Contributing geological knowledge for sustainable development

Abstract

The Bulletin of the Geological Science of Malaysia is a peer-reviewed open access interdisciplinary Earth Science journal. Over the decades, the Bulletin has documented about 1400 articles covering trending research topics and original findings in geology that contribute both directly and indirectly to sustainable development. Areas covered include economic geology, engineering geology, environmental geology, geochemistry, geological heritage, geomorphology, geophysics, hydrogeology, mining geology, palaeontology, petroleum geology, regional geology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, structural geology and tectonics. While the geographic focus is primarily Malaysia and Southeast Asia, comparative studies from other regions that are of current interest and have potential impact on sustainable development are also considered important. This includes findings related to oil and gas, mining, environmental management, heritage conservation, geotourism, earthquake and hazard assessment, disaster risk reduction and climate change. It is a pleasure to present to you the 76th volume of the Bulletin of the Geological Society of Malaysia that comprises seven articles. The lead article by Dobbs et al. (2023) is relevant to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11) on Sustainable Cities and Communities. The following two articles by Fauzi et al. (2023) and Kadri et al. (2023) contribute to SDG 9 on Clean and Affordable Energy as well as SDG 13 on Climate Action. The article by Raj (2023) is rooted in the field of engineering geology. The remaining articles by Kessler & Abdullah (2023), Madon & Jong (2023) and Breitfeld et al. (2023) draw on multiple fields of geology such as regional geology, sedimentology, stratigraphy and tectonics. All these articles document geological knowledge that indirectly support sustainable development.