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No Choice but to Move: Climate Displacement and Eroding Livelihoods in Mongolia (2025)
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Sharapov, K. (2025). No Choice but to Move: Climate Displacement and Eroding Livelihoods in Mongolia. Forced Migration Review, 76, 21-26.

As climate change reshapes Mongolia’s environment, herders are being pushed to cities – not by sudden disaster, but through slow erosion of options. Their stories challenge dominant ideas of choice, agency, and what counts as ‘displacement’.

Habitat selection by nightjars in Ashdown Forest in 2023 (2025)
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Kennedy, I., & White, P. (2025). Habitat selection by nightjars in Ashdown Forest in 2023. Sussex Bird Reports, 77, 245-256. https://www.sos.org.uk/

The Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), a nocturnal, insectivorous bird that migrates to the UK for breeding during summer months, exemplifies the urgent need for such habitat-focused research. This cryptic species has experienced significant populatio... Read More about Habitat selection by nightjars in Ashdown Forest in 2023.

AI-assisted data extraction helps uncover spatiotemporal patterns and socioeconomic drivers of wildlife crime involving sea turtles (2025)
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Fu, C., Ren, W., Pagani-Núñez, E., Han, Y., Yang, J., Qiao, H., & Li, Z. (2025). AI-assisted data extraction helps uncover spatiotemporal patterns and socioeconomic drivers of wildlife crime involving sea turtles. Biological Conservation, 312, 111511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111511

Crimes associated with an ever-increasing demand for wildlife products are one of the most notable threats to marine and freshwater ecosystems. To combat such crimes, it is crucial to identify their spatiotemporal patterns and hotspots, which have la... Read More about AI-assisted data extraction helps uncover spatiotemporal patterns and socioeconomic drivers of wildlife crime involving sea turtles.

Enhancing Flow in Remote Work: The Influence of IT Consumerization (2025)
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Doargajudhur, M., Huzooree, A., Dutot, V., Lichy, J., & Hosanoo, Z. (2025). Enhancing Flow in Remote Work: The Influence of IT Consumerization. Management Decision. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-01-2025-0120

Purpose: The widespread adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) post pandemic has reshaped remote work, yet its implications for employee well-being and work outcomes remain inconclusive. This study proposes a research model to e... Read More about Enhancing Flow in Remote Work: The Influence of IT Consumerization.

Complementing urban agriculture and green spaces is important for ecosystem functions and biodiversity in cities: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2025)
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Li, Z., Chen, S., Priyadarshana, T., Lee, M.-B., Xiao, L., Fischer, T. B., He, X., Woodcock, B. A., & Pagani-Núñez, E. (2025). Complementing urban agriculture and green spaces is important for ecosystem functions and biodiversity in cities: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 6(3), e70084. https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70084

1. As cities expand, they encroach on agricultural land, impacting food production and natural habitats. While urban agriculture could help address these issues, the impact of increased food production on ecosystem functions—particularly with regards... Read More about Complementing urban agriculture and green spaces is important for ecosystem functions and biodiversity in cities: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Historical Building Energy Retrofit Focusing on the Whole Life Cycle Assessment—A Systematic Literature Review (2025)
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Obead, R., Khaddour, L., & D'Amico, B. (2025). Historical Building Energy Retrofit Focusing on the Whole Life Cycle Assessment—A Systematic Literature Review. Architecture, 5(3), 49. https://doi.org/10.3390/architecture5030049

Climate change is becoming one of humanity's major concerns. Remarkable steps are being implemented to reduce global emissions in all economic sectors, including the built environment. Historical buildings use a considerable amount of energy and prod... Read More about Historical Building Energy Retrofit Focusing on the Whole Life Cycle Assessment—A Systematic Literature Review.

Shifts in dietary composition are linked to increased clutch size, but not brood size, in a UK urban Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus population (2025)
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Thornton, M., Wilson, D., Leitch, A., Roos, S., & White, P. (2025). Shifts in dietary composition are linked to increased clutch size, but not brood size, in a UK urban Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus population. Bird Study. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2025.2513542

Capsule: Over three decades, the garden bird community composition in Edinburgh has changed, probably in response to increased garden bird feeding, and this has increased prey biomass for Eurasian Sparrowhawks Accipiter nisus, coinciding with a signi... Read More about Shifts in dietary composition are linked to increased clutch size, but not brood size, in a UK urban Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus population.

