Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources

(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 9, ISSUE 2 (AUGUST 2026) | 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 9, ISSUE 2 (AUGUST 2026)

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M – 00648Research Article

Taxonomic Identification and Biodiversity Assessment of Caprellidae Amphipods, Crustaceans associated with Macroalgae along the Coast of Mostaganem (Algeria)

Nabil Berrahal*1, Dina Lila Soualili2, Karim Mezali3, José M. Guerra-Garcia4

1Protection, Valorization of Coastal Marine Resources and Molecular Systematics Laboratory, Department of Marine Sciences and Aquaculture, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life, Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University, Route Nationale N° 11, Kharrouba, 27000 Mostaganem, Algeria. Email: nabil.berrahal.etu@univ-mosta.dz

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6243-1105

2Protection, Valorization of Coastal Marine Resources and Molecular Systematics Laboratory, Department of Marine Sciences and Aquaculture, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life, Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University, Route Nationale N° 11, Kharrouba, 27000 Mostaganem, Algeria. Email: dinalila.soualili@univ-mosta.dz

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9218-5182

3Protection, Valorization of Coastal Marine Resources and Molecular Systematics Laboratory, Department of Marine Sciences and Aquaculture, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life, Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University, Route Nationale N° 11, Kharrouba, 27000 Mostaganem, Algeria. Email: karim.mezali@univ-mosta.dz

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7222-9002

4Marine Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.

Email: jmguerra@us.es | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6050-4997

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 9(2): 1-21. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.090201

M – 00649Analytical Article

Towards a Sustainable Sports Development Framework: A Socio-Economic, Environmental and Sectoral Growth Perspective

Junaid Rehman*1, Aahil Mushtaq2, Zaki Hasan3, Rizwan Shoukat4

1Knowledge360, Karachi, Pakistan, & University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia.

Email: junaid.rehman@alumni.uts.edu.au | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3397-5707

2Roots Millennium Education & TMUC, Islamabad, Pakistan. Email: aahilmushtaq08@gmail.com

3Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan. Email: zaki.hassan@zu.edu.pk

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5952-6440

4Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan. Email: rshoukat@hec.gov.pk

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 9(2): 22-59. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.090202

M – 00650Research Article

Protecting Underwater Paradise: A Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration to Address Illegal Sand Mining in Wakatobi, Indonesia

Aminah*1, Bunga Jasmine Puji Hapsari2

1Faculty of Law, Universitas Diponegoro, Jalan dr. Antonius Suroyo, Tembalang, Semarang City, Central Java 50275, Indonesia. Email: aminahundip@gmail.com | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6217-2141

2Faculty of Law, Universitas Diponegoro, Jalan dr. Antonius Suroyo, Tembalang, Semarang City, Central Java 50275, Indonesia. Email: bungajph@lecturer.undip.ac.id | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1195-8268

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 9(2): 60-77. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.090203

M – 00651Research Article

Beyond Operational Capacity: Institutional Gaps and Transformative Resilience in the Governance of a Forest Protected Landscape in the Philippines

Liezl B. Grefalda*1, Juan M. Pulhin2, Kazuhiro Harada3

1Forest Resources and Society Laboratory, Department of Forest and Environmental Resources Sciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan, & Department of Social Forestry and Forest Governance, College of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines.

Email: grefalda.liezl.brogada.y7@s.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp, lbgrefalda@up.edu.ph | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4658-6305

2Department of Social Forestry and Forest Governance, College of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines, & UPLB Interdisciplinary Studies Center for Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Philippines. Email: jmpulhin@up.edu.ph

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3271-7351

3Forest Resources and Society Laboratory, Department of Forest and Environmental Resources Sciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Japan.

Email: harada@agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0020-6186

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 9(2): 78-107. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.090204

M – 00652Research Article

Photosynthetic Dynamics and Yield Formation in Maize and Soybean under Sole Cropping and Binary Intercropping Systems

Volodymyr Mokriienko*1, Svitlana Kalenska2

1Department of Plant Science, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

E-mail: mokrienko@ukr.net | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5604-442X

2Department of Plant Science, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine.

E-mail: kalenskaya@nubip.edu.ua | ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3392-837X

*Corresponding author

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 9(2): 108-136. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.090205

M – 00653Review Article

Addressing the Digital Gender Gap in Empowering Women for Climate Resilience in Africa

Onyinyechi Lilian Uche

Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Nigeria, & Ismail Mahomed Centre for Human and People’s Rights, Climate Change and the Rule of Law (CCRL), University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa.

Email: lilianuche1@gmail.com, lilian.uche@univen.ac.za ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6463-4318

Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources, 9(2): 137-157. Doi: https://doi.org/10.33002/nr2581.6853.090206

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