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May152018

Is an ageing oil tanker threatening an environmental disaster off the coast of Yemen?

Blog, Country, Slider, YemenBy ConEnvObsMay 15, 2018

In March, the Yemeni government called for UN help in dealing with a potentially serious oil pollution threat in the Red Sea. The case has highlighted the wider threat from oil pollution in Yemen’s civil war and the risks it poses to the Red Sea’s ecology.

May152018

AREU | Still water runs deep: Illicit poppy and the transformation of the deserts of southwest Afghanistan

Afghanistan, Country, External ContentBy ConEnvObsMay 15, 2018

A call to rethink how agricultural areas converted from desert to poppy production in Afghanistan are viewed.

May82018

Sudd Institute | Climate change and conflict in South Sudan

Country, External Content, South SudanBy ConEnvObsMay 8, 2018

A paper examining the relationship between climate change and conflict in South Sudan. Some of the important factors the paper highlights include the competition for territory usually based on the land’s fertility.

May82018

New Security Beat | A Ukrainian Stand-Off: The Toxic Consequences of Armed Conflict in Donbass

Country, External Content, UkraineBy ConEnvObsMay 8, 2018

Conflicts like the ones in the Ukraine, Iraq, and Syria show how wartime damage to the environment can have long-term consequences for countries as they seek to recover.

Apr302018

ILC | First report on protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts by Marja Lehto, Special Rapporteur

External Content, Law and policy, TopicBy ConEnvObsApril 30, 2018

While previous reports by the ILC adopted a temporal approach, broadly addressing environmental protection before, during and after conflicts, the new report delves into the obligations on states to protect the environment during situations of occupation and proposes three new draft principles.

Apr202018

Mongabay | Open destruction in the Colombian Amazon after FARC’s exit

Colombia, Country, External ContentBy ConEnvObsApril 20, 2018

In 2015, 24,142 hectares of forest were lost, which is almost 20% of Colombia’s total forested area in that year. The main driving forces of the deforestation are the expansion of the agricultural industry to make room for cattle, along with the commercialization of wood, illicit crops, and illegal mining.

Apr182018

IPI | The Environmental Impact of UN Peace Operations

External Content, Military and the environment, TopicBy ConEnvObsApril 18, 2018

This report looks at the environmental impact of peace operations and how the UN has responded, including through policies and guidelines, dedicated staff, and training material. In particular, it assesses the challenges the Department of Field Support faces in implementing its Environment Strategy.

Apr102018

Why we have launched the Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)

Blog, SliderBy ConEnvObsApril 10, 2018

Welcome to our new website and new organisational identity, this blog explains why we have launched The Conflict and Environment Observatory after six years as the Toxic Remnants of War Project, and what we hope to achieve.

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