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(ISSN:2581-6853; CODEN: GJNRA9; DOI: 10.33002/nr2581.6853) is an international, scientific double blind peer-reviewed open access journal published 3 times a year online by The Grassroots Institute.

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VOLUME 8, ISSUE 3 (DECEMBER 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 3 (DECEMBER 2025)

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M – 00601Research Article

Artificial Intelligence in Climate Adaptation: Opportunities and Challenges for Sustainable Business Models

Kassem Alshar Wajiha*1, Szabolcs Rámháp2

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

Email: wajiha.k.alshar@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7967-2711

2Department of Corporate Leadership and Marketing, Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary.

Email: ramhap@ga.sze.hu | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5178-5942

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 1-24. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080301

M – 00602Analytical & Review Article

‘Turkish gas’ or ‘Greek gas’? The Role of Cypriot Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Turkish-Greek Conflict

Lívia Ablonczy-Mihályka1, Zsófia Máté*2

1Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary. Email: ablne@sze.hu | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9403-1478

2Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary. Email: mathezso0713@gmail.com

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 25-41. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080302

M – 00603Research Article

Indigo Dyeing of Cyperus rotundus Fibers: A Sustainable Approach to Developing Environmentally Friendly Materials

Alisa Chotinonphicha*1, Maliwan Subsadsana2

1Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University, Thailand.

Email: alisa.chotinonphicha@nrru.ac.th | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9708-2692

2Faculty of Science and Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University, Thailand.

Email: maliwan.s@nrru.ac.th | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9274-2033

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 41-67. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080303

M – 00604Research Article

The Potential Resistance to Low Temperatures in Selected Solanum Species

Svitlana Shokh1, Svitlana Kubrak2, Anatolii Yurchenko*3, Volodymyr Hlevaskyi4, Lesia Karpuk5, Andrii Pavlichenko6, Oksana Titarenko7

1Department of Genetics, Breeding and Seed Production of Agricultural Crops, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Ukraine. Email: svitlana.shokh@btsau.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4141-8898

2Department of Genetics, Breeding and Seed Production of Agricultural Crops, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Ukraine. Email: svitlana.kubrak@btsau.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3836-5940

3Department of Genetics, Breeding and Seed Production of Agricultural Crops, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Ukraine. Email: yurchenko.anatolii@btsau.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5915-2053

4Department of Genetics, Breeding and Seed Production of Agricultural Crops, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Ukraine. Email: volodymyr.glevaskyi@btsau.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3939-7215

5Department of Farming, Agrochemistry & Soil Science, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Ukraine.

Email: lesia.karpuk@btsau.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2303-7899

6Department of Farming, Agrochemistry & Soil Science, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Ukraine.

Email: andrii.pavlichenko@btsau.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5576-9931

7Department of Farming, Agrochemistry & Soil Science, Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University, Ukraine.

Email: titarenkoo1103@ukr.net | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0631-3353

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 68-88. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080304

M – 00605Research Article

Tri Hita Karana as the Spirit of Sustainable Development: Integration of the Welfare State and Pentahelix Collaboration in Indonesia

Aga Natalis*1, Moh. Asadullah Hasan Al Asy’Arie2, Ahmad Ainun Najib3,
Kadek Cahya Susila Wibawa4

1Faculty of Law, Universitas Diponegoro, Jalan dr. Antonius Suroyo, Tembalang, Semarang City, Central Java 50275, Indonesia. Email: aganataliss@lecturer.undip.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7077-9169

2Faculty of Law, Universitas Diponegoro, Jalan dr. Antonius Suroyo, Tembalang, Semarang City, Central Java 50275, Indonesia. Email: asadullah@lecturer.undip.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5507-4211

3Faculty of Law, Universitas Diponegoro, Jalan dr. Antonius Suroyo, Tembalang, Semarang City, Central Java 50275, Indonesia. Email: ahmadainunnajib@lecturer.undip.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2155-0306

