":"The contribution of forest coffee certification program to household income and resource conservation: Empirical evidences from Southwest Ethiopia","authors":"Diriba Abdeta ,&nbsp;Alemayehu N. Ayana","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2024.100569","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2024.100569","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Coffee certification programs are emerging as potential tools to improve livelihoods and contribute to environmental sustainability. However, these programs have faced criticism, particularly regarding their impact on participants' livelihoods and resource conservation. This study evaluates the performance of the Forest Coffee Certification Program (FCCP), implemented in the Belete-Gera forest area over the past ten years (2011–2022), focusing on its contributions to household income and its effects on resource conservation. Additionally, it investigates whether premium payments resulting from the certification have incentivized households to comply with FCCP objectives and requirements. Multiple data collection methods were employed, including household surveys, key informant interviews, stakeholder workshops, and desk reviews. Results indicate a substantial increase in the total sales volume of forest coffee and revenues, whereas the volumes of forest coffee supplied to the cooperatives showed decreasing trends over the past ten years. Consequently, the premium payment received from certified forest coffee export also showed a substantial decreasing trend. The current premium payment of $0.87 (46 birr) per kg is identified as the optimal incentive for compliance with FCCP requirements. The results also indicate that the certification program contributed to forest conservation by creating incentives that fostered a sense of ownership within the local community, particularly during the early stages of its implementation. The study concludes that improving price differentials and ensuring fairer premium distribution could strengthen the FCCP's impact on livelihoods and forest conservation. Moreover, the program needs to address the decreasing trend in forest coffee cooperative supplies to sustain its long-term benefits.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 100569"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143179959","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":"Assessing the potential of land use and land cover changes on the genetic diversity of goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) in the southern slopes of the Alborz Mountain range, Iran","authors":"Mojgan Asadollahi ,&nbsp;Mostafa Keshtkar ,&nbsp;Faraham Ahmadzadeh","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2024.100557","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2024.100557","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The goitered gazelle (<em>Gazella subgutturosa</em>), historically widespread across the Middle East and Central Asia, is now facing a critical threat due to habitat fragmentation and population decline, particularly in Iran. To better understand the reason for the low genetic diversity of goitered gazelle populations, we combined a genetic analysis (cyt<em>b</em> gene) like genetic diversity and demographic history using non-invasive sampling techniques with a land use/land cover study by land use dynamic degree models (LUDD) and landscape change process analysis. The selection study area is based on several populations of goitered gazelle that are located on the southern slope of the Alborz Mountain range in Iran. The results showed an alarming paucity of nucleotide diversity (0.0019) within these populations. At the same time, analysis of land use and land cover changes in the same area showed that over the past 30 years (1990–2020) urban areas have had the most increase among other land use classes (growth rate: 171%). The knowledge acquired from this research not only contributes to our understanding of the genetic makeup of goitered gazelle populations but also underscores the importance of addressing land use changes and their consequences on biodiversity. These findings emphasize the need for targeted conservation efforts to counteract the effects of urban growth on goitered gazelle habitats. Such strategies are crucial for securing the future of these populations in the southern slopes of the Alborz Mountain range and similar regions facing similar pressures.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 100557"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143180025","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":"Benchmarking for locally tuned sustainability: The case of energy and water use in New Zealand vineyards","authors":"Vicent Gasso ,&nbsp;Andrew Barber ,&nbsp;Henrik Moller ,&nbsp;Enrique Bayonne ,&nbsp;Frank W. Oudshoorn ,&nbsp;Claus G. Sørensen","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2024.100536","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2024.100536","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sustainability benchmarking is the process of comparing indicators of performance with other organizations to identify, adapt and implement best practice approaches for sustainability improvement. The benchmarking process is more likely to incentivise and guide sustainable practice if it is based on fair and sensible comparisons, accommodating features such as local biophysical and economic constraints, in order to place all farmers on a “level playing field”. This study developed a benchmarking rationale accommodating local