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{"title":"Do identity or guilt-based appeals lead to environmental spillover effects?","authors":"Heather Barnes Truelove ,&nbsp;Kam Leung Yeung ,&nbsp;Amanda R. Carrico ,&nbsp;Ash J. Gillis","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100294","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100294","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding how and when an initial pro-environmental behavior (PEB1) may spill over to increase or decrease later PEBs can contribute to the creation of more effective PEB interventions. This study investigated PEB spillover in a novel way by examining whether a prior PEB reminder that elicits identity would increase the likelihood of positive spillover from PEB1 to PEB2 through an indirect pathway mediated by environmental identity, and whether a reminder that elicits guilt would increase the likelihood of negative PEB spillover mediated through guilt/shame. Student participants (<em>N</em> = 229) completed a longitudinal study where they were exposed to an intervention eliciting guilt, identity, or neither (control conditions) and were asked to use reusable cups for a week. One week later, they were given an opportunity to perform a second observable PEB (agree to write a letter to a political leader advocating for alternative energy). Results provide some evidence for a positive spillover pathway through environmental identity following a guilt intervention but not an identity intervention and no support for an indirect pathway through guilt/shame for any condition. Additionally, the positive identity pathway was evident in the active control group, but not a nonactive control group, raising questions about demand characteristics in PEB spillover studies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100294"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143928398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Current and future research in environmental sustainability: Synthesise of the role, responsibilities, and opportunities for the business sector","authors":"Lára Jóhannsdóttir ,&nbsp;Throstur Olaf Sigurjonsson ,&nbsp;Stefan Wendt ,&nbsp;Mauricio Latapí ,&nbsp;Ali Kharrazi","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100282","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100282","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Environmental sustainability is a timely and important topic to investigate given the increasingly complex challenges requiring businesses to reevaluate their business models in relationships with the natural environment, including their roles and responsibilities, and how opportunities in addressing these challenges may be utilized. This special issue enhances contemporary and future research by soliciting a wide variety of themes from ten papers falling under the scope of an ecological and climate focus of environmental sustainability relevant to the roles, responsibilities, and opportunities for the business sector, while also considering the links between environmental and social aspects. The articles included in the special issue provide an overview of five topics. These are 1) sub-national greenhouse gas accounting approaches, 2) corporate governance, policies, and practices, 3) sustainable finance, 4) consumer viewpoints and expectations, and 5) bioeconomy. Moreover, the crosscutting themes discussed suggest an inter- and transdisciplinary nature of environmental sustainability. In this introductory article to the special issue, the ten articles bring forth national and institutional levels, the sub-national level, and the organizational level. To conclude, future research avenues are vast based on suggestions presented in the ten papers the special issue covers. However, this introductory article also brings up topics suggested in the initial call for papers but were not covered in the papers included in the special issue, thus still relevant for future studies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100282"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144253926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adaptation practices of smallholder farmers to climate variability: Evidence from three agroecological zones in northwestern Ethiopia","authors":"Tewodros Adane Nega ,&nbsp;Bamlaku Alamirew Alemu ,&nbsp;Koyachew Enkuahone Kassie","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100305","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100305","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Farmers' strategies to adapt to climate variability are crucial for maintaining sustainable livelihoods, particularly in developing nations like Ethiopia, where the economy is heavily dependent on rain-fed agriculture. This study examines climate variability adaptation strategies among smallholder farmers across different agroecological zones, along with the factors influencing their choices. Data were collected from 383 farm households using structured and semi-structured questionnaires. The multivariate probit model (MVP) was employed to analyze the determinants of farmers' adaptation strategies. The findings reveal that crop diversification (79.9 %), drought-resistant varieties (62 %), early-maturing crops (55.6 %), and soil and water conservation (49.4 %) are the most widely adopted adaptation strategies across the three agroecological zones. The MVP model identified several key factors influencing farmers' choice of adaptation strategies, including age, education, family size, farm size, annual income, access to extension