Volume 21 Number 2, February 2026

Journal of Sustainability Science and Management

Volume 21 Number 2, February 2026

eISSN: 2672-7226

©  UMT Press

Original Articles

270-285

INTEGRATED DIGITAL BAFFLE ELECTRO-PHOTO CATALYTIC OXIDATION REACTOR FOR HEAVY METAL REMOVAL: PERFORMANCE AND STATISTICAL EVALUATION

[su_tooltip text=”Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Al-Muthanna University, Samawah, 66001 Al-Muthanna, Iraq. “]Mahmoud A. Sharshoh[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Al-Muthanna University, Samawah, 66001 Al-Muthanna, Iraq. “]Ali Saleh Jafer[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Drilling Techniques and Oil and Gas Production, Al-Samawa Technical Institute, AL-Furat AlAwsat Technical University, Samawa, Iraq. “]Lqaa Tareq Hadi[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Al-Muthanna University, Samawah, 66001 Al-Muthanna, Iraq.”]Raid T. Al-Khateeb[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Al-Muthanna University, Samawah, 66001 Al-Muthanna, Iraq.; College of Engineering, Al Ayen University, Nasiriyah, 64001 Dhi Qar, Iraq. “]Ali A. Hassan[/su_tooltip] and [su_tooltip text=”Department of Petroleum and Gas Refining Engineering, College of Petroleum Processes Engineering, Tikrit University, Tikrit, 3400 Saladin, Iraq.”]Amer T. Nawaf[/su_tooltip]

286-292

PROFILING OF METABOLITES IN Chromolaena odorata USING GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY (GC-MS) AND ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTANCE-FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (ATR-FTIR)

[su_tooltip text=”Institute of Fatwa and Halal, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.; Kolej PERMATA Insan, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. “]Nurdalila A’wani Aziz[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Institute of Fatwa and Halal, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.”]Mohd Zuhaifah Mohamed Jamil[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Kolej PERMATA Insan, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.”]Liyana Amalina Adnan[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Kolej PERMATA Insan, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.”]Wan Amirul Solihin Wan Abdul Rahim[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Kolej PERMATA Insan, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.”]Mohamed Farhan Fadly Mohd Pahamin[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Kolej PERMATA Insan, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.”]Nur Fazidah Asmuje[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Kolej PERMATA Insan, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.”]Ahmad Hakimi Shaffie[/su_tooltip] and [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Engineering, University of Sheffield, Portobello, Sheffield, United Kingdom.”]Nur Nadia Fadhlina Daman Huri[/su_tooltip]

293-304

BIOPLASTICS MADE FROM STARCH FROM SAGO WASTE (METROXYLON SAGOO) WITH GLYCEROL VARIATION USING MELT INTERCALATION METHOD

[su_tooltip text=”Department of Biology, Ambon State Islamic Institute, Dr. H. Tarmizi Taher Street, Clove Garden, 97128 Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia.”]Surati[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Biology, Ambon State Islamic Institute, Dr. H. Tarmizi Taher Street, Clove Garden, 97128 Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia.”]Muhammad Rijal[/su_tooltip] and [su_tooltip text=”Department of Biology, Ambon State Islamic Institute, Dr. H. Tarmizi Taher Street, Clove Garden, 97128 Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia.”]Rosmawati[/su_tooltip]

305-316

SKIN SECRETIONS OF BORNEAN FROGS REVEAL ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES WITH INSULIN RELEASING PROPERTIES IN HIT-T15 CELLS

[su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia. “]Amera A. M. Abdalnabi[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia. “]Muna Sabri[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia. “]Zunika Amit[/su_tooltip] and [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.”]Ramlah Zainuddin[/su_tooltip]

317-336

ENHANCING THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING APPROACH FOR DESIGNING AGRITOURISM SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY

[su_tooltip text=”Agribusiness of Horticulture, Politeknik Wilmar Bisnis Indonesia, 20371 Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia. “]Dany Juhandi[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Event Management, Politeknik Wilmar Bisnis Indonesia, 20371 Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia. “]Asmara Wildani Pasaribu[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”International Marketing Management, Politeknik Wilmar Bisnis Indonesia, 20371 Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia. “]Nora Analisa Br Sinulingga[/su_tooltip] and [su_tooltip text=”Tax Accounting, Politeknik Wilmar Bisnis Indonesia, 20371 Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia.”]Nilam Kemala Odang[/su_tooltip]

337-354

FAMILY COMPOSITION, DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF AQUATIC INSECTS IN STREAMS OF TAMAN NEGARA SUNGAI RELAU, MERAPOH, PAHANG, PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

[su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. “]Pang Suk-Mei[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia. “]Wahizatul Afzan Azmi[/su_tooltip] and [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.; Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.”]Amirrudin Ahmad[/su_tooltip]

355-371

PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING, NUTRITIONAL PROFILING AND ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY OF THE LIPOSU (Baccaurea lanceolata) PULP AS POTENTIAL ANTI-OBESITY AGENT

[su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu Sabah, Malaysia.; Nutritional Biochemistry Research Group, Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. “]Mohd Nazri Abdul Rahman[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu Sabah, Malaysia.”]Tan Yew Ming[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Centre of Foundation Studies, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor Branch, Dengkil Campus, 43800 Dengkil, Selangor, Malaysia.”]Nor Hayati Muhammad[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Locked Bag No. 3, 90509 Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. “]Nurul Huda[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400 Kota Kinabalu Sabah, Malaysia.”]Mohd Khalizan Sabullah[/su_tooltip] and [su_tooltip text=”Department of Biological Sciences, Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano. PMB 3474, Maiduguri Road, Kano State, Nigeria.”]Halid Sheriff Adegbusi[/su_tooltip]