4Faculty of Law, Universitas Diponegoro, Jalan dr. Antonius Suroyo, Tembalang, Semarang City, Central Java 50275, Indonesia. Email: kadekwibawa@lecturer.undip.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5468-8072

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 89-107. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080305

M – 00606Research Article

Promoting Sustainable Mining Communities through Integrating the Circular Economy in Construction and Demolition Waste Management: A Case of Unki Mine, Shurugwi, Zimbabwe

Pascal Manyakaidze1, Steven Jerie2, Takunda Shabani*3, Tapiwa Shabani4, Sarah Ruth Moyo5

1aDepartment of Geography, Midlands State University, P. Bag 9055, Gweru, Zimbabwe.

Email: manyakaidzep@staff.msu.ac.zw | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0355-4239

1bCentre for Information Learning & Knowledge Transfer Department, Local Initiatives & Development (LID) Agency, Shurugwi, Zimbabwe. Email: pascal.manyakaidze@lidagency.org

2Department of Geography, Midlands State University, P. Bag 9055, Gweru, Zimbabwe.

Email: jeries@staff.msu.ac.zw | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0032-1643

3Centre for Information Learning and Knowledge Transfer Department, Local Initiatives and Development (LID) Agency, Stand 41 Donga Rural Service Centre, Shurugwi, Zimbabwe.

Email: research.office@lidagency.org | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8961-6749

4Centre for Information Learning and Knowledge Transfer Department, Local Initiatives and Development (LID) Agency, Stand 41 Donga Rural Service Centre, Shurugwi, Zimbabwe.

Email: research.office@lidagency.org | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3218-5743

5Department of Geography, Environmental Sustainability and Resilience Building, Midlands State University, P. Bag 9055, Gweru, Zimbabwe. Email: sarahruthmoyo@gmail.com

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 108-137. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080306

M – 00607Analytical Article

Unveiling the Enablers, Intermediaries & Responses: A Consumption Value-Based Sustainability Framework for FMCG Firms

Khurram Nasarullah Khan1, Junaid Rehman*2, Muhammad Zahid3, Asma Rahim Chang4

1Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, Pakistan. Email: kkinstructor@yahoo.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5968-3574

2Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi, Pakistan. Email: junaid.rehman@jinnah.edu

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

3Begum Nusrat Bhutto Women University, Sukkur, Pakistan.

Email: muhammad.zahid@bnbwu.edu.pk | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4897-439X

4Institute of Business Management, Karachi, Pakistan. Email: asma.rahimchang@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8477-4561

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 138-171. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080307

M – 00608Research Article

Safety, Health and Environmental Management Strategies Implemented to Safeguard Unki Platinum Mine’s Host Communities in Shurugwi District, Zimbabwe

Pascal Manyakaidze1, Steven Jerie2, Tapiwa Shabani3, Takunda Shabani*4,
Takunda Davies Mupakamiso5

1aDepartment of Geography, Midlands State University, P. Bag 9055, Gweru, Zimbabwe.

Email: manyakaidzep@staff.msu.ac.zw | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0355-4239

1bCentre for Information Learning & Knowledge Transfer Department, Local Initiatives & Development (LID) Agency, Shurugwi, Zimbabwe. Email: pascal.manyakaidze@lidagency.org

2Department of Geography, Midlands State University, P. Bag 9055, Gweru, Zimbabwe.

Email: jeries@staff.msu.ac.zw | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0032-1643

3Centre for Information Learning and Knowledge Transfer Department, Local Initiatives and Development (LID) Agency, Stand 41 Donga Rural Service Centre, Shurugwi, Zimbabwe. Email: research.office@lidagency.org

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3218-5743

4Centre for Information Learning and Knowledge Transfer Department, Local Initiatives & Development (LID) Agency, Stand 41 Donga Rural Service Centre, Shurugwi, Zimbabwe.

