About this journal

Geology, Ecology and Landscapes is a peer-reviewed open access journal publishing research on geology and related ecological changes forming within the tropical regions.

Geology, Ecology and Landscapes is the official journal of International Water, Air and Soil Conservation Society (INWASCON).

The journal aims to share high-quality research that maps, tracks, and assesses the different drivers of ecosystem conservation to speed up the dissemination of research work and promote discussion between global researchers and practitioners. The journal’s scope covers a range of research topics including:

• Agriculture, forestry and biodiversity
• Carbon capture and storage
• Ecosystems, ecotoxicity and biogeochemistry
• Environmental geology
• Remote sensing and planetary geology
• Ecosystems ecology, conservation and restoration ecology
• Evolutionary ecology
• Global change and sustainable ecosystems
• Landscape ecology, hydrology, water resources and environmental sustainability
  
  

Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes accepts research articles, review articles, editorial papers and short communications.

The Journal operates a single-anonymized peer review policy.

Editor in Chief

Professor Dr. Zhou Qixing
Dean
College of Environmental Science and Engineering
Nankai University, Tianjin
People's Republic of China
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Managing Editor

Professor Jalal Khan Chowdhury
Kulliyyah of Science
International Islamic University Malaysia

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Associate Editors

Prof. Dr. Mohd Jamil Maah
Department of Chemistry
Faculty of Science
University Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Assistant Prof. Richard Ross Shaker
Department of Geography & Environmental Studies
Ryerson University
Toronto
Ontario
Canada

Assistant Prof. K. Mohan
Geology and Geotechnical Engineering Division
School of Mechanical and Building Sciences (SMBS)
VIT University, Chennai Campus
Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road
Chennai-600127
India

Dr. Mohammadreza Gharibreza
Department of River & Coastal Engineering
Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Institute (SCWMRI)
Tehran
Iran

Dr. Archana Sharma

School of Architecture & Planning
Graduate Program in Landscape Architecture
Morgan State University
Baltimore
Maryland
USA

Editorial Board

Professor Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, China University of Geoscience, China

Assistant Prof. Xiang Huang
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China

Dr. Akbar John
Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University, Malaysia

Dr. Mohd Armi Abu Samah
Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University, Malaysia

Dr. Mylene G. Cayetano
Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Philippines

Dr. A. Jafar Ahmad
Jamal Mohamed College, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India

Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh
School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

Dr. Khaled S. Balkhair
Department of Water Resources Sciences and Management, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Prof. Karamat Mahmood
Department of Chemistry, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Prof. How-Ran Chao
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan

Dr. Safiah Yusmah Muhammad Yusoff
Department of Geography, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Dr. Radwan Al-Farawati
Department of Marine Chemistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Prof. Uzaira Rafique
Department of Environmental Sciences, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Dr. Muhammad Nawaz
Department of Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Dr. Aamna Blouch
Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Dr. Yan Cheng
School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, China

Dr. Farah Naz Talpur
Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan

Prof. Mudasir Mudasir
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Dr. Radziah Othman
Department of Land Management, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Prof. Che Fauzia Ishak
Department of Land Management, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Dr. Nur Zurairahetty Mohd Yunas
Department of Geotechnics and Transportation, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University Technology Malaysia, Malaysia

Dr. Micòl Mastrocicco
Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy

Dr. Nor Rohaizah Jamil
Department of Environmental Science, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Dr. Firuza Begham Mustafa
Department of Geography, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Dr. Nicolò Colombani
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy

Dr. Xin Wang
College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, China

Dr. Md. Maniruzzaman B. A. Aziz
Department of Geotechnical Engineering, University Technology Malaysia, Malaysia

Dr. Norshuhaila Mohamed Sunar
Faculty of Engineering Technology, University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia

Dr. Shatirah Mohamed Akib
School of Science and Engineering, Teesside University, United Kingdom

Dr. Mansour Balkhyour
Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Sciences Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Hamid Reza Pourghasemi
Department of Natural Resources and Environment, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

Prof. Mingcai Hou
Institute of Sedimentary Geology, Chengdu University of Technology, China

Dr. Wei Gao
School of Information Science and Technology, Yunnan Normal University, China

Dr. Wenfei Xi
School of Tourism and Geography Science, Yunnan Normal University, China

Prof. Jiading Wang
Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an, China

Dr. Roniza Ismail
Faculty of Earth Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia

Prof. Ahmad Zaharin Aris
Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Associate Prof. Muhammad Firuz Ramli
Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Associate Prof. Xiao-Guang Yue
WBZC, Chashan Higher Education Park, Wenzhou Zhejiang, China

Associate Prof. Nguyen Xuan Phuong
President, Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport, Vietnam

Dr. Sudhir Kumar Singh
K. Banerjee Centre of Atmospheric & Ocean Studies, University of Allahabad, India

Dr. Nguyen Hoang Phuong
Academy of Political Regional II, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Updated 17th October 2022

INWASCON
International Water, Air & Soil Conservation Society (INWASCON), known as "Persatuan Pemuliharaan Air, Udara Dan Tanah Antrabangsa” in Malay, is a nonprofit organization (www.inwascon.org.my). It has been registered (PPM-017-14-08062015) under the Society Registration Act 1966 of Malaysia. The aim of the Society is to spread the awareness of environmental conservation to all community levels in order to utilize natural resources wisely.

PREAMBLE
We are concerned local and international conservationists;

DEDICATED
to promote the conservation of water, air & soil in Malaysia and overseas;

COMMITTED
to environmental sustainability by making the right choices today in an environment where water is increasingly scarce, natural resources are constrained and biodiversity is declining.

BELIEVING
that environmental resources (water, air & soil) should be protected, conserved and managed for sustainable use;

COOPERATING
with local communities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), governments, national institutions and international organizations with similar objectives;

SPEAKING
for all who support our cause.