opportunities and constraints for effectively incentivising locally-tuned sustainability improvements. This was carried out by analysing energy and water use on the 1103 vineyards enrolled in the Sustainable Wine-growing New Zealand scheme. Regression models to predict spatial and temporal variations of energy and water use explained relatively large proportions of the resource use variance. Production area and region were common and significant predictors of resource efficiency. A 59% increase over time in fuel efficiency took place in vineyards instigating energy reduction plans and actions. The vineyards' rank performance differed widely when benchmarked within the entire sector or within other vineyards of equivalent characteristics, specifically for agroecological and production related characteristics influencing performance. For example, one vineyard ranked at the 20 percentile in fuel efficiency within the sector, yet at the 75 percentile when compared against vineyards in its own region and with a similar production area. Aggregated and non-locally tuned benchmarking might best suit consumers and national-level policy makers, but they do not capture the local and diverse challenges faced by the individual farmers. Use of locally-tuned benchmarking approaches can better identify actual sustainability improvement opportunities and may enhance farmers’ trust in the sustainability exercise, improve participation and better incentivise change towards sustainability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 100536"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143180882","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":"Assessing environmental change and population declines of large wading birds in southwestern India","authors":"K.M. Aarif ,&nbsp;Aymen Nefla ,&nbsp;K.A. Rubeena ,&nbsp;Yanjie Xu ,&nbsp;Zakher Bouragaoui ,&nbsp;M. Nasser ,&nbsp;C.T. Shifa ,&nbsp;T.R. Athira ,&nbsp;K. Jishnu ,&nbsp;Jasmine Anand ,&nbsp;Seerangan Manokaran ,&nbsp;P.P. Moosa ,&nbsp;Anu Gopinath ,&nbsp;Omer R. Reshi ,&nbsp;K.M. Rajaneesh ,&nbsp;H. Byju ,&nbsp;Thadickal V. Joydas ,&nbsp;Karuppasamy P. Manikandan ,&nbsp;Mohd Irfan Naikoo ,&nbsp;Christian Sonne ,&nbsp;Sabir Bin Muzaffar","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2024.100572","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2024.100572","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Large waders including herons and egrets are important ecological wetland health indicators since these species are sensitive to a complex set of environmental factors. Anthropogenic factors are driving major changes in coastal and inland wetlands. We investigated the relationship between environmental variables, productivity, fish diversity and large waders in southwestern India. These variables cover climatic variables (rainfall), sediment variables (salinity, pH, organic carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus), water variables (Salinity, pH, temperature, nitrate, phosphate), primary productivity (Chlorophyll-a) and prey availability (mean fish stock availability). Densities of all the studied wader species decreased significantly from 2010 to 2019, with highest densities in agroecosystems or estuarine habitats and in post-monsoon seasons but lowest in mudflats and in monsoon seasons. Structural equational modelling revealed that rainfall and organic carbon positively affected the primary productivity, whereas water variables (nitrate, salinity and phosphate) positively affected the fish stock availability. This in turn positively affected the density of large wading birds. The decreasing trend of water nitrate negatively affected the primary productivity and density of waterbirds while rainfall negatively affected fish stock availability and waterbird density. Sediment phosphorous adversely affected both the biotic variables and the density of waterbirds. Sediment variables (salinity, pH, and phosphorus) increased over years, whereas organic carbon and nitrogen in the sediment decreased significantly. Salinity, water temperature, pH, and phosphate showed a significant increase while water nitrate, and chlorophyll-a decreased over the period of study. Significant decline in fish stock availability and altered environmental variables resulted in long term decline in the abundance of wading birds. Thus, large waders have adapted to these long-term, anthropogenically driven, environmental changes by shifting to agroecosystems and estuaries as their alternate foraging habitats. These population declines indicate consistent decline in ecosystem health of wetlands. Strategies need to be formulated to mitigate declines and restore ecosystem health.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 100572"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143180321","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":"Review of climate-resilient agriculture for ensuring food security: Sustainability opportunities and challenges of India","authors":"Satiprasad Sahoo ,&nbsp;Chiranjit Singha ,&nbsp;Ajit Govind ,&nbsp;Armin Moghimi","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2024.100544","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2024.100544","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA) effectively responds to climate change while contributing to sustainable productivity adapted to local hydro-meteorological conditions. CRA provides resilience to climate variability by enhancing agricultural viability through water exchange between surface and groundwater systems. In water-stressed countries such as India, where