Anthropocene Science

We are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in this journal in 2024 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

P.C. Abhilash is an Associate Professor of Sustainability Science at the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi, India. He served as the founding Chair of the Agroecosystem Specialist Group (2016-2024) of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, Switzerland. His research centers on ecological solutions to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the local level. He is especially interested in restoring marginal and degraded lands to recover ecosystem services and resilience, sustainably utilizing lesser-known and underused wild plants for food and nutrition security, addressing pollution in agricultural systems such as pesticides and plastics, promoting nature-based solutions, developing ecosystem-based adaptations for climate-resilient food production, and exploring urban ecology and its complexities. He also works on policy research, sustainability analysis, sustainability indicators, and the circular economy transitions. Dr. Abhilash is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Anthropocene Science (Springer Nature) and serves on the editorial boards of leading journals in ecology, environment, and sustainability science published by Wiley, Elsevier, and Springer Nature. He has visited São Paulo State University (Brazil), Beijing Normal University (China), and the University of Sharjah (UAE) as a short-term visiting professor, teaching short courses to master’s and PhD students. He has been recognized as an Associate Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (FNASc), and as a Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (FNAAS), India. His early career awards include the INSA Medal for Young Scientists, the NASI-Platinum Jubilee Young Scientist Award, the ICAR-Lal Bahadur Shastri Young Scientist Award, the HIYOSHI Young Ecologist Award, and membership in the National Academy of Sciences, India (MNASc), and the Associateship of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. He is a founding member of the Indian National Young Academy of Science (INYAS) and has received the Malviya Memorial Young Faculty Award from BRSI. Dr. Abhilash has collaborated with various UN agencies (UN-IPBES, IRP-UNEP, UNDP-BES Network, IPCC, UNCCD) and other international organizations such as APN, GLP, and IUCN commissions (CEM, CEC, CEESP, SSC, and CCC) to promote global sustainability. He can be reached by email: [email protected] 

Keywords: Carbon sequestration; Ecosystem revitalization; Net-zero emission targtes; Resilience; Sustainable planning; UN-SDGs

Guest Editors:

Dr. Sheikh Adil Edrisi
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India
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Dr. Rama Kant Dubey
Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 
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Dr. Deepak Kumar
Research Scientist, State University of New York at Albany, Albany, New York, USA
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Dr. Vishal Tripathi
Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Graphic Era University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Email: [email protected]

Dr. Becky N. Aloo
Lecturer and Head of Intellectual Property Management, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Eldoret, Kenya
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Dr. Kashif Rasool
Scientist, Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
Email: [email protected]

Submission Deadline
Submissions open immediately. The deadline for submitting a paper to the special issue is 31 March, 2025.

Submission Guidelines/Instructions

For manuscript preparation, please follow the Anthropocene Science Guidelines. Manuscripts should be submitted online by registering and logging into the journal website https://www.editorialmanager.com/anps/Default.aspx. To ensure that your manuscript is appropriately identified for submission to the special issue, please select the article type "Revitalizing Ecosystems and Sustainable Planning for Achieving UN-SDGs under Net-Zero Emission Targets" when submitting your paper to Anthropocene Science. All submitted papers will undergo peer review according to the journal's policy.

Keywords: Multiple stressors, social-ecological systems, resilience, capacities, livelihood portfolio, biodiversity and natural resources management, sustainability, knowledge and practices, and inclusive policies

Guest Editors:

Dr. Ranjay K. Singh
Principal Scientist and Asstt Director General, Division of Agricultural Extension Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, India
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Dr. Eleanor Jew
Lecturer, Environment and Development Department of Environment and Geography,University of York, UK
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Dr. J. P. Mishra
Director, ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Email: [email protected]

Submission Deadline

Submissions open immediately. The deadline for submitting a paper to the special issue is 31 December, 2024.