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Category Archives: Law and policy

Feb182021

Improving corporate conduct in areas affected by armed conflicts

Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsFebruary 18, 2021

We explore a new CEOBS report that examines how states and the private sector could use international guidelines to reduce the environmental harm associated with corporate activities in fragile and conflict affected areas.

Jan202021

Report finds that Russia securitises the environment – but on its terms

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsJanuary 20, 2021

Why does Russia object to international processes aimed at integrating the environment into international policymaking on peace and security? Nina Lesikhina and Doug Weir summarise the findings of CEOBS’ major new report exploring how and why the concept of environmental security features in Russian domestic, security and foreign policies.

Jan142021

Canada must clarify its policies on conflict and the environment

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsJanuary 14, 2021

We reviewed Canada’s policies and practice on the protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts. We found some positives but issues like corporate conduct, Indigenous rights, nuclear weapons and occupation law need attention.

Nov62020

Why we’re calling for a new agenda on the Environment, Peace and Security this #EnvConflictDay

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsNovember 6, 2020

This #EnvConflictDay we argue that a new Environment, Peace and Security agenda is needed to ensure attention for the environment in the global peace and security discourse, to encourage transformative policymaking and to bring meaningful change to people and ecosystems in the world’s most fragile states.

Nov62020

The psychological barriers preventing environmental protection in war

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsNovember 6, 2020

Is environmental damage inevitable in war, or is it possible for it be afforded more protection? Might there be psychological barriers that have prevented governments developing more effective protection? Gabriela Kolpak and Klaudija Visockyte investigate.

Oct82020

Conflicts and conservation – the promise and perils of protected zones

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsOctober 8, 2020

Armed conflicts can have a devastating impact on habitats and wildlife, and historically biodiversity hotspots have been disproportionately affected by warfare. Stavros Pantazopoulos examines whether it is possible to designate such areas as off limits, using protected zones enshrined in law?

Sep302020

New legal principles argue for greater assistance for victims of toxic remnants of war

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsSeptember 30, 2020

From nuclear weapons testing to oil well fires and sick veterans, new legal principles use the frameworks developed for assisting those harmed by land mines and cluster munitions to inform how we help the victims of conflict and military pollution.

Jun42020

How does war damage the environment?

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsJune 4, 2020

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.

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#ClimateChange now takes its rightful role alongside other security threats that the #military contribute to, and which undermine national security, like arms proliferation and belligerent security postures

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Climate change is now a national security priority for the Pentagon

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With the threat that the #Myanmarcoup poses to environmental governance in #Myanmar receiving increasing attention, this set of essays on the environmental consequences of #military rule in #Thailand seems a timely contribution

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From the Editor: Environmental Politics in and after Military Authoritarianism in Thailand | Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia

This special collection for the Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia explores the ongoing legacies of environmental politics...

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Thank you @BHRRC for adding our report and recommendations on corporate environmental conduct in areas affected by armed conflicts to your resource centre! #PERAC

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ICYMI this week saw the first ever report estimating the carbon footprint of militaries and the defence sector in the EU published, which we developed for @Left_EU with @ResponsibleSci. This blog reviews its findings, & what the sector must do next #COP26

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The EU military sector’s carbon footprint | CEOBS

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“The more we wait, the chances of a major leak are increasing." Still no sign of the security guarantees the UN needs from the Houthis to procure vessels and deploy contractors for a technical assessment of the SAFER oil tanker off #Yemen.

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“The reason why these issues matter to us is because we see how dramatic the impacts of climate risks and environmental degradation are on communities enduring conflict.” @PMaurerICRC on why @ICRC is accelerating environmental protection https://buff.ly/3dQxLkK #PERAC #IHL

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