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Category Archives: Blog

Jul142023

CEOBS jointly awarded Environmental Peacebuilding Association’s Al-Moumin Award

Blog, SliderBy ConEnvObsJuly 14, 2023

CEOBS recognised for its thought leadership in monitoring and communicating the environmental dimensions of armed conflict and military activities in order to inform policy change.

Jun122023

ELN ceasefire could ease environmental degradation in Colombia

Blog, Colombia, Country, SliderBy ConEnvObsJune 12, 2023

Colombia’s president Petro has signed a six-month ceasefire with the ELN armed group, in this post, James Osbourne examines the environmental benefits that could follow in the event of a lasting settlement.

Apr32023

The IPCC’S missing military emissions

Blog, Blog, Military emissions blogs, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsApril 3, 2023

The IPCC’s failure to mention military or conflict emissions in its recent synthesis report points to a deeper problem. Ellie Kinney explains why solving it will require a concerted effort from states, researchers and civil society.

Mar82023

IWD23 Protecting women environmental defenders in conflict

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsMarch 8, 2023

In this International Women’s Day blog, Peixuan Xie argues that major changes are needed in policy and practice to better protect women environmental defenders working in conflict-affected areas.

Jan242023

Have EU military “greening” policies had any effect?

Blog, Military and the environment, Military emissions blogs, Projects, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsJanuary 24, 2023

In this blog, Linsey Cottrell summarises the key findings from our report into the state of “greening” policies across EU militaries.

Dec152022

The COP where we began talking about conflict emissions

Blog, Blog, Military and the environment, Military emissions blogs, Projects, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsDecember 15, 2022

Ellie Kinney landed at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh on a mission to advocate for better reporting of military greenhouse gas emissions, here’s what she found.

Dec82022

States agree new legal framework on the environmental impact of war

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsDecember 8, 2022

States have formally adopted a set of 27 legal principles intended to enhance the protection of the environment throughout the cycle of armed conflicts, marking the end of a 10-year process and with it the most significant advance in the legal framework since the 1970s.

Nov222022

Liberals and conservatives block military emissions call in European Parliament

Blog, Blog, Military emissions blogs, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsNovember 22, 2022

Ellie Kinney explores how liberal and conservative MEPs blocked an initiative that would have contributed towards improving European military emissions reporting in the run up to COP27.

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