services, agroecological zone, livestock ownership, and market proximity. These factors play a significant role in shaping farmers' decisions and highlight the importance of tailored, context-specific policies. The study emphasizes prioritizing farmers' specific requirements and using region-specific approaches to better understand what drives their adaptation decisions. By addressing these factors, policymakers and stakeholders can enhance the resilience of smallholder farmers to climate variability, ensuring sustainable agricultural practices and livelihoods in vulnerable regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100305"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145044084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Forest product market conditions mediate the scale and benefits of sustainable forest management in the Tahoe-Central Sierra Region","authors":"Evan Patrick ,&nbsp;Samuel G. Evans ,&nbsp;Jeremy S. Fried ,&nbsp;Matthew D. Potts","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100296","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100296","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Forests in the Western United States face escalating threats from wildfire, pest outbreaks, and drought, leading experts and policymakers to call for extensive forest management to promote forest resilience and reduce wildfire risk. High treatment costs represent a major choke point to achieving forest management goals, but selling timber and biomass from forest thinning can offset costs and provide the revenue to help rapidly scale management actions. In this study, we assess how forest product market conditions influence the economic feasibility and scale of forest management by modeling treatment potential across a Northern Sierra Nevada landscape using the US Forest Service's BioSum tool. We evaluate treatment outcomes across nine economic scenarios, incorporating wood and biomass price variations and treatment subsidies. Results indicate that baseline pricing assumptions facilitate aggressive forest treatment where thinning is feasible and needed, but a 50 % drop in forest product prices led to a one-third decline in treated area. These reductions are completely offset by a $500/acre treatment subsidy, suggesting that subsidies could serve as a ‘price floor’ to maintain treatment levels through market fluctuations. Optimal, cost-effective treatments overwhelmingly utilized prescribed fire following thinning, emphasizing the role of fire-inclusive approaches for forest treatment. While study findings indicate that forest product markets can support landscape-scale treatments, the capacity of regional processing facilities currently limits full utilization of forest products, underscoring the importance of expanding wood and biomass utilization infrastructure to realize the potential of market-driven strategies for improving forest resilience in the Sierra Nevada and similar fire-prone regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100296"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144203067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of climate change on food security and nutrition in India: A systematic review","authors":"Abhishek Das ,&nbsp;Shalander Kumar ,&nbsp;Kavitha Kasala ,&nbsp;S. Nedumaran ,&nbsp;Pradnya Paithankar ,&nbsp;Abhay Kumar ,&nbsp;Ayushi Jain ,&nbsp;Vijay Avinandan","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100286","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100286","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change poses a complex challenge to food and nutritional security, impacting human health, well-being, and sustainable development. India, facing heightened vulnerability in agriculture and a growing population surpassing 1.3 billion, requires a detailed examination of these effects. This examination will serve as a crucial resource for shaping policies, directing research efforts, and fostering public discourse. This systematic review thoroughly analyzes the impact of climate change on food and nutritional security in India. Examining 231 articles, the study delves into various dimensions, including availability, accessibility, utilization, and stability. The review utilized Web of Science, PubMed, and CABI review, employing 100 different keywords. Temperature variations, erratic rainfall, and extreme weather events disrupt crops, livestock, poultry, and aquaculture production (food availability), leading to food shortages, income loss, and elevated food prices (accessibility), especially affecting low-income groups. Indirectly, climate change affects livelihoods and incomes, exacerbating inequalities and leading to the displacement of marginalized communities (stability), thereby escalating food insecurity and malnutrition (utilization). However, few studies cover diverse aspects such as the influence of climate change on traditional crops, nutritional value, agricultural biodiversity, food distribution systems, indigenous food systems, and nutrition outcomes, particularly for vulnerable groups like women and children. Hence, there is a pressing need for a more holistic and integrated approach to tackle the impacts of climate change on food and nutrition security in India.