Should there be a legal duty to rewild to remedy ecocides of the past: the case of the lost bears, wolves and lynxes of the United Kingdom (2025)
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Prisner Levyne, Y. (2025). Should there be a legal duty to rewild to remedy ecocides of the past: the case of the lost bears, wolves and lynxes of the United Kingdom. Costituzionalismo britannico e irlandese, 1(1), 391-421. https://www.rivistacbi.it/assets/rivista-cbi---012025.pdf

In light of the ongoing environmental crisis, amending Article 5 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court to include the crime of ecocide has been under consideration for a number of years. With this objective in mind, an Independent... Read More about Should there be a legal duty to rewild to remedy ecocides of the past: the case of the lost bears, wolves and lynxes of the United Kingdom.

The Critical Role of Processing Sequence on the Mechanical Properties of Reactively Compatibilized PLA/PBAT Blends: Effect of Manufacturing Method (2025)
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Soleymani Eil Bakhtiari, S., Salehiyan, R., Sasi, A., Shyha, I., & Sun, D. (2025). The Critical Role of Processing Sequence on the Mechanical Properties of Reactively Compatibilized PLA/PBAT Blends: Effect of Manufacturing Method. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, 310(10), e00108. https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202500108

In this study, polylactic acid (PLA)/polybutylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate (PBAT)/Joncryl blends are prepared via film extrusion, compression molding, and injection molding to investigate the effects of processing sequence and compatibilization on in... Read More about The Critical Role of Processing Sequence on the Mechanical Properties of Reactively Compatibilized PLA/PBAT Blends: Effect of Manufacturing Method.

Enhancing Polylactic Acid Properties by Blending With Recycled Polycarbonate: The Effect of a Bio‐Based Compatibilizer on Properties (2025)
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Dehghani, S., Salehiyan, R., Pholharn, D., Worajittiphon, P., & Srithep, Y. (2025). Enhancing Polylactic Acid Properties by Blending With Recycled Polycarbonate: The Effect of a Bio‐Based Compatibilizer on Properties. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 142(29). https://doi.org/10.1002/app.57197

This study explores enhancing polylactic acid (PLA) by blending it with recycled polycarbonate (r-PC) to improve its brittleness and thermal limitations. Recycled r-PC, obtained from compact discs, was mixed with PLA in varying ratios (100:0 to 0:100... Read More about Enhancing Polylactic Acid Properties by Blending With Recycled Polycarbonate: The Effect of a Bio‐Based Compatibilizer on Properties.

Determination of singular control in the optimal management of natural resources (2025)
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Guiver, C., & Opmeer, M. R. (2025). Determination of singular control in the optimal management of natural resources. Applied Mathematics and Optimization, 91(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00245-025-10257-3

A method is presented to simplify the determination of solutions of certain optimal control problems which commonly arise in natural resource management and bioeconomic contexts. The method, termed the resource-value balance method, essentially lever... Read More about Determination of singular control in the optimal management of natural resources.

Systems Thinking for Sustainability: Shifting to a Higher Level of Systems Consciousness (2025)
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Weaver, M., Fonseca, A. P., Tan, H., & Pokorna, K. (2025). Systems Thinking for Sustainability: Shifting to a Higher Level of Systems Consciousness. Journal of the Operational Research Society. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/01605682.2025.2486698

The grand challenges encapsulated in the seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved by 2030, are complex, messy and interconnected. Fulfilling these goals necessitates a shift in mindset from ego-to-ecosystems awareness and an imperati... Read More about Systems Thinking for Sustainability: Shifting to a Higher Level of Systems Consciousness.

Passivity theorems for input-to-state stability of forced Lur’e inclusions and equations, and consequent entrainment-type properties (2025)
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Guiver, C. (2025). Passivity theorems for input-to-state stability of forced Lur’e inclusions and equations, and consequent entrainment-type properties. ESAIM: Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations, 31, 22. https://doi.org/10.1051/cocv/2025013

A suite of input-to-state stability results are presented for a class of forced differential inclusions, so-called Lur’e inclusions. As a consequence, semi-global incremental input-to-state stability results for systems of forced Lur’e differential e... Read More about Passivity theorems for input-to-state stability of forced Lur’e inclusions and equations, and consequent entrainment-type properties.

Citizen science enabled planning for species conservation in urban landscapes: the case of Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica in southern China (2025)
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Chen, S., Liu, Y., Li, P., Patrick, S. C., Goodale, E., Safran, R. J., Zhao, X., Zhuo, X., Fu, J., Herr, C. M., & Pagani-Núñez, E. (2025). Citizen science enabled planning for species conservation in urban landscapes: the case of Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica in southern China. Landscape Ecology, 40(3), 65. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-025-02071-7

Context: Urbanization has detrimental effects on biodiversity, yet how species respond to urban planning zoning outcomes and environmental changes at different spatial scales when selecting urban breeding habitats remains understudied. Mitigating suc... Read More about Citizen science enabled planning for species conservation in urban landscapes: the case of Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica in southern China.

