The 18th International Conference on Environmental and Rural Development (18th ICERD)

The 18th International Conference on Environmental and Rural Development (18th ICERD)

Palawan State University (CANDIDATE)
University Road, Puerto Princesa
City, 5300 Palawan, Philippines
25 – 28 February 2027

Conference Introduction

Rural and island communities worldwide stand at the front lines of global economic, environmental, and climate challenges. To build lasting resilience, these regions require practical, integrated solutions that link scientific innovation directly with policy and local action.

The 18th International Conference on Environmental and Rural Development
(18th ICERD) addresses this critical need under the theme:

“Sustainable and Resilient Island and Rural Futures: Integrating Policy, Education, Environment, Agriculture, Food, Innovation, and Infrastructure.”

Organized by the International Society of Environmental and Rural Development (ISERD), Institute of Environmental Rehabilitation and Conservation (ERECON), and co-organized by Palawan State University (PSU), this conference serves as a vital global platform for researchers, educators, policymakers, and community leaders. By uniting key disciplines, from agricultural innovation and environmental management to infrastructure and education, the 18th ICERD fosters actionable strategies to secure sustainable livelihoods and empower rural and island communities for the future.

Welcome to the 18th ICERD

On the day of the conference, we will distribute “name tags” to each participant.

Participants who will make presentation(s) are not allowed to participate online.

 Contact: icerd18psu@gmail.com
(We may contact you from icerd18psu@gmail.com for all information related to the 18th ICERD. If you have any inquiries, please get in touch with us at the email address above.)

【FLYER_ICERD-18】(Download PDF Here)

Call for Abstracts

Potential participants were invited to submit an abstract through Google Forms. Screening of abstracts by the Conference Secretariat is based on relevance to the theme of the conference. Authors should indicate whether they wish to make oral or poster presentations. Due to the limited time available, the oral presentations were selected based on the quality of the abstracts and to provide a diversity of presentation topics and presenters. Abstracts that are accepted but cannot be scheduled for oral presentations will be presented as posters.

Abstracts of all conference presentations will be published and distributed at the conference, and full manuscripts will be published in the International Journal of Environmental and Rural Development, IJERD, an indexed journal in ‘J-STAGE,’ ‘EBISCO, ‘AGRICOLA,’ GOOGLE SCHOLAR, etc., after a peer-reviewing process.

Please submit the abstract (Template-of-Abstract2026_ICERD-18) on October 30, 2026, through (Abstract_FORMS_HERE).

After the deadline, the abstract will no longer be accepted.

All potential authors are invited to submit the full manuscript to the ISERD Secretariat through the Google Form (FORMS_ICERD-18). However, please note that the full manuscript will not be accepted without the 17th ICERD registration proof.

VENUE: Palawan State University (CANDIDATE)
University Road, Puerto Princesa
City, 5300 Palawan, Philippines

Researchers who live in areas under conflict, as well as those far from the venue by more than 6,000 km, are allowed to join the 18th ICERD online.

Conference Language: ENGLISH

Note: We don’t provide any poster printing service for poster presenters, so please prepare your own posters by yourself.

Organized by

  • International Society of Environmental and Rural Development (ISERD),
  • Institute of Environmental Rehabilitation and Conservation (ERECON)

Co-organized by

  • Palawan State University (PSU) 

Collaborated with

  • United Nations University Institute for Advanced Studies of Sustainability
  • University of Queensland, Australia.
  • The University of East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Royal University of Agriculture, Cambodia.
  • Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia
  • Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
  • National University of Laos, Lao PDR.
  • Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Yezin Agricultural University, Myanmar.
  • Bohol Island State University, Philippines.
  • Visayas State University, Philippines.
  • Association of Environmental and Rural Development, Thailand
  • Kasetsart University, Thailand.
  • Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
  • Rajamangala University of Technology, Thanyaburi, Thailand.
  • Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
  • Can Tho University, Vietnam.