Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources

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VOLUME 8, ISSUE 2 (AUGUST 2025) | Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources

Coordinated and published by The Grassroots Institute, the Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources (GJNR) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in natural resources throughout the world. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists, social scientists, policy analysts, managers and practitioners (on all academic and professional levels) all over the world to promote, discuss and share various new issues and developments in different arenas of natural resources.

VOLUME 8, ISSUE 2 (AUGUST 2025)

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M – 00550Research Article

Water Insecurity and Development Cooperation: Hungary’s Engagement in Africa

Zoltán Ködmön

Department of International Studies and Communication, Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary.

Email: kodmon.zoltan@sze.hu | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0975-1732

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 1-27. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080201

M – 00551Research Article

Comparison of Vegetative and Floral Indicators, Yield and Qualitative Characteristics of Barhi and Deglet Barhi Date Palm Cultivars

Hamza Abbas Hamza1, Mohammed Ghayyib Faris*2, Khaled Abdullah Sahar3,
Dhia Ahmed Taain4, Samir Kamel Abdullah5, Zainab Abd Ali6

1Department of Horticulture and Landscapes, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Iraq.

Email: hamzah.hamzah@uobasrah.edu.iq | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0630-2466

2Department of Horticulture and Landscape, College of Agriculture, University of Samarra, Iraq.

Email: mohammed.g.fa@uosamarra.edu.iq | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5272-9859

3Department of Horticulture and Landscape, College of Agriculture, University of Samarra, Iraq.

Email: khalid.a.s@uosamarra.edu.iq | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7991-1143

4Department of Horticulture and Landscapes, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Iraq.

Email: dhia.taain@uobasrah.edu.iq | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2318-4389

5Department of Horticulture and Landscape, College of Agriculture, University of Samarra, Iraq.

Email: samerkamil@yahoo.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0207-5275

6Department of Food Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Basrah, Iraq.

Email: zainab.abdali@uobasrah.edu.iq | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7792-7985

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 28-41. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080202

M – 00552Analytical Article

Post-War Reconstruction of Ukraine: Environmental Aspects of State Regulation of Land Relations

Valentyna Boklah*1, Tetiana Kravchenko2, Oleksandr Mordvinov3, Tetiana Kozar4,
Anzhela Merzlyak5

1Department of Highways, Geodesy and Land Management Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies ESI PSACEA, 2, Lazariana St., 49010, Dnipro, Ukraine. Email: boklag.val@ukr.net

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0248-0963

2Department of Public Administration and Land Management, Classic Private University, 70-b, Universytetska St., 69002, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Email: tatyana.kravchenko@ukr.net | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8627-6264

3Department of Public Administration and Land Management, Classic Private University, 70-b, Universytetska St., 69002, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Email: mordvinov.1202@ukr.net | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-1290

4Department of Public Administration and Land Management, Classic Private University, 70-b, Universytetska St., 69002, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Email: kozar_tanya80@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2852-2049

5Department of Public Administration and Land Management, Classic Private University, 70-b, Universytetska St., 69002, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Email: merzlyak.1702@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3324-9078

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 42-58. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080203

M – 00553Research Article

Migration and Gold Panning: Collaboration between Indigenous and Non-indigenous People in Artisanal Mining in Gaoua, Burkina Faso

Oumar Sangaré1, Abdoulaye Sawadogo*2, Alexis Kabore3

1Department of Sociology, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Burkina Faso.

Email: sangaromar@yahoo.fr | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2795-512X

2Department of Sociology, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Burkina Faso.

Email: abdoulaye.sawadogo@ujkz.bf | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5169-7334

3Department of Sociology, Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Burkina Faso.

Email: alexiskaboresocio@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7616-6942

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 59-89. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080204

M – 00554Research Article

Assessing the Impacts of Water Salinity and Pollution on the Physiological Responses of the Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio, L.) in the Tigris River of Iraq: A Comparative Study with Emphasis on Osmoregulation and Immune Function

Mohammad Ali Al-Samarrai*1, Nibras Majid Abaas2, Zainab Riad Salem3

1Faculty of Agriculture, Samarra University, Iraq. Email: mohali822022@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0208-6606-0007-0009

2Faculty of Agriculture, Samarra University, Iraq. Email: nibras.m.a@uosamarra.edu.iq

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0766-7629

3Faculty of Agriculture, Samarra University, Iraq. Email: zenab.r.sa@uosamarra.edu.iq

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8390-8669

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 90-104. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080205

M – 00555Analytical Article

Evaluation of Desertification Control in Nigeria: Challenges and Constraints in Policy Enforcement

Gaga Wilson Ekakitie1, Eric Omo Enakireru*2

1Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.

