PAX | A river of death
Rivers of crude oil and oil waste are flowing through northeast Syria, with no solution in sight for the thousands of people affected by the pollution.
UNEP | State of environment and outlook report for the occupied Palestinian territory 2020
Long-awaited environmental assessment of the rate and severity of environmental degradation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
PAX | Dying to keep warm: Oil trade and makeshift refining in north-west Syria
Analysis of the growth and increasing level of organisation in informal oil refining in Syria – the practice creates acute and chronic health risks for workers and nearby communities, and dealing with its environmental legacy will be a huge task.
Social Inquiry | When canals run dry: Displacement triggered by water stress in the south of Iraq
Poor environmental governance and a changing climate are leading to the displacement of people in southern Iraq, with families unable to sustain themselves from agriculture and livestock production.
OSCE | Five Years of Fighting in Eastern Ukraine: Infographics on Environmental Aspect
To mark five years of conflict the OSCE Project Coordinator for Ukraine has published a series of infographics detailing the environmental consequences of the conflict in Ukraine’s Donbas region.
PAX/Bellingcat | Black gold burning: in search of South Sudan’s oil pollution
An open source investigation into South Sudan’s oil industry and the pollution it causes through inadequate management and regulation.
IOM | Rural areas in Ninewa: Legacies of conflict on rural economies and communities in Sinjar and Ninewa Plains
Report finds that Islamic State’s extractive and destructive policies towards agricultural areas in northern Iraq are continuing to hamper renewed agricultural activities in rural Ninewa Plains and Sinjar and are delaying the return of IDP farmers to their areas of origin.
South Sudan | National biodiversity strategy and action plan, 2018-2027
The Government of the Republic of South Sudan’s principle instrument for the undertaking of biodiversity management and conservation in the country. It presents a form of baseline, a reference for the status of biodiversity and conservation, as well as a vision for the future.