Volume 21 Number 7, July 2026

Journal of Sustainability Science and Management

Volume 21 Number 7, July 2026

eISSN: 2672-7226

©  UMT Press

Original Articles

1438-1449

SIMPLE PRESERVATION OF Paenibacillus alvei (M312) AS BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN-FIXING INOCULANT FOR OIL PALM

Nor Hidayah BohariGreen Technology and Microbial Solutions Department, FGV R&D Sdn. Bhd., PT35377 Lengkuk Teknologi, Bandar Baru Enstek, 71760 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, Ili Bazilah Abd RazakGreen Technology and Microbial Solutions Department, FGV R&D Sdn. Bhd., PT35377 Lengkuk Teknologi, Bandar Baru Enstek, 71760 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, Muhammad Ashraf Arif Mohd NasirGreen Technology and Microbial Solutions Department, FGV R&D Sdn. Bhd., PT35377 Lengkuk Teknologi, Bandar Baru Enstek, 71760 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, Nurul Atikah Ahmad@AbuGreen Technology and Microbial Solutions Department, FGV R&D Sdn. Bhd., PT35377 Lengkuk Teknologi, Bandar Baru Enstek, 71760 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia and Elya Masya Mohd FishalGreen Technology and Microbial Solutions Department, FGV R&D Sdn. Bhd., PT35377 Lengkuk Teknologi, Bandar Baru Enstek, 71760 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

1450-1463

IMPACT OF ARTISANAL FISHING GEAR ON CATCH COMPOSITION AND VOLUME, AND RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF SPECIES: A CASE STUDY ON THE EAST COAST OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

Wan Mohamad Aiman Wan AzimiFaculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, Rumeaida Mat PiahFaculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, Fadzliee AsmatWWF-Malaysia, 1, Jalan PJS 5/28A, Petaling Jaya Commercial Centre, 46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia and Abdullah MohamadFaculty of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

1464-1476

THE MANAGEMENT OF LARGE-SCALE FARMING: A COOPERATIVE APPROACH FOR COST REDUCTION AND INCREASED RETURNS – A CASE STUDY IN SONGKHLA, THAILAND

Wandee NuansoiRattaphum College, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya Mueang Songkhla District, Songkhla 90000, Thailand, Wanpracha NuansoiRattaphum College, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya Mueang Songkhla District, Songkhla 90000, Thailand and Krisanapong SangkhavasiRattaphum College, Rajamangala University of Technology Srivijaya Mueang Songkhla District, Songkhla 90000, Thailand

1477-1493

SIGNIFICANCE OF Halobacterium cutirubrum IN POLLUTION CONTROL – AN ATTEMPT TOWARDS SUSTANABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Suryanarayana Raju SivangiGodavari Global University, Chaitanya Knowledge City, Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh 533296, India and Srinivas Venkata Ramana Kandarpa Faculty of Sciences, GIET Engineering College, Rajamhendravarm, Andhra Pradesh 533296, India

1494-1509

CORROSION INHIBITION EFFICACY OF DRUGS IN 1 M HCL MEDIUM ON CARBON AND MILD STEELS: EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL COMPARATIVE STUDY

