Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict Zones

Discover how Ukrainian soil scientists made foundational contributions to soil science theory and global food security, despite systematic historical erasure by imperial and Soviet authorities.

Assessment of Western Ukraine's agricultural sector demographics, natural resources, and development potential following 2022 military invasion and population migration.

Analysis of international responses to the 2008 Russia-Georgia war reveals how limited consequences weakened deterrence mechanisms and contributed to structural conditions enabling later conflicts.

Explore how foreign aid from UNDP, EU, and TIKA transformed Azerbaijan's vocational education through international cooperation, improving alignment between training and labor market needs.

Analysis of ecocide codification efforts across national jurisdictions and prospects for recognition as a fifth international crime within the Rome Statute framework.

Analysis of how naval mines in the Russia-Ukraine conflict exceed international legal protections for marine ecosystems and transboundary environmental risks in the Black Sea.

Study examines Ukrainian oncology system's resilience during Russian invasion, documenting rapid recovery mechanisms, international partnerships and persistent barriers to equitable care access.

Study reveals natural disaster uncertainty differentially affects cryptocurrencies, DeFi assets, and NFTs across market regimes during geopolitical and inflationary crises.

Methodological critique of investment shock modeling in input-output frameworks, highlighting inconsistent treatment of purchasing versus supplying industries.

DNA barcoding of non-indigenous fish in the Volga-Kama basin reveals genetic structures reflecting dispersal histories and questions current taxonomic classifications.

Palynological analysis of Pleistocene Belovezhian Stage deposits in Belarus supports elevation of three substages to stage rank and establishes temporal correlation with the Korchevian interglacial.

Study documenting 33.3% exit rate of foreign-invested firms from Russia post-2022 invasion, analyzing sectoral patterns and state influence on politicized exit transactions.

Systematic review of environmental provisions in formal peace agreements, identifying research gaps and the limited implementation of environmental clauses in conflict resolution frameworks.

Study establishing baseline acoustic monitoring data for bat activity at a Vietnamese wind farm, documenting 11 species and seasonal patterns to inform fatality mitigation strategies in Southeast.

Analyzing how destination diversification and competitiveness shape wheat export resilience among major suppliers during pandemic, climate, and geopolitical shocks from 2020-2024.

Multilingual Twitter sentiment analysis reveals geopolitical risk measures predict financial market movements during Ukraine War using Granger causality across 39 assets in seven languages.

Analysis of Romanian petroleum refineries' supply chain adaptations and production continuity following EU sanctions on Russian crude oil imports, examining multimodal logistics infrastructure.

Systematic review of Russia-Ukraine war energy crisis impacts on food markets, energy transition acceleration, and energy poverty across EU Member States and global supply chains.

Legal analysis of Russia's forced transfer of Ukrainian children as genocide under international law, examining actus reus, mens rea, and special intent requirements beyond ICC war crime designation.

Study examines Russia's invasion impact on Ukrainian labor markets across 100,000+ firms, revealing job losses, reduced productivity, and wage declines vary by firm size, labor intensity, and.