Remind us. Who was the Amazon COP for?
In this post Ellie Kinney reflects on COP30, what it achieved, where it failed, what comes next and on the ever growing profile of military and conflict GHG emissions.
Preview: Nature, peace and security at the World Conservation Congress
This month, representatives from many of the IUCN’s 1,400-strong membership will be in Abu Dhabi for the World Conservation Congress. In this post Doug Weir previews what we can expect on nature, peace and security, and introduces the themes and activities that we and partners have been working on.
What the ICJ’s advisory opinion on climate change means for military emissions
The ICJ’s recent advisory opinion on climate change is the most significant development in climate law in this decade. In this post, Madara Melnika explains what the ICJ decided and how it might influence military and conflict emissions.
How does war damage the environment?
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.
A new political and funding reality for environmental peacebuilding
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.
UNEA-6 passes resolution on environmental assistance and recovery in areas affected by armed conflict
UNEA-6’s adoption of a Ukrainian resolution could help reinvigorate UNEP’s work on conflicts and create much-needed guidance for states and others stakeholders on assessing conflict-linked environmental damage.
Global messages marking #EnvConflictDay 2023
To mark the United Nation’s International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment Through War and Armed Conflict 2023 – #EnvConflictDay, we invited friends and colleagues from areas affected by armed conflicts to share a message. Here’s what they wrote.
IWD23 Protecting women environmental defenders in conflict
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.