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Israel's war against Hezbollah in #Lebanon, which included intensive urban bombing and heavily destructive incursions into the south, have left communities and farmers fearing the polluting legacy of millions of tonnes of contaminated debris theecologist.org/2025/may/05/...

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Those exploring the environmental consequences of conflicts throughout their lifecycle may well be interested in this event on 29 May.

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“We designed this building for lots of contingencies, but we didn’t design it for war.” Russia's war against #Ukraine continues to reveal the costs and risks of conflict in countries with extensive #nuclear infrastructure. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

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How is nature impacted by armed conflicts? Join us to explore this question at this @gvagrad.bsky.social webinar, together with @gcarbonnier.bsky.social @helenobregon.bsky.social executive.graduateinstitute.ch/events/confl... #PERAC

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Great to join #PERAC #intlaw colleagues in #Morocco for the 4th @iucnwcel.bsky.social Congress. Our panel will be exploring #biodiversity and armed conflicts, and how multilateral environmental agreements can promote conflict-sensitive conservation in affected areas.

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Another idea to help rethink EU security and align it with climate and nature goals. Rewetting, restoring and expanding peatlands across Europe's east. One to add to @kiel.institute's carbon price hike recently shared by @militaryemissions.org www.aeco.earth/blog/peatlan...

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Some suggested reading on the #Ukraine #CriticalMinerals deal. First @gavindjharper.bsky.social on Ukraine's resources and the issues surrounding their exploitation. theconversation.com/what-resourc... 1/4

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Join us May 14 for this Center for Earth Ethics webinar on the ecological dimensions of war. Panellists will explore global questions surrounding #ecocide, earth #ethics and #military policy, as well as post-war environmental reconstruction. Register: centerforearthethics.org/event/ecolog...

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Interesting @unidir.org study exploring the impact of the latest #ElNino event on deforestation rates in an area of #Colombia under the control of FARC-EP dissident groups that have business models rooted in regulating timber and other resources unidir.org/publication/...

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A reported drone strike has caused a fire at the Al-Ubayed refinery, near Al-Ubaid, the capital of North Kordofan State, #Sudan; capacity was around 15,000 bpd during normal operation. The plume is visible from the city and residents may face potential exposures. www.facebook.com/story.php?st...

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#SouthSudan has astonishing #biodiversity but its aspirations for #ecotourism seem increasingly at odds with the deteriorating security situation in the country. chimpreports.com/south-sudan-...

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New @thegichd.bsky.social report on underwater explosive ordnance. Their degradation, detonation, or disposal may result in pollution from metals and toxic energetic materials. Meanwhile our warming oceans are accelerating corrosion and the dispersal contaminants. www.gichd.org/fileadmin/us...

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An interview with @eocdt.bsky.social PhD student Philipp Barthelme on his work using declassified historical spy satellite imagery to help #MineAction in #Vietnam and to identify land use changes. We co-supervise Philipp's PhD with Leeds and Edinburgh universities. whyy.org/segments/vie...

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With record increases in #military spending, it's vital that we understand the implications for GHG emissions and the #ClimateCrisis, @militaryemissions.org takes a look at the biggest spenders and what they report...

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Fortified and militarised borders are increasing. They can have complex impacts on #biodiversity, walls can prevent wildlife movements, militarised or mined spaces can exclude people to nature's benefit. Either way, understanding these relationships is vital www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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NATO staff are watering down language around climate, gender and diversity to appease the Trump administration, with 'Green technologies' rebranded as 'innovative technologies' and 'climate' has been labeled an 'operational environment'. www.politico.eu/article/nato...

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Trump's #USAID cuts and European countries redirecting aid and development funding to rearmament has radically changed the context for #EnvironmentalPeacebuilding. We explored the implications of this shift in a consultation with @enpax.bsky.social members ceobs.org/a-new-politi...

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Since 2014, huge swathes of #Ukraine’s geological heritage have been affected by fighting or militarily occupied, in many places causing irreversible damage to its landscapes. Our new post examines the extent of this loss of #geodiversity. ceobs.org/wartime-geom... #EarthDay 1/x

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As the UK launches a #geoengineering experiment involving solar radiation management it seems like a good time to re-up this piece on how unregulated SRM could trigger conflict and how geoengineering infrastructure could be instrumentalised during wars ceobs.org/from-enmod-t...

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Trump's #USAID cuts and European countries redirecting aid and development funding to rearmament has radically changed the context for #EnvironmentalPeacebuilding. We explored the implications of this shift in a consultation with @enpax.bsky.social members ceobs.org/a-new-politi...

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Since 2014, huge swathes of #Ukraine’s geological heritage have been affected by fighting or militarily occupied, in many places causing irreversible damage to its landscapes. Our new post examines the extent of this loss of #geodiversity. ceobs.org/wartime-geom... #EarthDay 1/x

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#Colombia "is currently facing a territorial mismanagement, where land-use planning is tied to the interests of armed groups, their social base and their investment partners.” But deforestation rates for 2023-24 are the lowest in the past 23 years. news.mongabay.com/2025/04/arme...

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UK #military bases in #Norfolk, #Devon and #Hampshire thought to be leaking #PFAS into drinking water: “The MoD shouldn’t try to hide things. They should come clean and set up monitoring.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Needless to say we'd caution that it's important to consider the socio-political conditions associated with belligerent occupation, which may have been a more important factor behind the deteriorating security conditions in Roman Britain. 😉 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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“The @esaearth.esa.int Excellence award is a great recognition of the work we have done so far, and will make it possible to continue and expand the work.” Lina Eklund on the DDMG and the contribution that @jamonvdh.bsky.social and team are making ceobs.org/conflict-mon... #EarthObservation

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The #military industry is not the main source of US demand for rare earths but it is key in arguments about their criticality. Trump's actions to secure sources of #CriticalMinerals have shifted the narrative energy transition to rearmament. globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...

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Toxic chemicals from sea dumped munitions have been found throughout the German Baltic Sea, mostly at low levels but with some hotspots. Pollutants found included the explosives TNT and RDX, and TNT breakdown product DNB www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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We're in #Geneva at #NDMUN28 presenting in the Restoring Land for a Greener, Sustainable Future plenary. Tomorrow, our side event with @norskfolkehjelp.bsky.social UK FCDO & @minesadvisorygroup.bsky.social on the Green Field Tool and post clearance impact assessments: ceobs.org/minimising-t...

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#Syria has a new Ministry for Emergencies and Disasters and the White Helmets' head is standing down to lead it. However, questions are being asked about the inclusion of the environment in its portfolio; formerly addressed by local administrations english.enabbaladi.net/archives/202... 1/x

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Energy infrastructure has been repeatedly targeted during the war in #Sudan. Our analysis of Saturday's suspected RRF drone strike on the transformer area at the Merowe hydroelectric dam suggests a similar degree of damage to that in January. #KeepEyesOnSudan 1/2

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"While Trump has ripped up much of his predecessor’s climate and foreign policy, he has pushed forward with Joe Biden’s pursuit of #CriticalMinerals abroad while shifting the strategic focus from clean energy to #military use, analysts say." www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/04/t...

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First nuclear tests, then #AgentOrange now the long suffering Johnston Atoll faces #SpaceX and its #military transport plans “If we scare the [birds] off of this island, they don’t have another place to go.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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