Occupied Palestinian Territories

A dense population and recurring conflicts have placed the Gaza Strip’s environment under considerable pressure, damaging critical infrastructure and generating debris. Environmental governance in both Gaza and the West Bank has been made more complex by the occupation, which has compounded and often actively worsened issues such as water scarcity, pollution, land degradation and waste management. Read the OPT briefing.

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Tree planting as resistance in Palestine

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.

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When cities are bombed, damage and disruption to buildings and environmentally sensitive infrastructure creates acute and chronic risks to civilians and to the environment. Here are just five of them. #EWIPA #Gaza

When cities are bombed, damage and disruption to buildings and environmentally sensitive infrastructure creates acute and chronic risks to civilians and to the environment. Here are just five of them. #EWIPA #Gaza

Substantive work towards #UNEA6 starts this week, listening to #Palestine's statement, and mindful of the ongoing conflict in #Ukraine, it seems inevitable that the environmental dimensions of conflicts will be on the agenda. #Gaza

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