Email: research.office@lidagency.org | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8961-6749

5Department of Geography, Environmental Sustainability and Resilience Building, Midlands State University, P. Bag 9055, Gweru, Zimbabwe. Email: takundamupakamiso7@gmail.com

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 172-203. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080308

M – 00609Analytical Article

The Main Principles of Environmental Law

Tran Cong Thiet

Faculty of Economic Law, The University of Law, Hue University, Vietnam.

Email: tcthiet@hueuni.edu.vn | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1504-7122

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 204-224. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080309

M – 00610Research Article

Seasonal Rhythms of Floribunda Rose Development in Cultivation Conditions in the Right-Bank Forest-Steppe of Ukraine

Anna Brovdi*1, Valentine Polishchuk2, Yulia Velychko3, Iryna Pushka4, Liliana Kunpan5,
Mykhailo Osipov6, Anatolii Balabak7, Olena Polishchuk8, Iryna Kozachenko9, Yuliya Vashchuk10

1Uman National University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

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

2Uman National University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

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

3Uman National University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

Email: julyavel4ko@ukr.net ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7793-1124

4Uman National University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

Email: rekun.ira1979@gmail.com ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3906-4138

5Uman National University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

Email: liliana15kalygna@ukr.net ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7864-2718

6Uman National University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

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

7Uman National University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

Email: abalabak@meta.ua ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1016-4442

8Uman National University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

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

9Uman National University, Uman, Cherkasy region, Ukraine.

Email: kozachenko_irina79@ukr.net ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4656-1180

10Bila Tserkva national agrarian university, Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region, Ukraine.

Email: yuliana-st@ukr.net ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1859-5802

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 225-241. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080310

M – 00611Research Article

Gendered Patterns Influenced by Socio-Economic Factors in Clean Cooking Technology Preferences in Rural Kenya in Lari, Kiambu County

Lilian Nyambura Gakuhi*1, Jane Mutune2, Bessy Kathambi3, James Kinyua4, Linda Obiero5,
Peter Minang6

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

Email: liliannyambura624@gmail.com ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4552-468X

2Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi; Kenya’ World Agroforestry, ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya. Email: janemm@uonbi.ac.ke | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6243-4168

3Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.

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

4World Agroforestry, ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya. Email: jameskinyuagitau@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2636-908X

5Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.

Email: linda.obiero@uonbi.ac.ke ǀ ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3413-5651

6World Agroforestry, ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya. Email: A.Minang@cifor-icraf.org

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1812-0153

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 242-291. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080311

M – 00612Research Article

A TOE–NRBV Integrated Framework for Inclusive Blue Economy Development: Enhancing Supply Chain Sustainability and Small-Scale Fishers’ Livelihood Resilience in Southern Coastal Malang, Indonesia

Anthon Efani*1, Abu Bakar Sambah2, Mariyana Sari3, Reny Tiarantika4, Nur Aini Wahyuningsih5

1Department of Socio-Economic Fisheries and Marine Science, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia. Email: anthonefani@ub.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3663-5643

2Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources Utilization, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia. Email: absambah@ub.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6618-7280

3Department of Socio-Economic Fisheries and Marine Science, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia. Email: mariyanasari@ub.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5039-4541

4Department of Environment Science, Graduate School, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia.

Email: renytiarantika01@ub.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4931-3511

5Program of Environmental Resource Management and Development, Post-Graduated Program, University of Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia. Email: nurainiiiw@gmail.com

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 292-318. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080312

M – 00613Research Article

Socio-Economic Conditions of Households Around Nag-Aso Lake, Philippines: Implications for Sustainable Resource Management

Ryan Villareas Dio1, Joey Richard Villarias Dio*2

1School of Graduate Studies, Sorsogon State University, Sorsogon City, Philippines.

Email: ryan.dio@sorsu.edu.ph | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4170-8828

2College of Business and Management, Sorsogon State University, Sorsogon City, Philippines.