Email: gagae@delsu.edu.ng | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7146-3420

2Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of Delta, Agbor, Delta State, Nigeria.

Email: eric.onakireru@unidel.edu.ng, ericomo61@yahoo.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8347-1598

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 105-127. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080206

M – 00556Analytical Article

Forensic Expertise in Determining Damage to Plant Life Caused During Armed Conflicts: Legal Brief on the Case of the Russian-Ukrainian War

Volodymyr Yusupov1, Hubenko Ivan2, Nataliia Kisil*3, Kateryna Yusupova4, Olena Cherniavska5

1National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: yusupov.v@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5216-4144

2National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: ivanhubenko@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8137-4638

3National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: kisil_n@ukr.net ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1097-360X

4National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: yusupovakaterina@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8508-3516

5Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: olena.pr@ukr.net ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4619-5399

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 127-149. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080207

M – 00557Analytical Article

Grazing Towards Green Policy: Global Taxation Approaches to Methane Emissions

Kesavakolappa Kumar Esakki Ammal

VIT School of Law: Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India.

Email: esakkiammal.k@vit.ac.in | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0794-1456

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 150-168. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080208

M – 00558Analytical Article

Transformational Potential of Green Finance on International Business Arena: Digital Paradigm of New Economy

Anastasiia Tsybuliak*1, Volodymyr Panchenko2, Kyrylo Oliinyk3, Viktoriia Karp4, Tetiana Savanchuk5

1Department of International Economics, Business and Management, Ukrainian-American Concordia University, Kyiv, Ukraine. E-mail: anastasiia.tsybuliak@uacu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9601-0391

2Department of Economics and International Economic Relations, Mariupol State University, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: v.panchenko@mdu.in.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5578-6210

3Economics and International Economic Relations Department, Mariupol State University, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: kyrylo.oliinyk@mdu.in.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6413-7259

4Department of International Business, Educational and Scientific Institute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: viktoriia.karp@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2231-8517

5Department of Accounting, Taxation and Management of Financial and Economic Security, Dnipro State Agrarian and Economic University, Dnipro, Ukraine. Email: savanchuk.t.m@dsau.dp.ua

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8584-0302

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 169-188. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080209

M – 00559Analytical Article

Navigating Nigeria’s Renewable Energy Laws: An Overview of the Legal Framework for Sustainable Development

Sunday Omokhudu Daudu*1, Stella Oloaigbe Idehen2

1Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.

Email: omokhududaudu@uniben.edu | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2472-4954

2Faculty of Law, Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Nigeria. Email: sidehen@biu.edu.ng

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3241-6983

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 189-212. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080210

M – 00560Analytical Article

The Impact of Digital Transformation on Perspectives of Sustainable Green Economy Development

Larisa Gusarova*1, Larysa Tiesheva2, Olena Chumak3, Valerii Mytsenko4, Natalia Kovalchuk5, Oleksii Riabchyn6

1Department of Construction Economics, Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: glora2230@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3826-2546

2Department of Economics and Management, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Email: tesheva@karazin.ua | ORCID: http: //orcid.org/ 0000-0003-2007-9150

3Department of Economics and Customs Affairs, National University Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

Email: el_chumak@ukr.net | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5899-9951

4Department of Foreign Languages, Central Ukrainian National Technical University, Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine. E-mail: valeriy369@hotmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6034-0224

5Department of Management of Foreign Economic Activity, University of Customs and Finance, Dnipro, Ukraine.

Email: n.v.kovalchuk@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3008-1863

6Department of International Economic Relations, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine.

E-mail: alex.rbchn@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/00000-0002-4611-6274

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3241-6983

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 213-235. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080211

M – 00561Research Article

IBA Rooting Hormone Improves Growth and Survival of Lipote (Syzygium polycephaloides [C. B. Rob.] Merr.)

Jan Orville Pimentel Bautista*1, Marissa Reyes Parao2

1School of Forestry and Environmental Science, Aurora State College of Technology – Zabali, Baler, Aurora 3200 Philippines. Email: janorvillebautista@ascot.edu.ph | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8891-725X

2College of Forestry, Benguet State University, La Trinidad, Benguet 2601 Philippines.

