Meet the Editor
P.C. Abhilash is currently affiliated as a senior Assistant Professor of sustainability research at the Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, BHU, Varanasi, India and Lead of the Agroecosystem Specialist Group of IUCN-Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM). He is a fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India. His research interest lies on exploring ecological solutions for sustainability and thereby achieving the UN-Sustainable Development Goals. Specifically, he is interested in the restoration of marginal and degraded lands for regaining ecosystem services and supporting a bio-based economy, land system management, sustainable utilization of agrobiodiversity, nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based adaptations for climate-resilient and planet-healthy food production, and sustainable agriscape management for food and nutrition security. He is also interested in policy research and realignment, sustainability analysis, system sustainability, sustainability indicators, circular economy principles, and the localization of the UN-SDGs for the sustainable development of India. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of Anthropocene Science. He is also involved as a subject expert for various UN organizations (i.e., UN-IPBES, IRP-UNEP, UNDP-BES Network, IPCC, UNCCD) and other international organizations such as APN, GLP, and IUCN Commissions (CEM, CEC, CEESP, & SSC) for fostering global sustainability. He can be reached by email: anthropocene.science@gmail.com