Email: jvdio@sorsu.edu.ph | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0599-3887

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 319-343. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080313

M – 00614Review & Analytical Article

Ecosystemicity as a Vector of Sustainable Management in the Landscape of New Paradigms of Social Development

Nina Berezovska*1, Volodymyr Zahorskyi2, Nadiia Kalashnyk3, Andriy Lipentsev4,
Larysa Novak-Kalyayeva5, Olha Oilefirenko6, Volodymyr Oliyarnyk7, Oleksandr Sushynskyi8

1National Forestry University of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine.

Email: berezovska@nltu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4628-2958

2National Forestry University of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine.

Email: volodymyr.zahorsky@nltu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3260-3271

3National Forestry University of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine.

Email: nadiia.kalashnyk@nltu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0814-0246

4National Forestry University of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine.

Email: lipentsev1@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8960-3059

5National Forestry University of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine.

Email: larysa.novak-kalyayeva@nltu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2897-8858

6National Forestry University of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine.

Email: olefirenko@nltu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8296-3497

7National Forestry University of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine.

Email: volodymyr.oliyarnyk@nltu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3621-1949

8National Forestry University of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine.

Email: oleksandr.suszynskyi@nltu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3213-5976

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 344-366. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080314

M – 00615Research Article

Utilization of Vegetation and Avian Indicators for Wetland Health Assessment at the Driefontein Ramsar Site, Zimbabwe

Augustine Mureri*1, Pascal Manyakaidze2, Tinashe Muteveri3, Regis Musavengane4,
Caston Muchadudza Makaka5

1Department of Land and Water Resources Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Management, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe; Department of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe. Email: augurmureri@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6214-1224

2aDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Social Sciences, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe.

Email: manyakaidzep@staff.msu.ac.zw | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0355-4239

2bCentre for Information, Learning and Knowledge Transfer, Local Initiatives and Development (LID) Agency, Donga Rural Service Centre, Shurugwi, Zimbabwe.

3Department of Applied Biosciences and Biotechnology, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe.

Email: tinashe.muteveri@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4773-7259

4Department of Geography, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9301, South Africa; Centre for Information, Learning and Knowledge Transfer, Local Initiatives and Development (LID) Agency, Donga Rural Service Centre, Shurugwi, Zimbabwe. Email: regmuss2000@yahoo.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5276-7911

5Department of Applied Biosciences and Biotechnology, Midlands State University, Gweru, Zimbabwe.

Email: makakac@staff.msu.ac.zw | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8615-9036

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 367-393. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080315

M – 00616Research Article

Environmental and Economic Impacts of Rapid Population Growth on Natural Resources in Eleme

Moses Obenade*1, Echem Ogba Samuel2, Iroegbu Ngozi Franca3, Onah Gladys Owere4,
Onyeka Stanley Chukwuedo5, Omeri Kelvin Nwachi6, Nicholas Ihentuge Achilike7,
Jacob Parkins Agwu8, Patience Afor Ibeneme9

1Department of Geography, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Email: moses.obenade72@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5234-7190

2Department of Fine & Applied Arts, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Email: samchemcolours@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9379-6420

3Department of Business Administration, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Email: iroegbufranca023@gmail.com | ORCID: 0009-0004-0774-4392

4Department of Business Administration, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Email: owere.gladys@funai.edu.ng | ORCID: 0000-0003-4878-4556

5Department of Accountancy, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Email: chukwuedoo@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9575-7626

6Department off Business Administration, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Email: omerikelvin@gmail.com | ORCID: 0009-0006-8354-2738

7Department of Business Administration, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Email: achinico@yahoo.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9837-5905

8Department of Geography, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Email: agwuj70@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9075-9762

9Department of Geography, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Email: patienceibeneme@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8169-5072

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 394-419. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080316

M – 00617Research Article

Environmental and Agricultural Impacts of Deforestation in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria

Ogbobe Gratitude Eziamaka1, Moses Obenade*2, Echem Ogba Samuel3, Iroegbu Ngozi Franca4, Onah Gladys Owere5, Onyeka Stanley Chukwuedo6, Omeri Kelvin Nwachi7, Jacob Parkins Agwu8, Patience Afor Ibeneme9, Sylvester Uchechukwu Ibeneme10

1Department of Disaster Risk Management, Center for Excellence in Environmental Management and Green Energy, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Enugu, Nigeria.

