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Apr222025

Wartime geomorphological damage and geodiversity loss in Ukraine

Country, Publications, Slider, UkraineBy ConEnvObsApril 22, 2025

Huge swathes of Ukraine’s geological heritage have been affected by fighting or militarily occupied, in many places causing irreversible damage. CEOBS’ Rob Watson and Stella Shekhunova of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine examine the nature and extent of this loss of geodiversity.

Jan202025

A deep crater in the foreground is half full of water, half of the crater sides are covered in the debris from a demolished building, behind this a row or three story buildings are painted orange and pink, behind them two 10 storey apartment blocks.

Scoping conflict-linked environmental harm in southern Lebanon

Country, Publications, SliderBy ConEnvObsJanuary 20, 2025

Alongside its civilian impact, the intensification of the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict after October 2023 had grave consequences for the environment. This report details preliminary CEOBS research into conflict-linked environmental harm in southern Lebanon

Jan162025

Two storks fly above burning cropland, thin smoke and a heat haze obscures the sky while flames are visible ust below the two birds as they take off.

Assessing pollution from explosive weapons in southern Ukraine

Country, Project One, Projects, Publications, Publications, Slider, UkraineBy ConEnvObsJanuary 16, 2025

In a new report Norwegian People’s Aid and CEOBS highlight significant pollution, infrastructure damage, and threats to agriculture and ecosystems caused by the use of explosive weapons in Ukraine’s Kherson and Mykolaiv regions.

Sep182024

Mapping the vulnerability of Ukraine’s groundwater

Country, Publications, Slider, UkraineBy ConEnvObsSeptember 18, 2024

As part of the continual refinement of our remote assessment methodology for our Ukraine incident database, we often integrate new features and tools. Rob Watson and Jay Lindle introduce our latest project – a map of how vulnerable Ukraine’s groundwater is to pollution caused by the conflict.

Jun272024

Adults and children in a play area look upwards at a large black smoke plume rising from behind nearby buildings.

Joint investigation into the attacks on Kremenchuk Oil Refinery, Ukraine

Country, Law and policy, Publications, Slider, UkraineBy ConEnvObsJune 27, 2024

Part 1 of a joint open source investigation by the Ukrainian Archive and CEOBS into the recurring Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Kremenchuk Oil Refinery, which focuses on air pollution and examines the applicable legal framework.

May282024

The environmental risks from a critical minerals rush in Ukraine

Country, Publications, Slider, UkraineBy ConEnvObsMay 28, 2024

Since February 2022, Ukraine has sought to attract international investment and political partnerships by licensing deposits of critical minerals. In this analysis, Iryna Babanina and Rob Watson examine how the demands of the conflict, economy and recovery are exacerbating the threats that their exploitation could pose for Ukraine’s environment.

Mar52024

The environmental consequences of the war against Ukraine: Preliminary 12-month assessment, summary and recommendations

Country, Publications, Slider, UkraineBy ConEnvObsMarch 5, 2024

Illustrated overview of the environmental damage caused by the war against Ukraine during its first 12 months, plus recommendations for how it should be addressed.

Feb192024

Paper: Assessing environmental damage in Ukraine

Country, Publications, Slider, UkraineBy ConEnvObsFebruary 19, 2024

Papers prepared by CEOBS and Zoï Environment Network that were commissioned as a contribution to Ukraine’s High-Level Working Group on the Environmental Consequences of the War, they assess Ukraine’s environmental monitoring landscape, and priorities to restore its natural environment.

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