Throughout human history, seaweeds have been used as food, folk remedies, dyes, and
mineral-rich fertilisers. Seaweeds as nutraceuticals or functional foods with dietary benefits …

Polysaccharides are among the most abundant bioresources on earth and consequently
need to play a pivotal role when addressing existential scientific challenges like climate …

The extensive accumulation of plastic waste has given rise to severe environmental
pollution issues. Contemporary conventional recycling methods, such as incineration and …

Agriculture is one of humankind's most significant sources of biomass; it also places
tremendous pressure on ecosystems through its increasing demand for agricultural …

How a society relates to nature is shaped by the dominant social paradigm (DSP): a
society's collective view on social, economic, political, and environmental issues. The …

We are living in a time of rapid environmental changes caused by anthropogenic pressures.
Besides direct human exploitation of plant and animal populations and habitat …

Latin America, and particularly, the Rio de la Plata Grasslands (RPG), are one of the regions
with the highest rates of land use change worldwide. These changes drastically alter …

The countries along the Belt and Road (B&R) are characterized by fragile ecosystems and
underdevelopment economy. International trade usually transferred the eco-environmental …

Agriculture is one of the most important sources of biomass for human society but
increasingly contributes to anthropogenic degradation of ecosystems through negative …

In recent literature, the concept of criticality aspires to provide a multifaceted risk assessment
of resource supply shortage. However, most existing methodologies for the criticality …