Russia’s war in Ukraine has encouraged a rapid increase in the deployment of drones that use fibre optic cables to protect them from being jammed or downed by electronic warfare: the drones trail kilometres of plastic cable across frontlines – what are the environmental risks of this tech?
Since 2023, CEOBS has been monitoring the environmental consequences of the war in Sudan. This overview explores some of the key themes and trends that we have identified, and suggests areas where further action and research are needed.
The European Citizen Science Association (ECSA) has launched a new working group to explore and promote the use of citizen science in areas affected by armed conflicts. Anna Berti Suman and Doug Weir explain why it has been launched and how people can contribute.
To mark this week’s UN Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin, Ellie Kinney explains its potential role in improving transparency over the reporting of military GHG emissions and shares recommendations that would help encourage decarbonisation.
Ever wondered what the environmental impacts of war are? Read our guide to the many different ways through which armed conflicts and militarism can damage the environment.
Huge swathes of Ukraine’s geological heritage have been affected by fighting or militarily occupied, in many places causing irreversible damage. CEOBS’ Rob Watson and Stella Shekhunova of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine examine the nature and extent of this loss of geodiversity.
We are in the middle of an unprecedented reconfiguration of global political attitudes towards the humanitarian-environmental sector. In this blog, we document the ramifications of these changes as recorded in a community survey and online meeting in collaboration with the Environmental Peacebuilding Association.
The Decentralized Damage Mapping Group, of which CEOBS is a member, has been awarded the European Space Agency’s 2025 Earth Observation Excellence Award.
