Prof. Dr. Francesco Sottile, PhD., teaches Biodiversity and Quality of the Agri-Food System at the University of Palermo and leads the Agri-Biodiversity Conservation Center, working with annual and perennial species of temperate and Mediterranean climates. He has carried out research on the conservation of genetic resources in vivo and in vitro, as well as in agroecology, mostly related to small-scale agricultural systems. He is the Guest Editor of the Special Issues “Sustainability in Urban Horticulture”, “Strengthening the Circular Economy: The Reuse of Agri-Food Waste”, and “Biodiversity, Conservation Biology and Sustainability” for MDPI. His scientific output includes 75 publications in various journals with an h-index of 17 (Scopus, February 2024).