Chaimae MerimiUniversity Mohammed Premier, Faculty of Science, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment (LCAE), University Mohammed Premier, Bd. Med VI B.P. 717, 60000 Oujda, Morocco , Abdessamad BenabbouUniversity Mohammed Premier, Faculty of Science, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment (LCAE), University Mohammed Premier, Bd. Med VI B.P. 717, 60000 Oujda, Morocco , Hicham MahmoudUniversity Mohammed Premier, Faculty of Science, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment (LCAE), University Mohammed Premier, Bd. Med VI B.P. 717, 60000 Oujda, Morocco , Zakariae AbbaouiUniversity Mohammed Premier, Faculty of Science, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment (LCAE), University Mohammed Premier, Bd. Med VI B.P. 717, 60000 Oujda, Morocco , Hassane LgazInnovative Durable Building and Infrastructure Research Center, Center for Creative Convergence Education, Hanyang University ERICA, 55 Hanyangdaehak-ro, Sangrok-gu, Ansan-Si 15588, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, Ali DafaliUniversity Mohammed Premier, Faculty of Science, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment (LCAE), University Mohammed Premier, Bd. Med VI B.P. 717, 60000 Oujda, Morocco, Wan Mohd Norsani Wan NikFaculty of Ocean Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia, Mohd Sabri Mohd GhazaliFaculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia, Nursabrina Amirah Mohd NasirFaculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia, Elyor Berdimurodov Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Uzbekistan University, 54 Mustaqillik Ave., Tashkent, 100007, Uzbekistan, Rachid TouzaniUniversity Mohammed Premier, Faculty of Science, Laboratory of Applied Chemistry and Environment (LCAE), University Mohammed Premier, Bd. Med VI B.P. 717, 60000 Oujda, Morocco and Belkheir Hammouti Euro-Mediterranean University of Fez, 2WVH+7R2, Rte Principale Fès Meknès, Fès, Morocco; Laboratory of Industrial Engineering, Energy and the Environment (LI3E) SUPMTI, Rabat 10000, Morocco

1510-1531

INTEGRATING AHP AND GIS FOR FIREFLY HABITAT CONSERVATION: A CASE STUDY ON MANGROVE ECOSYSTEM PRESERVATION

Nurhafizul Abu SeriGeoinformatic Unit, Geography Section, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia and Azimah Abd RahmanGeoinformatic Unit, Geography Section, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

1532-1546

FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY OF KONJAC (Amorphophallus muelleri Blume) PRODUCTION IN MALAYSIA USING SEED AND MOTHER CORMS OF DIFFERENT SIZES

Muhammad Najib Othman GhaniDepartment of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Industrial Crop Research Centre, MARDI Headquarters, Persiaran MARDI-UPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, Nor Amna A’liah Mohammad NorSocio-Economy, Market Intelligence and Agribusiness Research Centre, MARDI Headquarters, Persiaran MARDIUPM, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, Martini Mohammad YusoffDepartment of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, Mark BudaDepartment of Agribusiness and Bioresource Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, Arina Shairah Abdul SukorDepartment of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, Juju Nakasha JaafarDepartment of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia and Azizah MisranDepartment of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

1547-1568

EXPLORING SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH STAKEHOLDERS’ EYES: THE CASE OF SMALL-SCALE AQUACULTURE IN THE GULF OF NICOYA

Ana Robles-HerreraDirección de Investigación y Sostenibilidad, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José 11501, Costa Rica; Enfasis en Manejo de Recursos Naturales. Doctorado en Ciencias Naturales para el Desarrollo (DOCINADE), Universidad Nacional, Tecnológico de Costa Rica y Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Heredia 40101, Costa Rica, Margarita BrugarolaFaculty of Agronomic Sciences, Miguel Hernández University, Avinguda de la Universitat d’Elx, s/n, 03202 Elx, Alicante, Spain, Ángel Herrera-UlloaFaculty of Marine Biology, National University of Costa Rica, Heredia Province, Heredia, Oriente, 40101, Costa Rica, Rudi RádriganR&C Technologies, Chillán 3780000, Ñuble, Chile and Tomás GuzmánDirección de Investigación y Sostenibilidad, Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San José 11501, Costa Rica; Enfasis en Manejo de Recursos Naturales. Doctorado en Ciencias Naturales para el Desarrollo (DOCINADE), Universidad Nacional, Tecnológico de Costa Rica y Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Heredia 40101, Costa Rica

1569-1580

OPTIMISATION OF PHOTOCATALYTIC DISINFECTION PROCESS OF CERIUM OXIDE–ZINC OXIDE HETEROSTRUCTURED PHOTOCATALYST AGAINST PATHOGENIC Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Sharifah Zahratul Ashirah Syed AbdullahFaculty of Ocean Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, Nazaitulshila RasitFaculty of Ocean Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, Fazilah AriffinFaculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia and Wan Rafizah Wan AbdullahFaculty of Ocean Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

