The Book of Abstracts of the LESLIE Sustainable Land Management (SLM) International Conference 2026 brings together 36 scientific contributions presented at the LESLIE SLM2026 International Conference, held on 19–20 October 2026 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, and hosted by Bukhara State University.
The contributions address a broad range of topics related to sustainable land management and environmental sustainability, including land degradation and restoration, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing, water resources and irrigation management, climate change and resilience, waste management, circular economy, sustainable agriculture, and innovative approaches to sustainability education and institutional governance.
The conference was organised within the framework of the Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education project LESLIE (Land Management, Environment & Solid-Waste: Inside Education and Business in Central Asia; Project No. 101129032).
The Book of Abstracts aims to promote scientific exchange, international academic cooperation and knowledge dissemination, with particular emphasis on environmental challenges and sustainable development in Central Asia.
We sincerely thank all authors, participants, LESLIE partners and Bukhara State University for their valuable contributions to the success of the SLM2026 International Conference.