Microalgae improve crop productivity, plant vigor, and nutrient absorption, contributing to more sustainable and efficient food production systems. Their use can help strengthen food security and support resilient agriculture supporting SDG Nº 2 Zero Hunger

This chapter primarily ties to SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) through its focus on algal peptides for sustainable crop improvement and agricultural applications. The research demonstrates how algal extracts and peptides can serve as eco-friendly biostimulants, biofertilizers, and biopesticides that enhance plant growth, stress tolerance, and resistance to diseases while reducing dependence on synthetic chemicals. The chapter also connects to SDG 15 (Life on Land) by promoting sustainable agricultural practices that improve soil health, enhance soil microbiome diversity, and support environmental protection through natural alternatives to toxic chemicals.

This chapter directly supports SDG 15 (Life on Land) by demonstrating how soil microorganisms are fundamental to terrestrial ecosystem health and biodiversity conservation. The research emphasizes that preserving soil microbial diversity is essential for sustainable land management and ecosystem resilience, which aligns with SDG 15's focus on protecting and restoring terrestrial ecosystems. The chapter also connects to SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) through its emphasis on how soil microorganisms enhance nutrient availability and promote plant growth, particularly in the rhizosphere. The microbial processes in nutrient cycling, including carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycles, are essential for sustainable agriculture and crop productivity. The findings underscore that maintaining soil health through microbial diversity is vital for food security.

This chapter focuses on the conservation and sustainable use of marine ecosystems and bioresources. It emphasizes responsible harvesting, monitoring, and sustainable management of marine biodiversity, which directly aligns with SDG 14’s goal of protecting oceans and marine life.

This content aligns with Goals 5, 10, and 8 by exploring the impact of unequal practice, paying particular attention to the workplace in the areas of discrimination, effective participation, and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels and access to resources: economic, land, and natural resource ownership.

This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 8, 9, and 11 by exploring how AI can be utilized by city officials to improve quality of life in sustainable cities.

This chapter aligns with Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy and Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth by discussing the chemical recycling and energy recovery of waste plastics.

This chapters advances goals 5, 8, and 9 by covering the largely unpaid workload of women, especially rural women, which increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This book chapter advances SDG 5, 8 and 10 by explaining how the outsized role of women caregivers is attributed to historical, cultural, and social perspectives on gender and caregiving that perpetuate the gender inequalities in unpaid care work. In this chapter, the authors analyze women in unpaid work considering two regions: The United States and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).