VIENNA 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture, Biodiversity & Waste Management: SABWM-27

Call for papers/Topics Full Articles/ Reviews/ Shorts Papers/ Abstracts are welcomed in the following research fields: 1. Independent Core Topics Sustainable Agriculture - Agroecological Farming Practices - Crop rotation and diversification - Organic farming standards and certification - Permaculture design principles - Conservation tillage and no-till farming - Sustainable Water Management - Drip irrigation and micro-sprinklers - Rainwater harvesting in agriculture - Soil moisture conservation techniques - Plant Nutrition and Soil Health - Green manures and cover cropping - Natural nitrogen fixation - Biofertilizers and microbial inoculants Biodiversity - Ecosystem Dynamics and Species Conservation - Endangered species recovery plans - In-situ vs. ex-situ conservation (zoos, seed banks) - Wildlife corridors and habitat fragmentation - Invasive species management - Genetic Diversity - Landraces and heirloom crop varieties - Wild relatives of domesticated species - Genetic bottlenecks and mutational meltdown - Ecosystem Services - Provisioning services (food, clean water) - Regulating services (climate regulation, flood control) - Cultural services (recreation, spiritual value) Waste Management - Municipal and Industrial Waste Infrastructure - Sanitary landfill design and engineering - Incineration and waste-to-energy (WtE) technologies - Material recovery facilities (MRFs) - Hazardous and electronic waste (e-waste) handling - The Circular Economy Framework - Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) - Eco-design and product longevity - The 5 R's: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle - Microplastics and Chemical Waste - Plastic degradation and marine accumulation - Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) - Industrial effluent treatment 2. Interrelated Topics (The Intersections) Intersection A: Sustainable Agriculture & Biodiversity - Agrobiodiversity and Resilience - Preserving pollinator habitats (bees, butterflies, bats) within farmlands - Utilizing push-pull technology for natural pest control - Maintaining soil biodiversity (mycorrhizal fungi, earthworms, macro-organisms) - Landscape-Scale Integration - Agroforestry (silvopasture and alley cropping) - Riparian buffers to protect aquatic ecosystems from agricultural runoff - Hedgerows as wildlife sanctuaries in monoculture landscapes Intersection B: Sustainable Agriculture & Waste Management - Agricultural Biomass and Nutrient Cycling - On-farm composting of crop residues and livestock manure - Anaerobic digestion of agricultural waste for biogas production - Biochar production from crop residues for soil amendment - Mitigation of Agricultural Pollution - Managing plastic mulch film waste (biodegradable alternatives) - Reducing food loss during harvest and post-harvest storage - Safe disposal and containment of pesticide rinsate Intersection C: Biodiversity & Waste Management - Pollution Impacts on Ecosystems - Ecotoxicology of heavy metals and plastics on wildlife - Eutrophication of aquatic habitats due to poorly managed organic waste - Entanglement and ingestion of marine debris by wildlife - Waste Sites as Altered Habitats - Landfills as artificial feeding grounds for opportunistic species (and resulting ecological traps) - Phytoremediation using native plants to clean up contaminated brownfields - Impact of leachate leakage on terrestrial and subterranean biodiversity 3. The Tri-Sector Intersection (Where All Three Meet) - Regenerative Food Systems and Urban Ecology - Urban agriculture utilizing municipal organic compost to enhance city biodiversity - Closing the metabolic rift by returning urban food waste nutrients back to rural agricultural soils - Policy, Economics, and Global Frameworks - The role of subsidies (shifting from chemical inputs to biodiversity protection and waste reduction) - Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) of food production from seed to landfill - United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) alignment (specifically SDG 2: Zero Hunger, SDG 12: Responsible Consumption, and SDG 15: Life on Land)