Zoï Environment Network | Environment and security on the Occupied Palestinian Territory
The report reveals in a striking manner the linkages between environment and security in the occupied Palestinian territory.
IUCN | Towards a Representative Network of Marine Protected Areas in Libya
This report contains a compilation of information from national and international experts and from documentation available on marine and coastal biodiversity in Libya. It proposes and describes sites of conservation interest along the Libyan coast.
ANEPA | Afghanistan’s environment 2008
Provides an overview of the context, importance and use of natural resources, their conditions, trends and linkages to regional or global factors. The report also reveals how Afghanistan’s natural resources – if sustainably managed – could provide the basis for future economic growth and stability.
RAND | Green Warriors – Army Environmental Considerations for Contingency Operations from Planning Through Post-Conflict
RAND’s research showed that environmental concerns can have far-reaching and significant impacts on the US Army, both direct and indirect, especially in terms of cost, current operations, soldier health, diplomatic relations, reconstruction activities, and the ultimate success of the operation or the broader mission. Some evidence suggests that environmental problems may have even contributed to insurgency in Iraq.
UNEP | Iraq Institutional Capacity Assessment Report
An assessment of the capacity of Iraq’s environment ministry in 2006 found it to be in good shape but made recommendations to improve its work.
UNEP | Assessment of environmental hot spots in Iraq
This assessment identified the need for a priority programme of site assessment and emergency intervention at contaminated sites, and follow up work by UNEP and the Ministry of Environment to address the identified toxic waste on the worst of the first five sites has commenced.
UNEP | Afghanistan Post-conflict Environmental Assessment
UNEP’s post-conflict environmental assessment illuminates Afghanistan’s current levels of degradation, and sets forth a path that the country can take towards sustainable development.
UNEP | Desk study on the environment in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
The aim of this desk study was to outline the state of the environment and identify major areas of environmental damage requiring urgent attention.