Conflict-monitoring collective wins European Space Agency Earth Observation Excellence Award
The Decentralized Damage Mapping Group, of which CEOBS is a member, has been awarded the European Space Agency’s 2025 Earth Observation Excellence Award.
Minimising the environmental impact of landmine clearance while maximising its benefits
Clearing landmines is critical for safe access to land and local resources but doing so should comply with good environmental practice. Linsey Cottrell explains how our new Green Field Tool can help the mine action sector minimise the environmental footprint of demining and support affected communities.
Military climate action has never been more urgent, here’s why
Ellie Kinney explores why ramping up military spending while military decarbonisation is in its infancy risks locking in carbon-intensive military equipment for decades, why spiralling military spending is placing climate action and our collective security at risk, and what needs to happen next.
CEOBS’ citizen science water quality hackathon for Ukraine
As part of the GROMADA project CEOBS developed and hosted an online hackathon to identify citizen science opportunities to track water quality issues linked to the war in Ukraine. In this post, the team report on the event and its results.
The GROMADA project: citizen science for environmental protection and accountability in Ukraine
CEOBS is part of an Erasmus+ funded consortium exploring the potential for participatory environmental research in Ukraine to contribute to environmental protection, legal accountability and community engagement. In this post, Iryna Babanina introduces the project, its aims and outputs to date.
Launch of the Green Field Tool for mine action field activities
Online launch event for CEOBS and NPA’s new Green Field Tool to help minimise the environmental footprint of the mine action sector.
PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ are in munitions, and other military applications too
Pressure to ban PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ over their toxicity and environmental persistence is growing but their military applications beyond firefighting foams have received limited attention. Linsey Cottrell explores their broader military uses, and why regulators shouldn’t let militaries keep using them.
Scoping conflict-linked environmental harm in southern Lebanon
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