Email: ogbobeeziamaka@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2170-0021

2Department of Geography, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Email: moses.obenade72@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5234-7190

3Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Email: samchemcolours@gmail.com | ORCID: 0000-0001-9379-6420

4Department of Business Administration, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Email: iroegbufranca023@gmail.com | ORCID: 0009-0004-0774-4392

5Department of Business Administration, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Email: owere.gladys@funai.edu.ng | ORCID: 0000-0003-4878-4556

6Department of Accountancy, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

Email: chukwuedoo@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9575-7626

7Department of Business Administration, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Email: omerikelvin@gmail.com | ORCID: 0009-0006-8354-2738

8Department of Geography, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Nigeria.

Email: agwuj70@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9075-9762

9Department of Geography, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State Nigeria.

Email: patienceibeneme@gmail.com | ORCID: 0000-0002-8169-5072

10Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL), Wuye, Abuja, Nigeria.

Email: uchesylvester@yahoo.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0052-5742

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 420-444. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080317

M – 00618Research Article

Multi-Stakeholder Governance in Ghana: A Polycentric Path to Sustainable Environmental Development

Richard Amanfo*1, Simon Abugre2, Samuel Fosu Gyasi3

1Department of Forest Science, School of Natural Resources, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana; Complaint Unit, Judicial Service, Sunyani High Court, Sunyani, Ghana.

Email: richard.amanfo.stu@uenr.edu.gh | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6013-7901

2Department of Forest Science, School of Natural Resources, University of Energy and Natural Resources, P.O. Box 214, Sunyani, Ghana. Email: simon.abugre@uenr.edu.gh | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5954-4374

3Department of Biological Sciences, School of Sciences, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana; Center for Research in Applied Biology, School of Sciences, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana. Email: samuel.gyasi@uenr.edu.gh | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000 0002 2929 2516

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 445-468. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080318

M – 00619Analytical Article

Legal Status of War-Damaged Forests in Ukraine: Challenges and Solutions

Nataliia Malysheva*1, Dmytro Kovtun2

1Department of Agricultural, Land, Environmental, and Space Law at the Volodymyr Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: nataliia_malysheva@ukr.net

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6630-227X

2Department of Agricultural, Land, Environmental, and Space Law at the Volodymyr Koretsky Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. Email: ot99@ukr.net

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5684-0761

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 469-497. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080319

M – 00620Analytical Article

Legal and Regulatory Challenges for Green Banking in the Context of Sustainable Development: The Case of Viet Nam

Ha Le Thuy

University of Law, Hue University, Vietnam. Email: hlthuy@hueuni.edu.vn

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7881-2090

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 498-523. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080320

M – 00621Research Article

The Effect of EM1 and Organic Fertilizers on Productivity, Protein, and Oil Content of Two Zea mays. L Varieties and the Importance of Environmental Sustainability

Samraa Ali Al-Ali*1, Suhail Ali Nader2, Mohammed Manhal Awad Al-Zoubi3

1Department of Plant Biology, University of Damascus, Syria.

Email: Samraa3.alali@damascusuniversity.edu.sy | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7147-4357

2Department of Plant Biology, Damascus University, Syria. Email: s.nader@damascusuniversity.edu.sy

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4547-2369

3Scientific Research Commission, Damascus, Syria. Email: manhalzo@yahoo.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9092-7410

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 524-547. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080321

M – 00622Analytical Article

The Accuracy of Establishing the Boundaries of the Coastal Protective Strips of Water Bodies in Ukraine

Lev Perovych1, Ihor Perovych2, Olena Lazarieva3, Anastasiia Ruda*4, Oleksandr Lopushanskyi5, Mykhailo Gumennyi6

1Department of Land Management, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

Email: levperovych@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0238-7072

2Department of Economic Expertise & Land Management, West Ukrainian National University, Ternopil, Ukraine.

