Topical Collection on "Sustainability of Marine Environment and Ecosystems"

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025

Collection Editors:

Prof. Dr. Tran Dinh Lan 
Institute of Science and Technology for Energy and Environment
Interests: Sustainable Management of Marine Environment and Resources

Prof. Dr. Luc Hens 
VITO (Flemish Organization for Technological Research)
Interests: Human Ecology, Management of the Environment

Topical Collection Information:

Dear Colleagues,

The marine environment is vital to Earth's ecosystem, providing essential resources, regulating the climate, and supporting countless species, including humans. However, it faces significant threats from pollution, overfishing, habitat destruction, and climate change. To ensure the sustainability of marine ecosystems, collective efforts and sustainable practices are crucial.

This special issue shall deal with academics, research professionals and other scholars in publishing their original papers or reviews relevant to the marine environment and ecosystems towards world sustainability. We cordially invite you to contribute your valuable research and expertise to this special issue that is edited exclusively by Prof. Tran Dinh Lan (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) and Prof. Luc Hens (VITO-Flemish Organization for Technological Research).

The scope of this special issue is (but not limited to) as follows:

- Marine environmental quality.
- Marine and coastal ecosystem changes under human development activities.
- Environmental impacts of coastal and marine structures.
- Coastal human ecology.
- Sustainability assessment of coastal and marine ecosystems.
- Ecological and environmental valuation of coastal and marine ecosystems.
- Solutions for marine environmental protection.
- Sustainable use of coastal and marine resources.
- Sustainable management of coastal areas.

Collection Editor

Prof. Tran Dinh Lan

Keywords:

  • Marine environment quality
  • Marine Ecosystem sustainability
  • Environmental impacts of marine structures
  • Environmental assessment and protection
  • Ecosystem changes
  • Human ecology
  • Ecosystem valuation.
  • Sustainable management