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Author Archives: ConEnvObs

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.

Apr92018

The (other) war against whales

Blog, Military and the environment, TopicBy ConEnvObsApril 9, 2018

There is a war being waged against whales, and it is being fought with noise, and it has left scientists and conservationists concerned about the potential impact of military noise on the wider marine ecosystem as a whole. Are naval activities bound by environmental norms, or will the damage continue in the name of national security?

Apr92018

It’s time for civil society to collaborate more effectively on environmental security

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsApril 9, 2018

With a growing number of individuals and organisations working on environmental security, and on a range of international, regional and domestic initiatives, it’s a good time to examine whether we are working effectively. This blog considers why greater civil society collaboration on environmental security is not only timely but vital.

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