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100286"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143682686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Incorporating water into land system science: Jevons' paradox, Center Pivot Irrigation (CPI), and socioecological resilience in a transboundary area of the Southern Great Plains (SGP)","authors":"Jacqueline M. Vadjunec ,&nbsp;Todd D. Fagin ,&nbsp;Adam M. Straub","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100314","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100314","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Southern Great Plains (SGP) is subject to cyclical drought and growing dependence on groundwater for irrigation. The drawdown of the Ogallala Aquifer threatens socioecological resilience of rural agricultural communities. Here, center pivot irrigation (CPI) has been introduced as a technological solution for efficient water consumption. We argue that Land System Science (LSS) needs to include more direct engagement with water as both a material and hydrosocially produced object integral to the study of land. Using Jevons' Paradox and the case of CPI growth in two counties/states between 2005 and 2020, we draw on a remote sensing analysis of irrigated and dryland agriculture, household surveys, and key informant interviews to triangulate results for more holistic understandings of land-water-people dynamics. Remote sensing results show large growth in CPI with a more recent slowing down of growth rates, while the proportion of irrigated to non-irrigated agriculture is increasing, raising questions of long-term water sustainability. The household survey results and key-informant interviews reveal a nuanced view of irrigation dynamics, illustrating tensions between residents' perceptions regarding water sustainability and the reality of their lived experiences. While ambiguity exists, most respondents perceive their situation to be more precarious <em>as a result</em> of irrigation (irrespective of the adoption and growth of CPI technologies). Moreover, decision-making is largely predicated on economic (rather than environmental) factors. The Jevons' Paradox framework illustrates that CPI appears to have the opposite effect of its original intentions, as the majority of residents feel that CPI makes them more vulnerable in the long run.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100314"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145415164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What works, where and how? A systematic literature review of climate change adaptation measures in India","authors":"Sumit Vij ,&nbsp;Surbhi Vyas ,&nbsp;Visakha G ,&nbsp;Anamika Barua","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100291","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100291","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The complex socio-political landscape and increasing biophysical pressures exacerbate India's vulnerability to changing climate. In response to these challenges, several policy and on-the-ground efforts are being made towards advancing climate change adaptation (CCA). However, finding out what works, where and how is critical to the progress of CCA in India. To take stock of current adaptation practices and measures, we aim to review the existing adaptation research, providing valuable insights into India's adaptation measures. In this article, we present a systematic literature review that analyses the adaptation measures in India. We mapped English-language scientific journal articles that analysed CCA (<em>n</em> = 2124), particularly emphasising incremental and transformative adaptation in India between 2017 and 2023. We found that only (<em>n</em> = 28) per cent of articles focused categorically on adaptation measures, and the rest cursorily mentioned its importance in reducing the impacts of climate change. However, the number of publications steadily increased, peaking in 2021 (<em>n</em> = 10). Following the COVID-19 pandemic, a surge of adaptation-related articles was observed across various disciplines. Moreover, with only a limited number of articles focusing on CCA measures, there is a lack of clarity on how incremental and transformative measures are understood and explained in the literature. The literature focused mainly on technocratic approaches around agriculture sectors such as crop diversification, changing cropping and cultivation cycles, use of hybrid seeds, soil conservation practices, and livelihood diversification. Additionally, a geographical imbalance is evident, with limited research on adaptation in vulnerable regions such as northeast India. We conclude that while the impact of climate change on India is substantial, there are apparent knowledge gaps within the academic literature on CCA measures, including gender issues concerning women, soft adaptation measures such as capacity building and education and vulnerability of sensitive mountain systems. Given these gaps, future research should address the geographical and thematic imbalances in adaptation literature, emphasising vulnerable communities, gender dynamics and urban resilience.