Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)
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CEOBS provides a voice for our environment - and those who depend upon it - when it faces harm from armed conflicts and military activities.
Hebden Bridge, England
Joined December 2011
Our new report explores how Russia's war against #Ukraine contributed to 2024's Kerch Strait oil spill and examines its continuing impact on the #BlackSea environment 🧵1/6.
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In late 2024 two Russian oil tanker spilled 4,000 tonnes of oil into the Kerch Strait, we explore how the war has contributed to its ongoing impact.
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The owners of the tankers involved in the Kerch Strait spill - KamaTransOil LLC and Kama Shipping - are currently in court as Russia's natural resource service seeks to recover 49.5 billion rubles in damages
theins.ru
Представители Росприроднадзора констатировали невозможность собрать все нефтепродукты, попавшие в Черное море в результате крушения двух танкеров типа «Волгонефть» в декабре прошлого года
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Millions of tonnes of rubble left by Israel’s bombing of #Gaza could generate more than 90,000t of GHG emissions and take 40 years to remove and process; 2.1m dump trucks would need to drive 29.5m km to transport it to disposal sites:
theguardian.com
Processing debris from Israel’s destruction of homes, schools and hospitals could take four decades
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RT @milemissionsgap: The US @DeptofDefense budget is set to rise to $1tn. New analysis shows that this will push the Pentagon’s total green….
theguardian.com
Exclusive: 17% increase in military spending will add emissions equivalent to those of some entire countries
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RT @milemissionsgap: Military grade #greenwash of the week goes to @DefenceAust for this piece "Flying clean at #TalismanSabre 2025". It's….
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VIP transport flight uses a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blend, a key milestone in the transition to cleaner energy.
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While the focus has been on #PFAS firefighting foams, #military applications are far broader, for example in munitions. Yet precious little data is available on their dispersal into the environment, whether on ranges, disposal sites or during conflicts 2/2.
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Pressure is growing to ban toxic and environmentally persistent PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ and we need to ask how the military uses them.
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The film is one of several on the intersection between war, environment and climate from Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism @ARIJNetwork, others look at damage to cropland and the climate cost of reconstruction 2/2.
arij.net
Climate and War is a collaboration involving over 40 journalists from 12 media organizations, coordinated by Forbidden Stories, investigating the attacks on journalists in Gaza. It also includes...
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In #Gaza, people are so desperate for fuel that plastic is being distilled into diesel amidst the rubble. The practice is dangerous, with workers and those living nearby exposed to the toxic fumes. 1/2.
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After 80 to 110 years, the wrecks are becoming increasingly unstable, a problem exacerbated by the #ClimateCrisis and warming temperatures. In many cases coordination is lacking, responsibility is unclear and financial and technical resources absent:.2/2
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There are more than than 8,500 potentially polluting sunken vessels globally, containing oil, chemicals, or unexploded ordnance. Many wrecks date back to WWI and WWII; now a new project is seeking to shift the dial on this expensive and complex problem 1/2.
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A Global Framework for the Near and Long-Term Assessment, Intervention and Sharing of Data for Potentially Polluting Wrecks.
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Weekend read? Explore how Russia's war against #Ukraine created the conditions for a massive Black Sea oil spill, whose environmental impact has already continued for 6 months.
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In New Mexico a US Air Force #PFAS plume has become "a ward of the state". The US is further ahead on its #military PFAS journey than many countries, this story features many of the tricks other militaries may try to evade accountability for pollution
theguardian.com
High levels of Pfas stemming from the base have tainted water, damaged crops and poisoned cows in the area
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UK to ban toxic lead ammunition to ". stop lead from contaminating soil and leaching into rivers. ensuring ecosystems thrive for both wildlife and people alike." .#Military applications are exempted, the latest in a long list of toxics exemptions.
gov.uk
New ban on use of lead in ammunition to protect iconic wildlife and clean up the nation’s waterways
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While much of the global media continues to frame the MENA region through conflict and geopolitics, a group of filmmakers is redirecting attention to the unfolding impact of the #ClimateCrisis #Iraq #Libya #Yemen.
newarab.com
A new wave of MENA filmmakers is spotlighting the region’s climate crisis through powerful, locally rooted documentaries that challenge Western narratives
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RT @milemissionsgap: Since we launched at COP26 we have seen a rapid increase in the number of environmental NGOs engaging on military and….
greenpeace.org
Environmental justice and human rights are not separate fights — they are one and the same. That is why we at Greenpeace condemn all violations of international law and the collective punishment of...
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#Syria has been scarred by six days of wildfires that have scorched more than 14,000 hectares — land roughly the size of Washington, D.C. Powerful visual report from the NYT:
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The country is experiencing its worst drought in decades, which has set the conditions for the blazes to scorch an area the size of Washington, D.C.
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Farming in #Ukraine: “. one of the major challenges has to do with the physical risk of UXOs and soil contamination. and the situation is getting worse. We estimate 138,000 km2 are contaminated with unexploded munitions, and water is also at risk.".
theguardian.com
Agriculture is woven into Ukrainian culture, but daily attacks, a loss of workers and land contamination are tearing the industry apart
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We spoke to @BulletinAtomic during #Israel's war with #Iran on how the conduct of the war was generating environmental risks that posed threats to human health and ecosystems. Learn more in our June 20 rapid analysis of the war, available here:
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A week into the Israel-Iran War we review some of the key environmental issues and trends that are emerging,
Israel and the United States' strikes on Iran could leave lasting health, environmental, and climate damage to the country. Bulletin editors @jessimckenzi and @Saragoud take a closer look.
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In recent days wildfires around Latakia have affected 3% of #Syria's forest cover, efforts to control them are being hampered by inadequate equipment and unexploded ordnance. Seasonal fires are not unusual but drought has increased the fire risk this year
npasyria.com
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Syrian authorities said on Monday that ongoing wildfires in Syria’s Latakia countryside have burned approximately 100 square
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RT @ceobs_org: Our new report explores how Russia's war against #Ukraine contributed to 2024's Kerch Strait oil spill and examines its cont….
ceobs.org
In late 2024 two Russian oil tanker spilled 4,000 tonnes of oil into the Kerch Strait, we explore how the war has contributed to its ongoing impact.
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