Skip to content
CEOBS
The Conflict and Environment Observatory
CEOBSCEOBS
  • Countries
    • Afghanistan
    • Colombia
    • Iraq
    • Libya
    • Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • South Sudan
    • Syria
    • Ukraine
    • Yemen
  • Topics
    • Law and policy
    • Military and the environment
  • Blog
  • Publications
  • Projects
    • Civilian science
    • Environment in humanitarian disarmament
    • Military emissions
    • Conflict and Environment Academic Network
    • STEM resources
  • Consultancy
  • Friends
  • About
  • Contact

Donate

Search:
  • Countries
    • Afghanistan
    • Colombia
    • Iraq
    • Libya
    • Occupied Palestinian Territories
    • South Sudan
    • Syria
    • Ukraine
    • Yemen
  • Topics
    • Law and policy
    • Military and the environment
  • Blog
  • Publications
  • Projects
    • Civilian science
    • Environment in humanitarian disarmament
    • Military emissions
    • Conflict and Environment Academic Network
    • STEM resources
  • Consultancy
  • Friends
  • About
  • Contact

Category Archives: Blog

May302025

A photo looking down on a group of around 100 protestors at COP28, many different banners and slogans can be seen among the diverse crowd.

Soaring global military spending threatens global climate action

Blog, Blog, Military emissions blogs, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsMay 30, 2025

Rapid rises in global military spending threaten climate action, undermining our collective security, this post highlights the findings of a new joint paper that explores how everything from direct emissions to diverted climate finance are threatening SDG 13 on Climate action.

May222025

A composite of four images showing fibre optic cable waste on the battlefield. 1. Close up of the cable wrapped round someone's hand, it is about the same thickness and translucency as nylon fishing line. 2. A close up of the wheels of a grey 4x4 vehicle in long grass, a large quantity of cable is wrapped around its wheels and axles. 3. A new arable crop of young wheat plants taken when the sun is low, you can see the cable picked out by the light lying across the top of the crop. 4. The tops of small leafless trees against a grey sky, large quantities of cable are hanging from the branches - a note observes that this appears to be of greater thickness.

Plastic pollution from fibre optic drones may threaten wildlife for years

Blog, Country, Military and the environment, Slider, Topic, UkraineBy ConEnvObsMay 22, 2025

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?

May142025

ECSA logo

ECSA launches new working group on citizen science in areas affected by armed conflict

Blog, Blog, Project Two, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsMay 14, 2025

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.

May132025

A crowd of UN Peacekeepers is visible in the foreground, wearing camouflage uniform and their distinctive blue helmets emblazoned with a white "UN". In the background brown arid desert. Around 40 troops are visible.

The importance of tackling the climate impacts of UN Peacekeeping

Blog, Military and the environment, Military emissions blogs, Projects, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsMay 13, 2025

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.

May52025

How does war damage the environment?

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsMay 5, 2025

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.

Apr222025

In teh left of the image a circular opening to a water well can be seen, the land beyond is arid brown and green under a blue sky. The lower two thirds of a woman can be seen in the right of the image, she is pouring water into jerry cans.

A new political and funding reality for environmental peacebuilding

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsApril 22, 2025

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.

Apr172025

A cartoon image, 8 people hold hands around a golden globe award that is being orbited by satellites.

Conflict-monitoring collective wins European Space Agency Earth Observation Excellence Award

Blog, CEAN events, Projects, Publications, SliderBy ConEnvObsApril 17, 2025

The Decentralized Damage Mapping Group, of which CEOBS is a member, has been awarded the European Space Agency’s 2025 Earth Observation Excellence Award.

Apr42025

In this moody image from Cambodia, six beige uniformed mine action staff walk in single file into a tropical landscape, to their left are lush green grasses, they walk towards a low treeline while in the distance a low wooded hillside is wreathed in mist.

Minimising the environmental impact of landmine clearance while maximising its benefits

Blog, Blog, Project One, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsApril 4, 2025

Clearing landmines is critical for safe access to land and local resources but doing so should comply with good environmental practice. Linsey Cottrell explains how our new Green Field Tool can help the mine action sector minimise the environmental footprint of demining and support affected communities.

12345…
678910111213141516171819202122232425
26
Browse by Country
  • Afghanistan (1)
  • Colombia (2)
  • Iraq (2)
  • Libya (2)
  • Occupied Palestinian Territories (2)
  • South Sudan (3)
  • Syria (2)
  • Ukraine (22)
  • Yemen (5)
Blogs by Topic
  • Law and policy (91)
  • Military and the environment (34)
Subscribe

Subscribe to our blog and news.

© 2025 Conflict and Environment Observatory | Charity No: 1174115 | Design by Open & Honest

Find us on:

Facebook page opens in new windowTwitter page opens in new windowYouTube page opens in new windowLinkedin page opens in new window
Go to Top