Email: m.parao@bsu.edu.ph | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2269-5177

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3241-6983

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 236-255. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080212

M – 00562Research & Analytical Article

Innovative Marketing Tools and Strategies for the Promotion of Green Agribusiness Branding

Tetiana Ustik*1, Volodymyr Lagodiienko2, Svitlana Bebko3, Yurii Biloshapka4, Oleksandr Sorokokit5

1Sumy National Agrarian University, Sumy, Ukraine. Email: sydorenko2112@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9967-0669

2Odesa National University of Technology, Odesa, Ukraine. Email: lagodiienko.V2302@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9768-5488

3Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design, Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: svitlana.bm19@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0687-3801

4Livestock Farming Institute of The National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: yu.v.biloshapka24@gmail.com ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3790-1963

5Sumy National Agrarian University, Sumy, Ukraine. Email: sorokokit.oleksandr17@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8128-0680

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 256-275. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080213

M – 00563Research Article

Culture-Based Urban Development and Sustainability: Experiences from Hungary’s European Capitals of Culture and Implications for Győr

Zsuzsanna Kara*1, Márta Konczos Szombathelyi2, Gergely Tamás Kucsera3

1Doctoral School of Regional and Economic Sciences, Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary.

Email: karazsuzsanna1974@gmail.com ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4155-1397

2Faculty of Economics, Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary. Email: kszm@sze.hu

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5248-7752

3Faculty of Arts & Design, Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary. Email: kucseratamas@hotmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9083-3433

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 276-305. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080214

M – 00564Research Article

Legal Principles and Methodological Approaches to Organizing Pre-Trial Investigation of Environmental Criminal Offenses

Myroslav Romaniuk1, Yevheniia Lypnytska2, Tetiana Demianchuk3, Oleksadr Herasymenko4,
Andrii Husak*5

1Department of Law Enforcement and Anti-corruption Activities, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: roman.myr@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3157-0036

2Faculty of Sociology and Law, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”, Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: zenya65uni@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4608-1734

3The Department of Theory of State and Law, National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: tetiana.demianchuk@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8908-4356

4Department of Postgraduate & Doctoral Studies, National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: mr.oleksandr.ua@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5078-3829

5Department of Criminal Law and Procedure, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk, Ukraine.

Email: andrijbejkun2@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2142-5193

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 306-326. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080215

M – 00565Research Article

Mustard Productivity Depends on Varietal Characteristics and Elements of Cultivation Technology

Valentine Polishchuk1, Irina Mykolaiko2, Tеtiana Polishchuk3, Olena Manzii4, Aliona Zabolotnа5, Ihor Krasnoshtan6, Oleg Knuazuk7, Olena Polishchuk8, David Konovalov9, Anna Brovdi*10

1Uman National University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine. Email: valentin7613@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8157-7028

2Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

Email: irinamikolaiko@i.ua@ukr.net ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4985-4918

3Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

Email: mtv-1985@ukr.net ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0645-6872

4Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

Email: o.manzii@ukr.net ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1867-7362

5Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

Email: z.alona@ukr.net ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1634-3273

6Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

Email: ihor.krasnoshtan@udpu.edu.ua ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1317-546X

7Vinnytsia State Pedagogical University, Vinnytsia, Vinnytsia region, Ukraine.

Email: vin_kov@ukr.net ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8710-4261

8Uman National University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine. Email: apostelena71@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6606-3221

9Institute of Plant Physiology and Genetics of NAS, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: david-konovalov@ukr.net ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1254-2926

10Uman National University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine. Email: abrovdi@ukr.net

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1065-705X

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 327-341. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080216

M – 00566Analytical Article

Gamifying Environmental Law: Strategizing Engagement and Compliance through Innovative Strategies

Reshma Suresh*1, Saiji Jayakumar Sujatha2, Nikhil Gopikuttan3

1VIT School of Law, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India.

Email: reshma.suresh@vit.ac.in | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7160-3177

2VIT School of Law, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. Email: saiji.js@vit.ac.in

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3743-7041

3VIT School of Law, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. Email: nikhil.g@vit.ac.in

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7877-3513

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 342-357. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080217

M – 00567Research & Analytical Article

Enhancing Urban Sustainability and Resilience: An Assessment of the Bandung Smart City Master Plan (2018-2023)

Nirwasita Daniswara*1, Tuti Budirahayu2, Septi Ariadi3, Dian Yulie Reindrawati4, Abdillah Abdillah5, Akhira Mutiara6

1Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia.

Email: nirwasita.daniswara-2023@fisip.unair.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8773-3675

2Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia.

Email: tuti.budirahayu@fisip.unair.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5460-2646

3Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia.

Email: septi.ariadi@fisip.unair.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3751-1336

4Faculty of Vocational Studies, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia.

