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Sep262020

ICRC | Guidelines on the protection of the natural environment in armed conflict

External Content, Law and policy, TopicBy ConEnvObsSeptember 26, 2020

2020 update to the International Committee of the Red Cross’s 1994 guidelines on international humanitarian law’s provisions for environmental protection during armed conflicts.

Sep92020

Webinar: Launching a new rights-based framework to assist victims of toxic remnants of war

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsSeptember 9, 2020

Webinar to launch a new report from the Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic and CEOBS on a newly developed framework to assist victims of toxic remnants of war. September 30th 16:00-17:30 CEST, 10:00-11:30 EST – registration is now open.

Jul32020

AOAV | The broken land: The environmental consequences of explosive weapon use

External Content, Law and policy, TopicBy ConEnvObsJuly 3, 2020

Focusing on Syria and Ukraine, AOAV review four key areas of environmental concern to gain some understanding of the environmental consequences from the use of explosive weapons. These areas are unexploded ordnance, agriculture, infrastructural damage, and flora and fauna.

May192020

SGR | The environmental impacts of the UK military sector

External Content, Military and the environment, TopicBy ConEnvObsMay 19, 2020

Report detailing the environmental footprint of UK military activities and operations, the UK arms industry and the potential environmental impact of the use of the UK’s nuclear weapons.

Mar232020

NDC | Scoping NATO’s environmental security agenda

External Content, Military and the environment, TopicBy ConEnvObsMarch 23, 2020

Policy brief by NATO’s Defence College on its developing environmental security agenda, which covers conflict risks, reducing harm in operations, how climate change will alter operations and impact bases, and on what role NATO should play in addressing and responding to these issues.

Nov182019

NATO | Environmental protection: NATO policies and national views

External Content, Military and the environment, TopicBy ConEnvObsNovember 18, 2019

NATO and its member states are reacting to growing international pressure to reduce the environmental consequences of conflicts, this compilation of articles provides examples of this response.

Oct262019

ICRC | International humanitarian law and the challenges of contemporary armed conflicts

External Content, Law and policyBy ConEnvObsOctober 26, 2019

This report provides insights into the positions likely to be taken by the ICRC in its revised environmental guidelines for military manuals, which are expected to be published in 2020.

Sep152019

ILC | Report of the ILC to the UN General Assembly

External Content, Law and policy, TopicBy ConEnvObsSeptember 15, 2019

This report contains all 28 draft principles adopted by the ILC at First Reading in July 2019, together with their commentaries.

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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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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)@detoxconflict·
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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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Check out ICRC’s updated Guidelines on the Protection of the Natural Environment in Armed Conflict to read more about IHL rules protecting the natural environment. https://bit.ly/3kfdqH8 https://twitter.com/icrc_nyc/status/1364217582904082433

Check out ICRC’s updated Guidelines on the Protection of the Natural Environment in Armed Conflict to read more about IHL rules protecting the natural environment. https://t.co/sAqwe64m5v https://t.co/rA21hyQgbM
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3⃣Armed conflict often harms the natural environment, which limits or hampers resilience & adaptation to #climatechange. Greater respect for #IHL can limit environmental degradation & reduce the harm & the risks that conflict-affected communities are exposed to

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)@detoxconflict·
24 Feb 1364530730102095875

.@FaunaFloraInt on work with the community to protect a newly declared nature reserve in #SouthSudan, under pressure from illegal resource extraction and other unsustainable subsistence activities driven by extreme poverty and food insecurity. https://phys.org/news/2021-02-area-relieves-pressure-primates-pangolins.html

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)@detoxconflict·
23 Feb 1364277227349815304

Spot of climate dissonance today. This morning @ResponsibleSci told our report launch that France, the largest military CO2 emitter in the EU doesn't report its emissions. This afternoon, Macron in the #UNSC loudly promoting #ClimateSecurity.

Time to move beyond rhetoric.

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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)@detoxconflict·
23 Feb 1364275021292724228

@Andy_Scollick They're nothing if not consistent in their reluctance to cite a wider range of conflicts in this context.

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