1. Environmental Protection Strategies: An overview 2. The potential of rhizospheric microorganisms to promote the plant growth in disturbed soils 3. Sustainable solutions for agro processing waste management: An overview 4. Dyes - Environmental Impact and Remediation 5. Molecular detection of resistance and transfer genes in environmental samples Elisabeth Grohmann and Karsten Arends 6. Key biochemical attributes to assess soil ecosystem sustainability 7. Methods for Genotoxicity testing of environmental pollutants 8. Trends in biological degradation of cyanobacteria and toxins 9. Bioremediation of pesticides from soil and wastewater 10. Isolation and characterization of rhizobacteria antagonistic to Macrophomina phaseolina (Tassi) Goid., causal agent of alfalfa damping-off 11. Biofilm formation by environmental bacteria 12. Biochemical processes of rhizobacteria and their application in biotechnology 13. Pulp and paper industry-manufacturing process, wastewater generation and treatment 14. A review of environmental contamination and remediation strategies for heavy metals at shooting range soils 15. Peroxidases as a potential tool for the decolorization and removal of synthetic dyes from polluted water 16. Solid waste management options and their impacts on climate change and human health 17. Potential of biopesticides in sustainable agriculture.