Email: dian.reindrawati@vokasi.unair.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4163-5104

5Center for Decentralization & Participatory Development Research, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia. Email: abdillah18001@mail.unpad.ac.id

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4038-1659

6Department of Advanced Industrial Science, Environmental Management and Planning, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kumamoto University, Japan. Email: akhiramutiara23@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7092-5979

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 358-391. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080218

M – 00568Research Article

Barriers to Integration of Local Knowledge in Climate Adaptation Strategies for Liberia’s Small-Scale Fisheries

Dekontee Oliver Saytarkon*1, Bessy Kathambi2, Robert Kibugi3

1Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.

Email: oliversaytarkon@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4887-0808

2Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.

Email bessyk@uonbi.ac.ke | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8826-2798

3Faculty of Law, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya. Email: rmkibugi@uonbi.ac.ke

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9817-6543

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 392-423. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080219

M – 00569Analytical Article

Global Shifts and National Resilience: Rethinking Economic and Food Security Strategies

Nina Petrukha*1, Nadiia Oleksun2, Serhii Petrukha3, Vitalii Nianko4, Yevhenii Kolomiiets5

1Dept. of Management in Construction, Kyiv National University of Construction & Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: nninna1983@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3805-2215

2Department of National Security, Public Management and Administration, Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine. Email: fpup_vno@ztu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8799-8894

3Dept. of Management in Construction, Kyiv National University of Construction & Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: psv03051984@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8859-0724

4Dept. of Economics & Management, University of Economics & Entrepreneurship, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine.

Email: v.nianko@uniep.km.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8674-506X

5Department of Public Administration, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: kol.0880kolomiets@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0093-6733

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 424-447. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080220

M – 00570Analytical Article

Effectiveness of Carbon Tax with the Carbon Market to respond to Vietnam’s Global Climate Change

Phan Phuong Nam*1, Pham Huy Hoang2, Nguyen Xuan Bang3

1Faculty of Commercial Law, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Email: phanphuongnam@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6293-0899

2Faculty of Economic Law, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Email: phamhuyhoang090913@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7076-6604

3Faculty of Law, Hutech University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Email: nguyenxuanbangdalat1979@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0205-2367

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 448-466. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080221

M – 00571Analytical Article

Comparative Analysis of the Justice System in Ukraine and EU Countries Regarding the Land Disputes Resolution

Valentyna Nezhevelo*1, Oleksii Piddubnyi2, Lyudmyla Volkova3, Mykola Klochko4,
Kateryna Bortniak5, Daria Ivashchenko6

1Department of Private and Social Law, Sumy National Agrarian University, Sumy, Ukraine.

Email: valentina.tsurkan.27@ukr.net | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4596-4818

2Department of Civil and Commercial Law, National University of Life and Environmental Science of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: piddubnyi.о@outlook.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4867-4613

3High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: Volkova_l@ukr.net

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8492-3928

4Department of Justice and Philosophy, Sumy National Agrarian University, Sumy, Ukraine.

Email: mykola_klochko@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3970-400X

5Department of Public Law and Humanities, V. I. Vernadsky Taurida National University, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: Tnu.2017@meta.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2135-3820

6Department of International, Civil and Commercial Law, State University of Trade & Economics, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: d_ivashchenko@knute.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4123-6821

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 467-484. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080222

M – 00572Analytical Article

The Role of Renewable Energy in Advancing SDG 7: Ensuring Clean and Affordable Energy

Viacheslav Makedon*1, Mykola Politykin2, Svyatoslav Hromyak3, Iryna Novosad4, Iryna Doronina5

1Department of International Economics & World Finance, Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, Dnipro, Ukraine.

Email: education_world@ukr.net | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8131-0235

2Department of Thermal and Alternative Energy, National Technical University of Ukraine, & Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Educational and Scientific Institute of Atomic & Thermal Energy, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: nickonpn@ukr.net | ORCID: https://orcid.org//0009-0005-5065-6205

3Department of Business and Trade, Lviv National Stepan Gzhytsky University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Lviv, Ukraine.Email: svyatoslav.hromyak@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5066-0621

4Department of Constitutional, Administrative and International Law, Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk, Ukraine. Email: idukhnevych@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1202-028X

5Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.

Email: iryna.doronina@tum.de | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7032-644X

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 485-505. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080223

M – 00573Research Article

Role and Extent of Agricultural Advisory Support for Vegetable Growers amidst the COVID-19 Crisis

Soumya Sakti Dash*1, Aditya Prasad Kanungo2

1Department of Agricultural Extension & Communication, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University) Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Email: soumyasaktidash2015@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7693-2443

2Department of Agricultural Extension & Communication, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University) Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.

