Impact of Sudan war on biodiversity, Dr Maha Abdellatif, Dr Abdel Gadir Abdellah
Dr Maha Ali Abdellatif Ali
Environment and Natural Resources, and Desertification Research Institute
National Center for Research (NCR)
Khartoum
Sudan
ORCID: 0000-0003-1245-1266
Dr Abdel Gadir Mohammed Abdellah Dafaelseed
Integrated Agricultural Pests Management Centre
Agricultural Research Corporation (ARC)
Wad Medani
Sudan
ORCID: 0009-0008-2781-1352
Paper Type: Research
Received: 16 May 2025 / Revised: 4 June 2025 / Accepted: 12 June 2025 / Published: 23 June 2025
DOI: 10.47556/J.IJSR.12.2.2025.2
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to illustrate how to conserve biodiversity in Sudan, given that biodiversity is important to conserve ecosystem resilience, improve human livelihoods and well-being, and to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by integrating biodiversity conservation efforts and engaging multidisciplinary stakeholders.
Design: The paper reflects the multidisciplinary efforts directed at creating sustainable use of biodiversity and engaging ecologists and stakeholders in biodiversity conservation issues.
Research Limitations: This paper presents cited data based on research activities of sustainability based efforts. It also discusses the authors’ biodiversity surveys data of research projects formulated to monitor biodiversity in Sudan’s semi-arid ecosystem.
Findings: The potential interest in the Sudan biodiversity sustainability issue by many academicians, researchers, nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) and other relevant stakeholders has led to Sudan receiving multipurpose sustainability funds and building up smart scientific collaborations regionally and internationally. These funds are directed to perform biodiversity databases, write country reports on Sudan’s biodiversity status, equitable benefits-sharing and sustainable use and conservation of biological resources and wildlife.
Originality: This is an original paper based on the authors’ research data and data cited from peer reviewed journals interested in the biodiversity sustainability concept.
Implications: This paper could inspire biodiversity interested communities to tackle biodiversity use and conservation according to the suitable SDGs.
Keywords: Sudan; Biodiversity; Sudan War; SDGs; Sustainability; Conservation; Strategies.
Citation: Abdellatif, M A and Abdellah, A M (2025): Impact of the Sudan War on Biodiversity. International Journal of Sudan Research (IJSR), Vol 12, No. 2, pp. 130-145.