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100291"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143838685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unveiling the hidden patterns of household food waste","authors":"Amanda Sjölund ,&nbsp;Christopher Malefors ,&nbsp;Claudia von Brömssen ,&nbsp;Erik Svensson ,&nbsp;Pedro Brancoli ,&nbsp;Samira Syed ,&nbsp;Kamran Rousta ,&nbsp;Mattias Eriksson","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100292","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100292","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Among the methods commonly used for quantifying food waste in households, there are limitations that affect the reliability of quantification results. To address these, this study used an automated quantification tool to objectively and with high precision quantify food waste in 28 Swedish households for an extended period, reaching a total of 3945 quantification days. The results showed that the average daily waste amounted to 0.159 kg per person. Recorded food waste displayed a large variation between days, weeks and months, suggesting that long-term quantification is necessary for precision. As the results indicated, between 115 and 569 quantification days is necessary to provide an average estimate with a ± 10 % precision. This study presents empirical evidence demonstrating the feasibility and opportunities of automated food waste quantification, emphasizing the importance of extended measurement periods, high-frequency data collection, and minimal user intervention on designing effective waste tracking systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100292"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143848234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Economics, energy budgeting and environmental impact assessment of coconut-based cropping system in the west coast of India","authors":"Vadivel Arunachalam,&nbsp;Venkatesh Paramesh,&nbsp;Diksha C. Salgaonkar","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100289","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100289","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A sustainable agricultural production system should be economically viable, energy-efficient, and eco-friendly. This study aimed to assess the economic viability, energy efficiency, and environmental impact of seven different coconut-based cropping systems in Goa, India. The systems included coconut (<em>Cocos nucifera</em> L) monocrop and various intercropping combinations such as drumstick (<em>Moringa oleifera</em>) and papaya (<em>Carica papaya</em>), heliconia (<em>Heliconia psittacorum</em>) or banana (<em>Musa</em> sp.,) and lemon (<em>Citrus limon</em>), pineapple (<em>Ananas comosus</em>) and passion fruit (<em>Passiflora edulis</em>), and crossandra (<em>Crossandra infundibuliformis</em>). Results indicated that the coconut + pineapple + passion fruit system and coconut + heliconia system showed promising in terms of both economic returns and energy output. The coconut + papaya + drumstick system, however, showed the highest global warming potential (GWP) due to considerable input requirements during the crop cycle. The coconut + pineapple + passion fruit system exhibited the highest economic returns with an average additional coconut equivalent yield of 8605 nuts per hectare, a high benefit-to-cost ratio of 1.99, with an average net return of USD 1558.5 per hectare. Energy efficiency among the systems was compared based on computed energy values for inputs and outputs, highest efficiency at 45.3 was recorded in the coconut + heliconia system. Using the ReCiPe 2016 (H) Midpoint method, life cycle inventories were calculated, and the coconut monocrop system showed the lowest GWP due to its lower input consumption. The agroforestry combinations of coconut + crossandra and coconut + soursop showed nearly equivalent GWP as that of coconut monocrop despite their higher input requirement over coconut monocrop. On-farm emissions were found to contribute significantly to the GWP, ranging from 73 % in coconut + crossandra to 40 % in coconut + heliconia. Nitrogenous fertilizers and fuel-intensive tillage operations were identified as major contributors to both higher energy consumption and GWP in all the cropping systems. In conclusion, the coconut+soursop system has proven to be optimally productive, profitable, energy-efficient, and eco-friendly. In addition, this system offers the opportunity to incorporate various intercrops such as pepper and pineapple, to improve multiple ecosystem services in the West Coast region of India. The findings emphasize that selecting low-input, shade-adapted crops can optimize resource use, reduce emissions, and enhance sustainability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100289"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143682687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advancing transformative adaptation through social equity: Land, water and food systems in the Global South","authors":"Eleanor Fisher ,&nbsp;Jon Hellin ,&nbsp;Mary Ng'endo","doi":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100283","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.crsust.2025.100283","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Virtual Special Issue: Social Equity published by Current Research in Environmental Sustainability focuses on the importance of social equity for climate adaptation in land, water and food systems in the Global South. Emphasizing that theory is ahead of practice and that empirical examples are vital for learning, we introduce the set of articles, which each present the results of empirical research relevant to equity considerations. The papers demonstrate how vital is transdisciplinary research that engages critical social science perspectives and addresses how different actors give meaning to social equity, fairness and justice based on their experiences and lived realities. Taken together, they reinforce the need for further learning on how social equity can be fostered within transformative adaptation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34472,"journal":{"name":"Current Research in Environmental Sustainability","volume":"9 ","pages":"Article 100283"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144253925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}