UMS Dean Appointed as Guest Editor for Springer Nature’s International Journal Collection

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Published: 31 Oct 2026

Prof. Madya Ir. Dr. Abu Zahrim Yaser, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), has been appointed as Guest Editor for the collection entitled “Emerging Environmental Solutions: Community-Led Transitions towards Circular, Healthy and Sustainable Societies”, published in npj Environmental Social Sciences, under Springer Nature’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Programme.

This appointment recognises his expertise and contributions to sustainable engineering, particularly in waste management, composting, anaerobic digestion and resource recovery. Through this role, he will help promote impactful research and international collaboration towards community-driven environmental solutions, circular economy practices and sustainable societies, further strengthening UMS’s international research visibility and commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Journal link:
https://www.nature.com/collections/hbcbfciebi