Planet Earth: Scientific Proposals to Solve Urgent Issues

Born in O Barco de Valdeorras (Ourense province, Galicia, Spain). PhD at the Department of Soil Sci. and A.C., USC, achieved in 1993. Postdoc researcher in France (University of Montpellier) and Spain (USC), between 1993 and 1996. Professor at the Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Engineering Polytechnic School, campus Lugo, University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain, since 1996. Nine patents and several research awards earned. More than 400 publications at the date (December 2023), with around 200 in D1 and Q1 JCR journals. Principal Investigator and/or collaborations in more than 40 research projects. Listed among the 2% of the top world researchers by the Stanford ranking, and among world top researchers by Researchgate, Expertscape, Web of Sciences, Scopus, and other world research classifications. Currently collaborating with a variety of research teams from various countries around the world. Book editor for Springer-Nature, Elsevier, and other top scientific publishers. Book Series Editor for Springer-Nature. Editor for various top research journals (with roles of Chief-Editor, Associate Editor, Special Issues Editor, Managing Guest Editor, and Guest Editor). Reviewer for national and international research projects.

Chapter 1. Challenges mankind is facing related to pandemics, loss of biodiversity, pollution, pressure in resources, demography and climate change.- Chapter 2. To solve local population issues, plan globally.- Chapter 3. Planetary Imperatives of Redesigning Development: Environmental Nesting and Asymmetries of Resilience: An Environmental Realism (Umweltrealismus) Perspective.- Chapter 4. The role of education in the transition towards sustainability: Challenges and obstacles.- Chapter 5. Systematization of calculations as regards vulnerability to climate change.