International Journal of Molecular Evolution and Biodiversity 2024, Vol.14, No.2, 71-79 http://ecoevopublisher.com/index.php/ijmeb 78 2) Strengthen Environmental Legislation and Compliance: Governments should enforce stricter environmental regulations concerning land use changes, water quality, and chemical usage in sugarcane cultivation. Moreover, compliance with these regulations should be strictly monitored and non-compliance penalized to ensure adherence. 3) Promote Research and Development: Invest in research to develop more resilient sugarcane varieties that require fewer water and chemical inputs. Research should also focus on improving soil health and developing advanced technologies for monitoring and managing environmental impacts. 4) Community Engagement and Education: Engage local communities in the planning and decision-making processes related to sugarcane cultivation. Educational programs about sustainable practices and their benefits should be implemented to foster community support and participation. 5) International Collaboration: Encourage international cooperation to share knowledge, technologies, and strategies for sustainable sugarcane cultivation. This can be facilitated through global agricultural forums and bilateral agreements focused on sustainable development and environmental protection. 6) Long-term Monitoring and Impact Assessment: Establish long-term monitoring systems to assess the ecological and socio-economic impacts of sugarcane expansion. These assessments can inform adaptive management strategies and policy adjustments as needed. By implementing these recommendations, it is possible to balance the economic benefits of sugarcane cultivation with the imperative of environmental sustainability and social responsibility. Future policies should be designed to ensure that sugarcane production contributes positively to sustainable development goals without compromising the health of ecosystems and the well-being of local communities. Acknowledgments We would like to express our gratitude to the two anonymous peer reviewers for their critical assessment and constructive suggestions on our manuscript. Funding This project was funded by the Hainan Institute of Tropical Agricultural Resources under the contract for the research project “Screening and Breeding of Sugarcane Resources” (Grant No. H20230101). Conflict of Interest Disclosure The authors affirm that this research was conducted without any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. References Adami M., Rudorff B., Freitas R., Aguiar D., Sugawara L., and Mello M., 2011, Remote sensing time series to evaluate direct land use change of recent expanded sugarcane crop in Brazil. https://doi.org/10.3390/wsf-00576 Babcock B., Moreira M., and Peng Y., 2013, Biofuel taxes, subsidies, and mandates: impacts on US and Brazilian Markets, American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Chagas A., 2014, Socio-economic and ambient impacts of sugarcane expansion in Brazil: effects of the second generation ethanol production, 69-83. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05020-1_4 Degefa S., and Saito O., 2017, Assessing the impacts of large-scale agro-industrial sugarcane production on biodiversity: a case study of Wonji Shoa Sugar Estate, Ethiopia, Agriculture, 7: 1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture7120099 Franco A., Bartz M., Cherubin M., Baretta D., Cerri C., Feigl B., Wall D., Davies C., and Cerri C., 2016, Loss of soil (macro) fauna due to the expansion of Brazilian sugarcane acreage, The Science of the total environment, 563-564. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.116 PMid:27135579 German L., Hepinstall-Cymerman, J., Biggs T., Parker L., and Salinas M., 2020, The environmental effects of sugarcane expansion: a case study of changes in land and water use in southern Africa, Applied Geography, 121: 102240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2020.102240
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