Email: kanungoadityaprasad@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9701-7540

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 506-530. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080224

M – 00574Research & Analytical Article

Governing Sustainable Tourism of Small Islands in Makassar, Indonesia and the Visayas, Philippines

Ihyani Malik1, Andi Luhur Prianto*2, Estefanie Cortez3

1Department of Public Administration, Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar, Indonesia. Email: ihyani@unismuh.ac.id

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5637-6996

2Department of Government Studies, Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar, Indonesia. Email: luhur@unismuh.ac.id

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2828-3981

3Department of Political Economy, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines.

Email: inquire@pup.edu.ph | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4505-9335

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 531-551. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080225

M – 00575Research Article

Cultivation Conditions and Varietal Features Influence Seed Yield and Quality of Switch Grass (Panicumv virgatum L.)

Valentine Polishchuk1, Victoria Dryha2, Volodymyr Doronin3, Lesia Karpuk4, Anatolii Bondarchuk5, Anna Brovdi*6, Mykhailo Osipov7, Olena Polishchuk8, Oksana Titarenko9, Larysa Filipova10

1Faculty of Forestry and Landscape Gardening, Uman National University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

Email: valentin7613@gmail.com ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8157-7028

2Dept. of Agricultural Crop Breeding and Seed Production, Institute of Bioenergy Crops & Sugar Beets of NAAS, Kyiv,

Ukraine. Email: vikadrynika@mail.ru | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8085-5313

3Dept. of Agricultural Crop Breeding & Seed Production, Institute of Bioenergy Crops & Sugar Beets of NAAS, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: doronin1955@ukr.net | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9355-881X

4Faculty of Agrobiotechnology, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region, Ukraine.

E-mail: lesia.karpuk@btsau.edu.ua ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2303-7899

5NSC 'Institute of Agriculture NAAS', Ukraine.

Email: bondarchuk.anat@meta.ua ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0030-1452

6Faculty of Forestry and Landscape Gardening, Uman National University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

Email: abrovdi@ukr.net ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1065-705X

7Faculty of Forestry and Landscape Gardening, Uman National University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

Email: m3dsad@gmail.com ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7004-1164

8Faculty of Management, Uman National University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

Email: apostelena71@gmail.com ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6606-3221

9Faculty of Agrobiotechnology, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region, Ukraine.

Email: titarenkoo1103@ukr.net ǀ ORCID: 0000-0002-0631-3353

10Faculty of Agrobiotechnology, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region, Ukraine.

Email: lorafilipova@ukr.net ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7447-5418

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 552-565. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080226

M – 00576Analytical Article

Revolutionizing Carbon Credit and Blockchain Solutions for Sustainability and Climate Stabilization

Kathiravan Sugumaran1, Kiruthika Dhanapal*2, Jeffy Johnson3

1Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.

Email: kathiravan@tndalu.ac.in ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6462-6285

2Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Pudupakkam, Tamilnadu, India.

Email: kiruthikaadv@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7759-1986

3Bengaluru School of Law and Justice, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Email: jeffyjohson2@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1925-7319

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 567-590. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080227

M – 00577Analytical Article

Models of Regions’ Innovative Development: International Experience and Prospects for Ukraine within the Sustainability Paradigm

Andrii Zarichniak*1, Valentyna Tokareva2, Nataliya Poliova3, Mykola Mykolaichuk4,
Bogdan Grechanyk5, Volodymyr Podibka6

1Department of Tourism Studies and Local History, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. Email: andriy_zarichnyak@pnu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7191-6583

2Department of Marketing and Tourism, Mariupol State University, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: tokareva_valent@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4304-2617

3Department of Management and Marketing, Private Higher Education Establishment "European University", Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: nataliya_poliova@e-u.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5140-2136

4Department of Public Administration and Regionalism, Odesа Polytechnic National University, Odesa, Ukraine.

Email: mukolaichuk.mm@op.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7837-0229

5Department of Public Management and Administration, Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. Email: bv.grechanyk@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-1001

6Department of Management and Marketing, Private Higher Education Establishment "European University", Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: v.podibka@e-u.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5362-980Х

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 591-613. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080228

M – 00578Analytical Article

Identifying the Enablers, Intermediaries, Experiences and Responses: A Virtual Reality Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Tourism Development

Zaki Hasan1, Junaid Rehman*2, Muhammad Ibrahim Shamsi3, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan4

1Faculty of Business Administration, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Email: fa21phms0008@maju.edu.pk | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7451-8721

2Faculty of Business Administration, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, Pakistan, & University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia. Email: junaid.rehman@jinnah.edu, junaid.rehman@alumni.uts.edu.au

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3397-5707

3Faculty of Business Administration, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, Pakistan.

