MAR Policy Brief | Mitigating the environmental impacts of explosive ordnance and land release
Mine Action Review policy brief for national authorities and their implementing partners aimed at minimising mine action’s environmental impact.
Alternatives to Open Burning and Open Detonation in humanitarian mine action
In this paper Linsey Cottrell and NPA’s Kendra Dupuy examine the environmental impact of the open burning and detonation of munitions in mine action programmes, and why the sector needs to do better.
Governments: commit to meaningful military emissions cuts at COP26
There are signs that some countries may pledge to reduce military greenhouse gas emissions at COP26 in November. This call sets out the scope of what these pledges should include and is open for signature by organisations before and during the COP.
Workshop: Environmental assessment in humanitarian mine action, 26/05/21
Virtual workshop as part of #NDMUN24 to provide mine action stakeholders with guidance on how to build and use environmental assessment tools.
Webinar: The environmental impacts of explosive weapons in populated areas
Webinar co-organised by NPA and CEOBS focusing on the direct and reverberating environmental impacts of the use of explosive weapons in populated areas.
Report: Under the radar: The carbon footprint of the EU’s military sectors
This CEOBS/SGR study set out to estimate the carbon footprint of the EU’s military sectors. The report also provides a broad overview of the policies and measures currently being pursued to reduce military GHG emissions in the EU, and their likely effectiveness.
Virtual side event: Sustainable Development Goals and mine action 18/11/20
Virtual side event on mine action and the SDGs co-hosted by Norwegian People’s Aid and CEOBS as part of the 18th Meeting of State Parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty.
Workshop report – #CitSci2020 Citizen science in areas affected by armed conflict
Workshop report from our session on citizen science in areas affected by armed conflict at 2020’s European Citizen Science Association conference. This report summarises the presentations, follow-on discussions and plans for the way forward.