demand for water from agriculture, industry, and domestic use is increasing, CRA offers ways to address current and future food security challenges. This review examines the role of the CRA in agricultural sustainability and community participation in India. It assesses critical CRA projects and policies in India and explores how CRA can improve water policy by integrating farmers' perspectives in groundwater-based agriculture. The study also shows that collaboration between government agencies, NGOs, and local groups is important to sustaining CRA initiatives. Discussions indicated that empirical studies, clear sustainability indicators, and integration of advanced technology such as artificial intelligence and geo-spatial tools are needed to improve India's adaptation strategies to climate change. This study highlighted how CRA aligns with key SDGs by addressing poverty, hunger, climate action, and community wellbeing. GRACE data indicated that northwestern India emerged as a critical water scarcity hotspot, displaying negative trends of around −7.413 cm per year. Furthermore, the analysis clearly showed that the Western Dry Region, Western Himalayan, and Gangetic Plain agro-ecological zone (AEZ) experienced the sharpest declines in equivalent water thickness (EWT) compared to other AEZ regions in India. The review also highlighted the value of knowledge-sharing platforms and tailored CRA strategies that increase agricultural productivity and enable farmers to make informed decisions in the face of climate uncertainty.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 100544"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143179625","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":"Network properties of the global waste trade","authors":"Filippos K. Zisopoulos ,&nbsp;Brian D. Fath ,&nbsp;Xin Tong ,&nbsp;Martin de Jong","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2024.100550","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2024.100550","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The network properties of the global waste trade were assessed by using time series data of material and monetary flows between 2000 and 2022 from the online experimental database of Chatham House. More specifically, indicators from ecological network analysis and ascendency analysis were used to identity patterns which may not otherwise be directly identifiable, and to compare the network properties of the global waste trade to those of natural ecosystems. Focus was given on the distribution of monetary and material flows, on policy recommendations, and on future research avenues which we think are relevant for obtaining a more comprehensive understanding of socio-economic systems such as trade networks. This work provides a solid example of the application of network-based methods as an eco-mimicry approach for assessing the sustainability and fragility of socio-economic systems which can be of relevance to researchers and policy makers interested on transitions towards regenerative circular economies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 100550"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143180114","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":"Relationship between GDP, FDI, renewable energy, and open innovation in Germany: New insights from ARDL method","authors":"Vu Ngoc Xuan","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100592","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100592","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the dynamic interactions among GDP, foreign direct investment (FDI), renewable energy, and open innovation in Germany, leveraging the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) method to uncover short- and long-term relationships. Amid growing global emphasis on sustainable development, understanding how these factors interrelate is crucial for shaping policies that foster economic growth while promoting environmental sustainability. Using data from 2000 to 2023 and robust econometric modelling, the study reveals significant insights into the roles of FDI and open innovation in enhancing renewable energy adoption and economic performance. Findings indicate that FDI positively influences GDP in both the short and long term, while renewable energy adoption and open innovation act as critical catalysts, strengthening FDI's impact on economic growth. These results underscore the importance of fostering an innovation-friendly environment to maximize renewable energy's contributions to GDP. Policy implications suggest that enhancing support for open innovation and renewable energy initiatives could yield sustained economic benefits. This study contributes to the existing literature by highlighting open innovation's distinctive role in Germany's economic framework, with specific recommendations to support future research addressing current policy and economic analysis gaps.