Aims & Scope

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Aims

The Planetary Ethics & Biodiversity Accounting Journal advances in‑house scholarship on planetary‑scale ethical responsibility and biodiversity measurement, with a particular emphasis on African ecological contexts. The journal aims to:

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• Develop ethical frameworks that articulate humanity’s duties toward other‑than‑human life, ecological integrity, and future generations.

• Strengthen biodiversity accounting methods that capture species trends, ecosystem condition, and biosphere limits, especially within African landscapes.

• Support governance innovations that enhance accountability for biodiversity loss and align institutions with ecological thresholds and global biodiversity frameworks.

• Produce conceptual, methodological, and applied research that informs conservation practice, policy development, and planetary stewardship.

• Contribute internally generated knowledge that reflects African ecological realities while drawing insight from global approaches to biodiversity accounting and ethical governance.

 

Scope

The journal publishes in‑house research only, focusing on conceptual, analytical, and applied work in the following areas:

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1. Planetary Ethics

• Ethical duties arising from humanity’s planetary impacts

• Stewardship and intergenerational justice

• Intrinsic value of Earth’s broader living community

• Ethical evaluation of biodiversity governance and conservation decisions

• African ethical perspectives on ecological responsibility

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2. Biodiversity Accounting

• Species‑level and ecosystem‑level metrics

• SEEA‑EA biodiversity modules and nature‑positive accounting

• Indicators, baselines, monitoring frameworks, and verification systems

• Biodiversity assurance, auditing, and data integrity

• Application of global biodiversity accounting frameworks to African contexts

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3. Ecological Governance

• Policy frameworks for biodiversity disclosure and accountability

• Governance mechanisms aligned with ecological limits and planetary boundaries

• CBD, Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), and African biodiversity strategies

• Institutional responses to biodiversity decline

• Comparative insights from global governance approaches relevant to Africa

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4. Africa‑Focused or Africa‑Relevant Research

All submissions must either:

• focus directly on African biodiversity, ecological governance, or ethical stewardship, or

• provide comparative or conceptual insights that meaningfully connect African contexts with

• global approaches to planetary ethics and biodiversity accounting.

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5. Applied and Policy‑Relevant Research

• Tools for conservation planning, land‑use decision‑making, and ecological management

• Biodiversity reporting for African institutions, governments, and NGOs

• Case studies demonstrating biodiversity accounting in practice

• Ethical and governance implications of biodiversity valuation, offsets, and compensation schemes

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