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Sep242021

Report: The past, present and future of the Mesopotamian marshes

Country, Iraq, Publications, SliderBy ConEnvObsSeptember 24, 2021

This report presents new visualisation-led perspectives on the Mesopotamian marshes, exploring the scale of the Marsh Arabs’ cultural erasure, the contemporary threats from pollution, fire, saltwater intrusion and the oil industry, and how their ecosystem services could mitigate a heating climate.

Sep202021

Antimicrobial resistance in Gaza, and the ecology of war

Blog, Country, Occupied Palestinian Territories, SliderBy ConEnvObsSeptember 20, 2021

This post explores how a new study from Gaza has added weight to the hypothesis that prolonged conflicts in urban areas may be creating the perfect environmental conditions for antibiotic resistant bacteria to emerge.

Sep82021

Tree planting as resistance in Palestine

Blog, Country, Occupied Palestinian Territories, SliderBy ConEnvObsSeptember 8, 2021

In this guest post, Elle Ambler of the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature explores the impact of the Israeli occupation on agriculture and food security, and the role that tree planting can play as an act of resistance.

Sep82021

Blast fishing: how abandoned ordnance is destroying coral reefs

Blog, Blog, Project One, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsSeptember 8, 2021

Kendra Dupuy and Linsey Cottrell examine the environmental consequences of harvesting unexploded and abandoned ordnance for blast fishing, and consider the support that local communities need to end the highly destructive practice.

Aug232021

Earth observation for humanitarian disarmament

Blog, Project One, Projects, SliderBy Eoghan DarbyshireAugust 23, 2021

How and why satellite data can help across disarmament programming, including for mine action, tracking the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, for monitoring the influence of climate change and in reducing risks to communities.

Jul132021

Report: Protected area conservation in Yemen’s conflict

Country, Publications, Slider, YemenBy ConEnvObsJuly 13, 2021

Our report examines the impact that the conflict in Yemen is having on its protected areas by exploring the fate of five of them, we identify multiple pressures that are being caused or worsened by the conflict.

Jul72021

Oil spills from Libya’s Derna power and desalination plant

Blog, Country, Libya, SliderBy Eoghan DarbyshireJuly 7, 2021

Using satellite imagery, Eoghan Darbyshire identifies recurring oil spills from Derna power and desalination plant in Libya, examining their threat they pose to its biodiverse coastline and the wider context of the country’s decaying infrastructure.

Jun162021

The military’s contribution to climate change

Blog, Military and the environment, Military emissions blogs, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsJune 16, 2021

With interest growing in reducing military emissions, Linsey Cottrell and Eoghan Darbyshire explore why they emit so much and what it will take to reduce their contribution to climate change.

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