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Author Archives: Eoghan Darbyshire

Nov62021

Wetland dynamics and conflict in the Sudd

Blog, Slider, South SudanBy Eoghan DarbyshireNovember 6, 2021

Climate change can drive variation in the availability of natural resources, so Charlotta Ruuskanen looked at whether annual changes in the area of the Sudd wetland in South Sudan influenced the intensity of conflict between pastoralist communities.

Oct132021

Libyan offshore oil spill worse than claimed

Blog, Country, Libya, SliderBy Eoghan DarbyshireOctober 13, 2021

In this post Dr Eoghan Darbyshire uses satellite imagery to examine claims made by the Libyan National Oil Corporation than an offshore oil spill has been controlled. What he finds underscores the importance of independent scrutiny of the oil industry in insecure and conflict settings.

Aug232021

Earth observation for humanitarian disarmament

Blog, Project One, Projects, SliderBy Eoghan DarbyshireAugust 23, 2021

How and why satellite data can help across disarmament programming, including for mine action, tracking the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, for monitoring the influence of climate change and in reducing risks to communities.

Jul72021

Oil spills from Libya’s Derna power and desalination plant

Blog, Country, Libya, SliderBy Eoghan DarbyshireJuly 7, 2021

Using satellite imagery, Eoghan Darbyshire identifies recurring oil spills from Derna power and desalination plant in Libya, examining their threat they pose to its biodiverse coastline and the wider context of the country’s decaying infrastructure.

Apr222021

Report: Deforestation in conflict areas in 2020

Colombia, Country, Publications, Slider, South Sudan, SyriaBy Eoghan DarbyshireApril 22, 2021

Deforestation is a common problem for countries affected by conflict. In 2020, COVID-19 placed further constraints on forest management in these areas. This report reviews the latest satellite data on forest loss in seven countries, analysing the forces driving deforestation.

Feb112021

Report: Investigating the environmental dimensions of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

Military and the environment, Publications, SliderBy Eoghan DarbyshireFebruary 11, 2021

Report providing initial analysis of the environmental dimensions of the 2020 conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabach, and which considers environmental propaganda, the use of incendiary weapons, and water and mineral resources.

Oct292020

Recent oil spills in central Yemen

Blog, Country, Slider, YemenBy Eoghan DarbyshireOctober 29, 2020

An open source investigation into recent terrestrial and marine oil spills in Yemen, all of which are linked in different ways to its ongoing conflict.

Oct202020

Report: Yemen’s agriculture in distress

Publications, Slider, YemenBy Eoghan DarbyshireOctober 20, 2020

Our major satellite analysis of the state of agricultural land in Yemen finds that 257,000 hectares of its most important agricultural areas have exhibited signs of degradation during the current conflict. This is an area equivalent to the total cropland in Jordan or Lebanon.

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You can find the complete briefing on the conflict's impact on the coastal and marine environment here: 9/9

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Ukraine conflict environmental briefing: The coastal and marine environment - CEOBS

CEOBS-Zoï Environment Network briefing exploring how the invasion is affecting coastal and marine ecosystems along the Black and Azov seas.

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... Hazardous wrecks must be identified and recorded, and the risks they pose monitored; so too damaged infrastructure and facilities on land that risk polluting the costal environment, some may require priority intervention to contain pollutants. 8/9

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We identified four priorities: Conflict parties must consider risks to the marine environment in prosecuting attacks on land and at sea; meanwhile Ukrainian conservationists and researchers need international support to monitor harm... 7/9

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To explore the threat of land-based pollution, we looked at #Mykolaiv and the Buh Estuary, tracking multiple pollution incidents, including a major sunflower oil spill and wastewater discharge from a damaged treatment plant. 6/9

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It may not all be negative. There have been huge reductions in shipping, and major shifts in fisheries. Nevertheless, #Ukraine has lost access to several MPAs, coastal PAs have been damaged and conservation activities have been badly affected. #biodiversity 5/9

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Chemical pollution sources at sea include oil slicks from civilian or naval wrecks; but it's also important to consider acoustic pollution from naval activities, which is known to impact cetaceans and other marine life. 4/9

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