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Oct142020

UNGA First Committee statement on the Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts

Law and policy, Publications, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsOctober 14, 2020

Statement on behalf of CEOBS, PAX and Zoï Environment Network arguing that states at the 2020 UNGA First Committee need to do more to articulate the environmental dimensions of the weapons and security issues on its agenda.

Oct122020

Landmines and the environment – can we do better?

Blog, Project One, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsOctober 12, 2020

In this piece, Linsey Cottrell and Kendra Dupuy provide an overview of the relationship between humanitarian mine action and the environment, examining both how mines and mine action can impact the environment, and how environmental change can influence mine action.

Oct82020

Workshop report – #CitSci2020 Citizen science in areas affected by armed conflict

Blog, Project Two, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsOctober 8, 2020

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.

Oct82020

Conflicts and conservation – the promise and perils of protected zones

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsOctober 8, 2020

Armed conflicts can have a devastating impact on habitats and wildlife, and historically biodiversity hotspots have been disproportionately affected by warfare. Stavros Pantazopoulos examines whether it is possible to designate such areas as off limits, using protected zones enshrined in law?

Oct62020

Eyes in the sky – Earth observations to monitor conflict and environment

Blog, SliderBy Eoghan DarbyshireOctober 6, 2020

Conflict areas are typically data poor, particularly for environmental measurements. Earth observation via satellite remote sensing can fill these data gaps and provide a wealth of information ranging from short-term environmental risks to long-term changes.

Sep302020

New legal principles argue for greater assistance for victims of toxic remnants of war

Blog, Law and policy, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsSeptember 30, 2020

From nuclear weapons testing to oil well fires and sick veterans, new legal principles use the frameworks developed for assisting those harmed by land mines and cluster munitions to inform how we help the victims of conflict and military pollution.

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.

Aug252020

Mine action land release policies should promote nature-based solutions

Blog, Blog, Project One, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsAugust 25, 2020

Mine action operators could help to address the climate and biodiversity crises as part of releasing land back to local communities, and re-greening projects in Africa and elsewhere show how this could be done writes Linsey Cottrell.

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