1581-1596

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION THROUGH IMPROVED COATING SYSTEM FOR PREVENTION OF FLOATING PRODUCTION STORAGE AND OFFLOADING SYSTEM HULL CORROSION

Vincent O. IzionworuDepartment of Chemical, Petrochemical Engineering, Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Charles U. OrjiDepartment of Marine Engineering, Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Watimiyo J. CharlesDepartment of Marine Engineering, Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Wan Mohd Norsani Wan NikFaculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, Innocent O. ArukalamDepartment of Polymer and Textile Engineering, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 1526, Owerri, Nigeria; Advanced Functional Materials/Corrosion Research Group, Africa Centre of Excellence in Future Energies and Electrochemical Systems (ACEFUELS), Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria, Mohammad Fakhratul Ridwan ZulkifliFaculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia and Mohammed Ismail Russtam SuhrabFaculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

Review Articles

1597-1611

OIL PALM SMALLHOLDERS’ READINESS FOR SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES: BARRIERS, ENABLERS, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS

Farah Hannani Ahmad PerdousFaculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 27600 Raub Campus, Pahang, Malaysia, Mahirah KamaludinFaculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia; Institute of Oceanography and Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia, Suziana HassanFaculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, Hakimah Nur Ahmad HamidiFaculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia and Azlina Abd AzizFaculty of Business, Economics and Social Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

1612-1650

GLOBAL SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR): TAXONOMIC PATTERNS, CURRENT METHODOLOGIES, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR WILDLIFE AND LIVESTOCK SURVEILLANCE

Siti Hajar AzmiInternational Institute of Biodiversity Technology and Sustainability, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Higher Education Hub, KM 1, Jalan Panchor, 84600 Panchor, Johor, Malaysia, Nur Hidayah AmranInternational Institute of Biodiversity Technology and Sustainability, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Higher Education Hub, KM 1, Jalan Panchor, 84600 Panchor, Johor, Malaysia, Thevarajan NarrshenInternational Institute of Biodiversity Technology and Sustainability, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Higher Education Hub, KM 1, Jalan Panchor, 84600 Panchor, Johor, Malaysia, Nur Hartini SariyatiInternational Institute of Biodiversity Technology and Sustainability, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Higher Education Hub, KM 1, Jalan Panchor, 84600 Panchor, Johor, Malaysia, Nursyuhada OthmanInternational Institute of Biodiversity Technology and Sustainability, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Higher Education Hub, KM 1, Jalan Panchor, 84600 Panchor, Johor, Malaysia; Leave a Nest Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Persiaran Multimedia, Cyberjaya, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia, Hidayah HarisInternational Institute of Biodiversity Technology and Sustainability, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Higher Education Hub, KM 1, Jalan Panchor, 84600 Panchor, Johor, Malaysia; Perbadanan Taman Negeri Pahang, Tingkat 11, Kompleks Teruntum, Jalan Mahkota, 25000 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia, Nurfatiha Akmal Fawwazah Abdullah-FauziInternational Institute of Biodiversity Technology and Sustainability, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Higher Education Hub, KM 1, Jalan Panchor, 84600 Panchor, Johor, Malaysia, Farah Farhana RamliInternational Institute of Biodiversity Technology and Sustainability, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Higher Education Hub, KM 1, Jalan Panchor, 84600 Panchor, Johor, Malaysia, Mohd Shahir Shamsir Omar Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia, Mohd Sanusi MohamedCopenhagen Zoo, Roskildevej 32, 2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark, Dwi Sendi PriyonoDepartment of Tropical Biology, Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Jl. Teknika Selatan, Yogyakarta, 55281, Indonesia, Kayal Vizi KaruppannanDepartment of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN), National Wildlife Forensic Laboratory (NWFL), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Muhammad Abdul Latiff Abu BakarInternational Institute of Biodiversity Technology and Sustainability, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Higher Education Hub, KM 1, Jalan Panchor, 84600 Panchor, Johor, Malaysia