Email: ibrahim.shamsi@jinnah.edu | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6665-9911

4Business Administration, Villa College, Male, Maldives.

Email: muhammad.shahzeb@villacollege.edu.mv | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4885-4032

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 614-643. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080229

M – 00579Analytical Article

Effectiveness of Financial Management and International Support for the Agricultural Sector

Hennadii Mazur1, Yusif Abulfat Humbatov2, Volodymyr Shevchuk3, Iryna Chychkalo-Kondratska4, Maksym Chemerys5

1Department of Management and Administration, РHEE “Vinnytsia Аcademy of Сontinuing Еducation”, Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Email: catanliliana82@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5061-1817

2Department of Organization of Tourism Industry, Azerbaijan Technological University, Ganja, Azerbaijan.

Email: humbatovyus@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7902-9401

3Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: volshevchuk@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4456-7618

4International Economic Relations and Tourism Department, National University «Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic», Poltava, Ukraine. Email: irynachychkalo22@gmail.com | ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3123-841X

5Department of Financial and Tax Law, State Tax University, & Judge Assistant, Northern Economic Court of Appeal, Irpin, Ukraine. Email: makschemerys@gmail.com | ORCID: http://orcid.org/0009-0002-4508-0350

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 644-661. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080230

M – 00580Analytical Article

Artificial Intelligence Application in the Digitalization of Local Governance: Opportunities and Challenges of Sustainable Development

Iryna Piatnychuk*1, Iurii Gudz2, Kateryna Rovynska3, Andriy Savytskyy4, Sergey Stepanenko5, Myroslav Zhdankevych6

1Department of Management, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine.

Email: irynapiatnychuk@pnu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2876-6422

2Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting, Private Higher Education Establishment "European University", Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: hudz.ura@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9122-4648

3Department of State Studies, Law & European Integration, Odesа Polytechnic National University, Odesa, Ukraine.

Email: rovynska.ki@op.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1334-3112

4Department of State Studies, Law & European Integration, Odesа Polytechnic National University, Odesa, Ukraine.

Email: asavitsk.83@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1157-3601

5Department of General Law, Odesa State University of Internal Affairs, Odesa, Ukraine.

Email: sergei.stepanenko.23@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5379-9065

6V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University, Kyiv, Ukraine. E-mail: M.Zhdankevych@ukr.net

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8280-449X

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 662-682. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080231

M – 00581Analytical Article

Modernizing Human Capital Management in the Face of Natural Resource Depletion Risks within Sustainable Development in the Green Economy Landscape

Vitalii Bashtannyk1, Adel Bykova2, Mykola Popov3, Oksana Bashtannyk4, Petro Garasyim5,
Alina Akimova*6

1Department of Public Administration and Local Self-Government, Dnipro University of Technology, Dnipro, Ukraine.

Email: Bashtannyk_V.V@nmu.one | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5969-3620

2Department of Economics and Economic Security, University of Customs and Finance, Dnipro, Ukraine.

Email: bykova.adel@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7290-9094

3Department of Public Administration and Regionalism, Odessa Polytechnic National University, Odessa, Ukraine.

Email: popov_mykola67@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0204-1810

4Department of History and Political Theory, Dnipro University of Technology, Dnipro, Ukraine.

Email: Bashtannyk.O.V@nmu.one | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4067-3261

5Department of Accounting, Finance and Hotel and Restaurant Management, Ukrainian National Forestry University, Lviv, Ukraine. Email: garasym_p@nltu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5282-8799

6Department of Foreign Philology and Translation, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: a_alina09@ukr.net | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7546-2902

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 683-700. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080232

M – 00582Research Article

A Geospatial Approach for Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Potential in Hyderabad City, Telangana, India

Durgasrilakshmi Hari*1, Ramamohan Reddy Kasa2

1Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad; & Vardaman College of Engineering, Hyderabad, India.

Email: harisrilakshmi@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6810-5488

2C.V.R College of Engineering, Hyderabad, India. Email: kasarammohan@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7210-5923

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 701-716. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080233

M – 00583Analytical Article

Modern Approaches to Unifying Compensatory and Legal Mechanisms in the Process of Forming a Legal Category of “Ecological Damage”

Hanna Anisimova1, Olha Donets*2, Anton Donets3, Kyrylo Anisimov4, Hasrat Arjjumend5

1Department of Environmental Law, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Email: g.v.anisimova@nlu.edu.ua | ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0579-7007

2Department of Environmental Law, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Email: o.v.donets@nlu.edu.ua | ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7716-4933

3Department of Civil Law, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Email: а.g.donets@nlu.edu.ua | ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3798-2311

4Department of Civil Procedure, Arbitration and Private International Law, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law

University, Kharkiv, Ukraine. Email: k.g.anisimov@nlu.edu.ua | ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0401-4974

5The Grassroots Institute, 6141 Sumas Road, Duncan, BC, V9L 4R4 Canada.

