We are preparing a special issue ofApplied Phycology on SDGs and you can find all the details at the following link: https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/applied-phycology-research-advancing-united-nations-sustainable-development-goals/?utm_source=TFO&utm_medium=cms&utm_campaign=JPG15743
Deadline for submissions: 31 August 2021
Anticipated publication date: March 2022
Collection of papers to be published to coincide with Earth Day (22 April 2022)
Topics include but are not limited to:
- Seaweed resources
- Macroalgal and microalgal aquaculture
- Integrated aquaculture
- Applied taxonomy
- Applied genomics
- Applied ecology, environmental change and conservation
- Blue carbon
- Biofuels
- Bioactives
- Bioprospecting
- Biotechnology
- Environmental and societal impact of industrialisation of algal production
- LCA (life cycle analysis) and TEA (techno economic analysis) of sustainable energy routes
We anticipate research will concentrate on one or more of the following goals:
Goal 6. Cleanwater and Sanitation: “Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all”
Goal 7. Affordable and Clean Energy: “Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all”
Goal 13. Climate action: “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts”
Goal 14. Life below water: “Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”
Papers will be open access and free to publish.Each individual paper will be published online as soon as it is ready – the collection will be announced on Earth Day. For further information or if you have any difficulties with the August deadline, contact Managing Editors Juliet Brodie (j.brodie@nhm.ac.uk) and Chris Maggs (christine.a.maggs@gmail.com).
