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Category Archives: Law and policy

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.

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.

Jun62019

Gleick | Water as a weapon and casualty of armed conflict: A review of recent water-related violence in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen

External Content, Law and policy, TopicBy ConEnvObsJune 6, 2019

Recent and ongoing conflicts in the MENA have seen the increasing use of water as a weapon and as a target, this paper by the Pacific Institute analyses this trend and considers ways to address it through enhancing protection during conflicts.

Jun62019

ILC | Text and titles of the draft principles provisionally adopted by the Drafting Committee on first reading

External Content, Law and policyBy ConEnvObsJune 6, 2019

First look at the entire suite of draft legal principles that have been under development by the International Law Commission since 2013 and which are intended to enhance protection for the environment in relation to armed conflicts.

Jun52019

ICRC | Natural environment: neglected victim of armed conflict

External Content, Law and policy, TopicBy ConEnvObsJune 5, 2019

In late 2019, the ICRC will launch updated guidelines for militaries on environmental protection during armed conflicts, this blog and animation consider why they are needed.

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You can find the complete briefing on the conflict's impact on the coastal and marine environment here: 9/9

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Ukraine conflict environmental briefing: The coastal and marine environment - CEOBS

CEOBS-Zoï Environment Network briefing exploring how the invasion is affecting coastal and marine ecosystems along the Black and Azov seas.

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... Hazardous wrecks must be identified and recorded, and the risks they pose monitored; so too damaged infrastructure and facilities on land that risk polluting the costal environment, some may require priority intervention to contain pollutants. 8/9

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We identified four priorities: Conflict parties must consider risks to the marine environment in prosecuting attacks on land and at sea; meanwhile Ukrainian conservationists and researchers need international support to monitor harm... 7/9

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To explore the threat of land-based pollution, we looked at #Mykolaiv and the Buh Estuary, tracking multiple pollution incidents, including a major sunflower oil spill and wastewater discharge from a damaged treatment plant. 6/9

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It may not all be negative. There have been huge reductions in shipping, and major shifts in fisheries. Nevertheless, #Ukraine has lost access to several MPAs, coastal PAs have been damaged and conservation activities have been badly affected. #biodiversity 5/9

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Chemical pollution sources at sea include oil slicks from civilian or naval wrecks; but it's also important to consider acoustic pollution from naval activities, which is known to impact cetaceans and other marine life. 4/9

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