Background of the Conference

Sustainable development is a development process for meeting human development goals while maintaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economic system of society depends. The achieved result in sustainable development is a condition of community life and the use of resources continuously meets human needs without undermining the integrity and stability of the natural system. Sustainable development must meet the needs of the present without sacrificing the needs of future generations. The achievement of sustainable development is highly dependent on the stability of ecosystems in a region. Meanwhile, the stability of the ecosystem is largely determined by biodiversity above and below ground.

The ASEAN as a region is basically rich and diverse in agriculture, natural resources, and the physical environment. There is genetic diversity, species diversity, and ecosystem diversity ideal for the basic and applied sciences related to agriculture and the rich biodiversity in our environment. Technology and engineering help enhance science that benefits society and humanity. There is a need to nurture these diverse landscapes and resources to sustain the megadiversity status of Indonesia and other countries in the world. Incidentally, nurturing these rich resources needs an urgent interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaboration among ASEAN and international professionals in the fields of agriculture and natural sciences. Additionally, the fields of technology and engineering can indeed help make all our aspirations a reality. It is in this light that Universitas Islam Malang (UNISMA) has successfully conducted the First International Conference on Science, Technology, and Engineering for Sustainable Development in 2018 (1^st ICoSTES 2018). The conference involved hundreds of participants from graduate schools, research agencies, and universities. Involved in the first ICoSTES 2018 were notable speakers and participants from around the world. To expand our aims, The Second International Conference on Science, Technology, and Engineering for Sustainable Development (2^nd ICoSTES 2023) will be conducted on December 6, 2023. The conference aims at fostering sustainable development in natural sciences, technological advances, and engineering for societies through empirical research.

Scope:Earth Science, Energy and Mining, Environmental Science, and Sustainable Development.