Email: president@grassrootsinstitute.net | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4419-2791

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 717-753. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080234

M – 00584Research Article

The Historical Roots of Assam-Nagaland Border Disputes and Their Impact on Forest Resources

Bhrigumoni Nath1, Vulli Dhanaraju*2

1Department of History, Assam University, Diphu Campus, Assam, India.

Email: bhrigunath.nath418@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7835-0885

2Department of History, North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, Meghalaya, India.

Email: vullidhanaraju@gmail.com | ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5559-1077

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 754-774. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080235

M – 00585Analytical & Review Article

Natural Resources and Financial Security: The Synergy of Sustainable Development Economics and Artificial Intelligence

Serhii Petrukha*1, Nina Petrukha2, Olena Stoliarenko3, Ganna Ortina4, Ruslan Stuzhuk5,
Dmytro Plakhotnii6

1Department of Management in Construction, Kyiv National University of Construction & Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: psv.03051984@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8859-0724

2Department of Management in Construction, Kyiv National University of Construction & Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: n.ninna.1983@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3805-2215

3Department of Financial and Economic Security, National Academy of the Security Service of Ukraine, Kyiv,

Ukraine. Email: olena_stoliarenko.ua@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3134-3201

4Department of Management and Public Administration, Dmytro Motornyi Tavria State Agrotechnological University,

Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Email: ortina.ganna@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0266-740X

5Polissia National University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine. Email: ruslan.stuzhuk291289@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7902-7714

6National Academy of Management, Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: hoty.plank@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1627-0310

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 775-795. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080236

M – 00586Analytical Article

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Natural Resource Management: Issues of Transparency and Efficiency

Solomiia Hanushchyn1, Andrii Zarichniak2, Liudmyla Akimova3, Olena Kyrianova4,
Oleksandr Khotskyi5, Oleksandr Akimov*6

1Department of Governance and Administration, Stepan Gzhytskyi National University of Veterinary Medicine and

Biotechnologies of Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine. Email: solo_gan@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6328-9978

2Department of Tourism Studies and Local History Ukraine, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University,

Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. Email: andriy_zarichnyak@pnu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7191-6583

3Department of Labor Resources and Entrepreneurship, National University of Water and Environmental

Engineering, Rivne, Ukraine. Email: l_akimova@ukr.net | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2747-2775

4Department of Personnel Management and Training of Troops (Forces), Command and Staff Institute for the Use of

Troops (Forces), National Defence University of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: elena_kirianova@kneu.edu.ua

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5202-7526

5Polissia National University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine. Email: Hotsky.oilhost@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2016-1168

6Department of Public Administration, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Kyiv, & Scientific and

Methodological Center for Personnel Policy of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: 1970aaa@ukr.net | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9557-2276

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 796-816. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080237

M – 00587Analytical Article

Strategic Role of Sustainable Digitalization in Driving the Green Transition

Iveta Mietule1, Iluta Arbidane2, Irina Maksymova*3, Volodymyr Kulishov4,
Liene Amantova-Salmane5

1RTU Rezekne Academy, Rezekne, Latvia. Email: mietule@inbox.lv | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7662-9866

2RTU Rezekne Academy, Rezekne, Latvia. Email: iluta.arbidane@rta.lv | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9762-3874

3State University of Economics and Technology, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine.

Email: maksimova_ii@kneu.dp.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9754-0414

4State University of Economics and Technology, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine.

Email: kulishov_vv@kneu.dp.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8527-9746

5RTU Rezekne Academy, Rezekne, Latvia. Email: liene.amantova-salmane@rta.lv

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2101-4922

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 817-836. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080238

M – 00588Research & Analytical Article

Social Justice and Indigenous Rights in the Energy Transition: An Examination of Taiwan’s Geothermal Development and International Perspectives

Alyssa Katsuyama Wang*1, Ji-Tong Lin2, Shou-Cheng Wang3

1Taipei American School, Zhongshan N. Rd., Shilin District, Taipei City, Taiwan.

Email: cka200812@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2454-8005

2Hot Spring and Renewable Resources Center, Tainan City, Taiwan.