Email: cadastr@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3265-7088

3Department of Land Management, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

Email: lazareva95@ukr.net | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1050-7118

4Department of Land Management, Petro Mohyla Black Sea National University, Mykolaiv, Ukraine.

Email: anastasiya.tonch@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6460-349X

5Department of Economic Expertise & Land Management, West Ukrainian National University, Ternopil, Ukraine.

Email: o.lopushanskyi@wunu.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9363-2979

6Department of Economic Expertise & Land Management, West Ukrainian National University, Ternopil, Ukraine.

Email: mishagumen@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6704-9656

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 548-565. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080322

M – 00623Analytical Article

Efficiency of Legal Regulation of Land Use as a Factor of Food Security in Ukraine

Hreshchuk Halyna1, Ratushna Bohdana2, Muzyka Yaroslav*3

1Department of Law, Faculty of Management, Economics and Law, Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology named after S.Z. Grzycki, Lviv, Ukraine.

Email: halyna.hreshchuk@gmail.com | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5629-8828

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: bogdana.ratyshna@gmail.com | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2645-9242

3Department of Law, Faculty of Management, Economics and Law, Lviv National University of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology named after S.Z. Grzycki, Lviv, Ukraine.

Email: y.i.muzyka@gmail.com | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4974-9445

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 566-580. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080323

M – 00624Research & Analytical Article

Human Capital, Social Capital, and the Sustainability of Rural Communities: An Empirical Examination in Rural Indonesia

Gunawan Prayitno*1, Dian Dinanti2, Dimas Wisnu Adrianto3, Rahmawati4, Salsa Alifia Najid5, Mykola Biloshkurskyi6, M. Asfihan Nur Arifin7

1Regional and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia.

Email: gunawan_p@ub.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4534-9524

2Regional and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia.

Email: dinanti@ub.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8038-7396

3Regional and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia.

Email: d.adrianto@ub.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9136-4747

4Regional and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia.

Email: rarahma2560@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3637-3381

5Regional and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia.

Email: salsaalifianajid@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0145-5253

6Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University, Ukraine. Email: biloshkurskyi.m@udpu.edu.ua

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2826-3983

7Borneo University, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Email: pipinarifin@borneo.ac.id

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9180-771X

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 581-610. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080324

M – 00625Analytical Article

Protectionism to Coexistence: Tracing India’s Legal and Policy Pathways in Wildlife Conservation

Shriya Bhojwani1, Abhas Srivastava*2, Nandini Zunder3

1Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Email: shriya.bhojwani@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-974395753

2Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Email: sriv.abhas@gmail.com

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6377-0219

3Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.

Email: nandini.zunder@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4685-4159

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 611-633. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080325

M – 00626Analytical Article

Permission to Waste? Reconsidering the Indonesian Legal Framework of Hazardous Waste Management from Environmental Rights Perspective

Nabilla Desyalika Putri

Faculty of Law, State University of Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia

Email: nabillaputri@unesa.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9588-8027

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 634-655. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080326

M – 00627Analytical Article

Climate Change Litigation in Comparative Perspective: Evaluating Judicial Approaches in Nigeria, Kenya, and the United Kingdom

Hafsat Mohammed Ali Ndume*1, Mohammed Yaro Zakari2, Atiku Said Haliru3,
Safiya Shettima Umar4

1Faculty of Law, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.

Email: hafsatmohali@yahoo.com, 20222805@nileuniversity.edu.ng | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1635-6281

2Faculty of Law, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria.

Email: mohammed.zakari@nileuniversity.edu.ng | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6302-726X

3Department of Shariah, Faculty of Law, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.

Email: atikus2020@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3921-2532

4Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, University of Maiduguri. Nigeria.

Email: umarsafiyashettima@unimaid.edu.ng | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-45821721

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 8(3): 656-686. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.080327

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