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The [ADJ + as] intensifier construction in Māori English/Aotearoa English

open access: yesWorld Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract We introduce the Waikato Māori English Conversation (MEC) corpus, which consists of 43 dyadic conversations between 49 young adults who self‐recorded informal conversations with close friends, in their own homes, with no topic of conversation specified (83 hours of dialogue; nearly 800,000 words).
Andreea S. Calude, Hēmi Whaanga
wiley   +1 more source

The impacts of biological invasions

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 3, Page 1255-1310, June 2026.
ABSTRACT The Anthropocene is characterised by a continuous human‐mediated reshuffling of the distributions of species globally. Both intentional and unintentional introductions have resulted in numerous species being translocated beyond their native ranges, often leading to their establishment and subsequent spread – a process referred to as biological
Phillip J. Haubrock   +42 more
wiley   +1 more source

Energy Production and its Characteristics from Four Tropical Trees Species Planted in Short Rotation Woody Systems in Costa Rica

open access: yesBioResources, 2023
Short-rotation crop (SRC) systems with woody species have been planted in Costa Rica. However, information about different tree species and spacing is limited. The objective of the present study was to examine biomass production and the physical, energy,
Carolina Tenorio   +3 more
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Vanishing Treasures: Climate Change Steals Amazonian Coastal Livelihoods—A Cry from the Frontlines of Marajó Island

open access: yesClimate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.
In our study, we demonstrate how climate change is degrading fisheries and forest resources in Marajó Island's coastal communities, where we found younger residents and urban‐proximate groups express the strongest concerns. We document how warming temperatures and erratic rainfall are threatening traditional livelihoods, food security, and cultural ...
Davison M. S. Assis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Roadblock Geographies: A Typology of Extraction, Circulation, and Authority in Conflict

open access: yesArea, Volume 58, Issue 2, June 2026.
Short Abstract This article develops a typology of roadblock geographies in conflict‐affected borderlands as extractive landscapes. Drawing on transport geography, it identifies how infrastructural variation—footpaths, roads and ports—shapes who extracts rents, how and to what effect.
Peer Schouten
wiley   +1 more source

Scientific Opinion on a technical file submitted by the US Authorities to support a request to list a new option among the EU import requirements for wood of Agrilus planipennis host plants

open access: yesEFSA Journal, 2011
This document presents the scientific opinion of the Panel on Plant Health on the technical file submitted by the US Authorities to support a request to list a new option among the EU import requirements for wood of Agrilus planipennis host plants.
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH)
doaj   +1 more source

Vegetal Infrastructure: Rwanda's Eucalyptus Boom and the Material Politics of Tree Planting as a ‘Nature‐Based Solution’

open access: yesThe Geographical Journal, Volume 192, Issue 2, June 2026.
Short Abstract This article analyses the political ecology of Rwanda's eucalyptus boom, situating it as a site of tension within a global push towards ‘nature‐based solutions’. It develops the concept of vegetal infrastructure, demonstrating how certain tree species become legible to global environmental governance while making local social ...
Nathan Clay
wiley   +1 more source

Understand the energy demand behaviours for a sustainable management of the natural resources in Cameroon. [PDF]

open access: yes
In order to fall under a prospect for sustainable management of the natural resources in Cameroon, this communication tries, using a 1996 survey carried out from 400 households in the towns of Yaounde, Mbalmayo and Ebolowa, to understand the demand ...
Nkendah, Robert
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Wildfires' Cost for Societal Welfare: Economic Evaluation of Forestry Ecosystem Services Losses in Southern Italy

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 9, Page 3999-4015, 30 May 2026.
ABSTRACT Forest ecosystem services (ESs) are garnering increasing public attention as awareness grows regarding society's fundamental dependence on them for well‐being. Forest fires, one of the major disturbances of ESs, are becoming more frequent and destructive, exacerbated in part by climate change.
Emanuele Spada   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why Rural Rich Remain Energy Poor [PDF]

open access: yes
The paper tries to explore the rationale behind the complexities of energy poverty among different income groups in rural communities. We attempted to understand why rural rich, despite their relatively high purchasing power use energy sources which tend
Kemp, Rene, Mirza, Bilal
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