Email: enjoy135530@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0203-0646

3Taiwan Geothermal Resources Development Association, Taipei City, Taiwan.

Email: geothermalbnl@gmail.com

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 837-855. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080239

M – 00589Analytical Article

Decentralized Energy Markets and P2P Contracts: New Opportunities for Automating Energy Exchange

Volodymyr Evdokimov*1, Anton Polukhin2, Dmytro Tsvilii3, Yana Lukashevych4, Oleksandr Havva5

1Laboratory of Mathematical Modeling of Energy Markets, G.E. Pukhov Institute for Modelling in Energy Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: ievdokimov40@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9497-4030

2Laboratory of Mathematical Modeling of Energy Markets, G.E. Pukhov Institute for Modelling in Energy Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: opriva1@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3248-210X

3Laboratory of Mathematical Modeling of Energy Markets, G.E. Pukhov Institute for Modelling in Energy Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: tsviliy.dmytro@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9349-346X

4Laboratory of Mathematical Modeling of Energy Markets, G.E. Pukhov Institute for Modelling in Energy Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

Email: yana.lukashevych@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3989-5740

5Department of Mathematical and Computer Modeling, G.E. Pukhov Institute for Modelling in Energy Engineering, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: havva.oleksandr@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4921-0486

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 856-884. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080240

M – 00590Review Article

The Social and Cultural Awareness Disparity in Open Natural Ecosystems Research – A Systematic Review

Kanna K. Siripurapu*1, Helina Jolly2, Faisal Moola3

1Department of Geography, Environment, and Geomatics, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Email: ksiripur@uoguelph.ca | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1244-4373

2Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, Vermont, USA.

Email: Helina.Jolly@uvm.edu | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0942-3096

3Department of Geography, Environment, and Geomatics, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Email: fmoola@uoguelph.ca | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9803-8514

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 885-915. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080241

M – 00591Analytical Article

The Role of Energy Law and International Agreements in Technological Innovation in Nigeria and Other Selected Jurisdictions

Sunday Omokhudu Daudu*1, Stella Oloaigbe Idehen2

1Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.

Email: omokhududaudu@uniben.edu | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2472-4954

2Faculty of Law, Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Nigeria. Email: sidehen@biu.edu.ng

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3241-6983

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 916-931. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080242

M – 00592Review & Analytical Article

Administrative and Legal Framework for Forest Protection in Ukraine

Nadiia Bortnyk1, Anna Nesterenko*2, Kateryna Dubova3, Yuliia Lomzhets4, Ulyana Parpan5

1Department of Administrative and Constitutional Law, Faculty of Maritime Law Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding, Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Email: bnp1969n@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3030-406X

2Department of Law, Faculty of Management, Economics and Law, Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology named after S.Z. Grzycki, Lviv, Ukraine.

Email: annach0584@gmail.com ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1482-7132

3Department of Maritime and Commercial Law, Faculty of Maritime Law Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding, Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Email: ilinskaya2013@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1098-9620

4Department of Maritime and Commercial Law, Faculty of Maritime Law Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding, Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Email: ylomzhets@gmail.com ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2741-1423

5Department of Administrative and Informational Law, Institute of Jurisprudence, Psychology and Innovative Education, National University «Lviv Polytechnic», Lviv, Ukraine. Email: uparpan35@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5082-0109

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 932-950. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080243

M – 00593Research Article

Planning for Sustainable Tourism Development based on Local Wisdom in Samosir Island, Indonesia: Challenges and Opportunities

Mohammad Yusri*1, Siti Hajar2

1Department of Agribusiness, Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.

Email: mohdyusri@fp.uisu.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8749-1579

2Department of Public Administration, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.

Email: sitihajar@umsu.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5985-5570

*Corresponding author

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M – 00594Research Article

Economic Valuation of Medicinal Plants Along Socio-Cultural and Agro-Ecological Gradient in Southwestern Ethiopia

Kalkidan Tadele*1, Simon Shibru2, Tigist Wondimu3, Dawit Woubishet4, Yalemtsehay Mekonnen5

1Department of Biology, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia. Email: tadelekalkidan6@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3893-9083

2Department of Biology, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia. Email: simonshibru@yahoo.com

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2673-3272

3Department of Plant Biology & Biodiversity Management, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa,

Ethiopia. Email: twtigistw@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2212-3362

4Environment and Climate Research Center, Policy Studies Institute (ECRC/PSI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Email: dawitwmulatu@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4758-1220

5Department of Zoological Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Email: yalemtshay.mekonnen@aau.edu.et | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8640-2171

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(2): 980-1001. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080245

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