A Crisis of Energy: War and Heat in the Professional Kitchens of North East England (2025)
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Maclean, G., & Hill, D. (2025). A Crisis of Energy: War and Heat in the Professional Kitchens of North East England. Current Sociology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/00113921251324738

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022 led to a dramatic increase in energy prices in the UK. Chefs interviewed in the North East of England were found already struggling with post-lockdown re-opening, now huge energy bills and food short... Read More about A Crisis of Energy: War and Heat in the Professional Kitchens of North East England.

Towards Circular Buildings in Hong Kong: A New Integrated Technology–Material–Design (TMD) Circularity Assessment Framework (2025)
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Lau, E. K. S., Chan, D. W. M., Oluleye, B. I.  ., & Olawumi, T. O. (2025). Towards Circular Buildings in Hong Kong: A New Integrated Technology–Material–Design (TMD) Circularity Assessment Framework. Buildings, 15(5), 814. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15050814

As Hong Kong faces increasing pressure on resources and environmental sustainability, there is a growing need to shift towards circular building practices. The ever-increasing demand for sustainable urban development necessitates innovative approache... Read More about Towards Circular Buildings in Hong Kong: A New Integrated Technology–Material–Design (TMD) Circularity Assessment Framework.

Bots on the Ground vs Boots on the Ground: The Future of Robots in Terrestrial Ecological Surveying (2025)
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White, P., Le Goff, L., Emery, L., Abrahams, C., Findlay, M., Cook, J., Macleod, K., Deacon, L., Reason, P., Stanhope, K., Wale, M., Hart, E., & Diele, K. (2025). Bots on the Ground vs Boots on the Ground: The Future of Robots in Terrestrial Ecological Surveying. In Practice (CIEEM), 27, 47-52.

At the 2023 CIEEM Modernising Ecology conference, a robot greeted the attendees as they arrived. Was it a glimpse into the future? As with other technologies, robots have the potential to revolutionise ecological surveying, yet this comes with both o... Read More about Bots on the Ground vs Boots on the Ground: The Future of Robots in Terrestrial Ecological Surveying.

The direct and indirect effects of road verges and urban greening on butterflies in a tropical city-state (2025)
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Priyadarshana, T. S., Woodcock, B. A., Jain, A., Martínez-Núñez, C., Goodale, E., Pagani-Núñez, E., Gebert, F., Lee, J. S. H., & Slade, E. M. (2025). The direct and indirect effects of road verges and urban greening on butterflies in a tropical city-state. Landscape and Urban Planning, 258, 105335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2025.105335

Road verges have considerable potential to benefit wildlife, but in highly urbanised areas management often limits their value for biodiversity. Evaluating how the management of road verges affects wildlife, both directly and indirectly, provides opp... Read More about The direct and indirect effects of road verges and urban greening on butterflies in a tropical city-state.

Upcycling Alum Sludge as a Reinforcement in PBAT Composites: A Sustainable Approach to Waste Valorisation (2025)
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Sun, D., Henthorn, T., Popescu, C.-M., & Salehiyan, R. (2025). Upcycling Alum Sludge as a Reinforcement in PBAT Composites: A Sustainable Approach to Waste Valorisation. Applied Sciences, 15(5), 2591. https://doi.org/10.3390/app15052591

This study explores the valorisation of alum sludge, a byproduct of water treatment processes, as a sustainable reinforcement material in Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) composites. The research aims to address industrial waste challen... Read More about Upcycling Alum Sludge as a Reinforcement in PBAT Composites: A Sustainable Approach to Waste Valorisation.

Establishing a Relationship between Particle size distribution & Thaw weakening Susceptibility in Soils (2025)
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Leak, J., Dimitriadi, V., Barreto, D., Bernal-Sanchez, J., & Imre, E. (2025). Establishing a Relationship between Particle size distribution & Thaw weakening Susceptibility in Soils. Cold Regions Science and Technology, 231, 104423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2025.104423

Susceptibility to frost action in soils is an important consideration in cold and seasonably cold regions. Whilst the particle size distribution (PSD) is commonly used to measure susceptibility to frost action, this method is typically seen as unreli... Read More about Establishing a Relationship between Particle size distribution & Thaw weakening Susceptibility in Soils.