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 100592"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143180331","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":"Factors influencing agricultural land transformation for climate change adaptation in Can Loc district, Ha Tinh province, Vietnam","authors":"Trong Phuong Tran ,&nbsp;Duc Vien Tran ,&nbsp;Van Khue Phan ,&nbsp;Dinh Trung Nguyen ,&nbsp;Truong Son Cao ,&nbsp;Duc Loc Nguyen ,&nbsp;Huu Cong Vo","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2024.100576","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2024.100576","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In recent years, the socioeconomic development of Ha Tinh province, particularly in the Can Loc district, has been significantly influenced by substantial agricultural growth, however, the grassroot factors such as economic condition, policy mechanism, employment, natural factors have not been considered. This study aims to investigate the impact of these factors on agricultural land transformation in Can Loc district, Ha Tinh province, Vietnam. The methodology utilizes a survey-based approach to collect data from 200 households and employs multivariate regression statistics to investigate the factors that drive changes in agricultural land use in response to climate change in the Can Loc district. The findings reveal a hierarchy of factors that influence agricultural land use change for climate adaptation in the district. Economic factors (X4) have the most substantial influence, accounting for 23.56% of the observed changes. Policies mechanisms (X1) rank second, contributing to 21.15% of the observed changes. Employment considerations (X5) rank third, with a contribution of 19.87%. Climate change considerations (X2) closely follow, accounting for 18.69%. Nature factors (X3) round up the list, with a 16.73% influence. Furthermore, the study proposes policies mechanisms and suggests implementing comprehensive mechanization processes to enhance the agricultural production capacity, enabling better adaptation to climate change.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 100576"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143180320","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":"Carbon sustainability reporting based on GHG protocol framework: A Malaysian practice towards net-zero carbon emissions","authors":"Hussein H. Sharaf-Addin ,&nbsp;Ahmed Abdullah Saad Al-Dhubaibi","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100588","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100588","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Carbon sustainability reporting plays a critical role in achieving net-zero carbon emissions, yet its application and effectiveness require greater exploration. This study examines the Malaysian practice of carbon sustainability reporting, grounded in the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) protocol framework, focusing on five key principles: relevance, completeness, consistency, transparency, and accuracy. Using a quantitative approach, data were collected from the top 50 oil and gas companies listed in Bursa Malaysia via a questionnaire survey. Results from Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) reveal that consistency, transparency, and accuracy significantly enhance carbon sustainability reporting, while relevance and completeness exhibit no direct influence. Furthermore, all five GHG principles positively influence net-zero carbon emissions, emphasizing their importance in emission reduction efforts. The study also demonstrates that carbon sustainability reporting partially mediates the relationships between completeness, transparency, accuracy, and net-zero carbon emissions. These findings highlight the need for standardized, transparent, and accurate reporting practices to support effective climate action. Policy implications suggest that regulatory bodies prioritize robust reporting standards and provide incentives for adopting comprehensive GHG accounting frameworks, ensuring alignment with Malaysia's net-zero ambitions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 100588"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143180548","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":"Evaluating the merit of carbon credits: Is there a lack of effectiveness in transitioning from direct payments for ecosystem services to REDD+ community-based incentives?","authors":"Virginia Hernanz ,&nbsp;Sonia Quiroga ,&nbsp;Cristina Suárez ,&nbsp;José Evelio Aguiño","doi":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100591","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.indic.2025.100591","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Rich in biodiversity, Tumaco is a key area for REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation) projects focused on reducing deforestation and promoting sustainable land use. Cacao farming plays a vital role in the local economy, offering an opportunity to align livelihoods with conservation. This study evaluates the impact of REDD + carbon payments versus PNIS (Integral Program for the Substitution of Illicit Crops) direct payments in replacing illicit crops and supporting peacebuilding efforts. It also examines how farmers' awareness of environmental payment schemes, particularly carbon credits, relates to income levels, and how climate conditions, especially rainfall patterns, influence perceptions of these initiatives. Farmers' understanding of climate change strongly affects the success of REDD+, with increased awareness of carbon credits expected to improve income and climate resilience. However, around 20% of farmers below the poverty line lack knowledge of carbon credits, threatening REDD + effectiveness. Current estimates suggest only a 5.76% likelihood of high awareness of carbon credits, rising to 19.43% under extreme climate conditions, stressing the need for targeted education efforts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":36171,"journal":{"name":"Environmental and Sustainability Indicators","volume":"25 ","pages":"Article 100591"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143179387","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}