372-383

PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ECOTOXICOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF WASTEWATER FROM THE YAMOUSSOUKRO REGIONAL HOSPITAL CENTER TREATMENT PLANT

[su_tooltip text=”Laboratoire des Procédés Industriels, de Synthèse, de l’Environnement et des Énergies Nouvelles, Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire.; Laboratoire d’Électro-technologies Environnementales et Procédés Oxydatifs, Institut National de Recherche Scientifique, 490 rue de la couronne Québec, Canada.”]Akotto Achiepo Gaetan[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Laboratoire des Procédés Industriels, de Synthèse, de l’Environnement et des Énergies Nouvelles, Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire.”]Briton Bi Gouessé Henri[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Laboratoire de Thermodynamique et de Physico-chimie du Milieu, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d’Ivoire.”]Assémian Alain Stéphane[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Laboratoire de Thermodynamique et de Physico-chimie du Milieu, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire, 02 BP 801 Abidjan 02, Côte d’Ivoire.”]Adou Kouakou Eric[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Laboratoire d’Électro-technologies Environnementales et Procédés Oxydatifs, Institut National de Recherche Scientifique, 490 rue de la couronne Québec, Canada.”]Rekik Hela[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Laboratoire des Procédés Industriels, de Synthèse, de l’Environnement et des Énergies Nouvelles, Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny, BP 1093 Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire.”]Yao Kouassi Benjamin[/su_tooltip] and [su_tooltip text=”Laboratoire d’Électro-technologies Environnementales et Procédés Oxydatifs, Institut National de Recherche Scientifique, 490 rue de la couronne Québec, Canada.”]Drogui Patrick[/su_tooltip]

384-407

RESILIENCE AGAINST TIDAL FLOODING: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE FROM SEMARANG CITY’S COASTAL DISTRICTS

[su_tooltip text=”Doctoral Program of Architecture, Department of Architecture and Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Grafika No. 2, 55281 Yogyakarta, Indonesia.; Study Program of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering and Planning, Institut Teknologi Nasional Yogyakarta, Jl. Babarsari, 55281 Yogyakarta, Indonesia.”]Novi Maulida Ni’mah[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Doctoral Program of Architecture, Department of Architecture and Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Grafika No. 2, 55281 Yogyakarta, Indonesia.”]Bambang Hari Wibisono[/su_tooltip] and [su_tooltip text=”Doctoral Program of Architecture, Department of Architecture and Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Grafika No. 2, 55281 Yogyakarta, Indonesia.”]Muhammad Sani Roychansyah[/su_tooltip]

408-429

ENHANCING SETTLEMENT RESILIENCE TO FLASH FLOODS THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE STRENGTHENING AND LAND READJUSTMENT IN WAKE VILLAGE

[su_tooltip text=”Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarbaru Campus, 70123 Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia.”]Muhammad Tharziansyah[/su_tooltip] and [su_tooltip text=”Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarbaru Campus, 70123 Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia.”]Akbar Rahman[/su_tooltip]

430-448

REVEALING THE ROLE OF LIVELIHOOD ASSETS IN SHAPING THE LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES IN YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA

[su_tooltip text=”Student of Doctoral Program in Geograpical Sciences, Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, 55281 Yogyakarta, Indonesia. “]Asmorowati[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Development Geography, Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, 55281 Yogyakarta, Indonesia.”]Muhammad Baiquni[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Development Geography, Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, 55281 Yogyakarta, Indonesia.”]Langgeng Wahyu Santosa[/su_tooltip] and [su_tooltip text=”Student of Doctoral Program in Population Sciences, School of Postgraduate, Universitas Gadjah Mada, 55284 Yogyakarta, Indonesia.”]Lina Agustina Pujiwati[/su_tooltip]

Review Articles

449-470

GLOBAL BLUE CARBON RESEARCH: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS WITH A FOCUS ON SMALL ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS (CASE STUDY IN INDONESIA)

[su_tooltip text=”Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Graduate Study Program, IPB University Baranangsiang Campus, Jl. Pajajaran, 16144 Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.”]Deli Wakano[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Silviculture, Bogor Agricultural University, 16680 Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.”]Iskandar Z. Siregar[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Department of Aquatic Resources Management, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, IPB University, 16680 Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. “]Fredinan Yulianda[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”System Dynamics Centre, 52254 Brebes, Central Java, Indonesia.”]Irman Firmansyah[/su_tooltip] and [su_tooltip text=”Research Centre for Limnology and Water Resources, National Research and Innovation Agency, KST Soekarno, 16911 Bogor, West Java, Indonesia.”]Bono Pranoto[/su_tooltip]

471-498

ENHANCEMENT OF CLADOCERA NUTRITION AS LIVE FOOD FOR AQUACULTURE BY UTILISING ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS FROM VALUABLE PLANT BY-PRODUCT RESOURCES: A REVIEW

[su_tooltip text=”Plankton Responses and Innovation Development Research Interest Group, Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.”]Faisal Othman[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Faculty of Food Science and Agrotechnology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia. “]Nabilah Abdul Hadi[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”Higher Institution Centre of Excellence, Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.”]Hon Jung Liew[/su_tooltip] and [su_tooltip text=”Plankton Responses and Innovation Development Research Interest Group, Faculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia.”]Nadiah W. Rasdi[/su_tooltip]

499-526

IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK FOR ECO-ENGINEERING, NATUREBASED SOLUTIONS AND ADAPTIVE APPROACHES IN COASTAL DEVELOPMENT: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

[su_tooltip text=”School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Gelugor, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. “]Kong Shih Shan[/su_tooltip], [su_tooltip text=”School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Gelugor, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. “]Mustafa Kamal Ernawati[/su_tooltip] and [su_tooltip text=”School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Gelugor, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.”]Chee Su Yin[/su_tooltip]