Environment

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War and the Environment in the Middle East: Degradation, Governance, and the Way Forward

Amman: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung | August 27, 2026.

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The military green transition: Decarbonisation as warfighting opportunity

Political Geography | July 8, 2026.

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Picking up arms against a collapsing planet: militarised ecologies on a planetary scale

Geoforum | April 22, 2026.

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The environmental costs of the escalating Middle East crisis | Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) | October 3, 2024. | Doug Weir
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13623699.2024.2382832 | Taylor & Francis | August 15, 2024. | Nico Edwards
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Against a Military Transition | The Break Down | August 15, 2024. | Nico Edwards
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Sex, Power and Play at Europe’s Largest Arms Fair | The Disorder of Things | March 8, 2024. | Nico Edwards
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The environmental consequences of the war against Ukraine: Preliminary 12-month assessment, summary and recommendations | Conflict and Environment Observatory and Zoï Environment Network | March 5, 2024. | Doug Weir
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UNEA-6 passes resolution on environmental assistance and recovery in areas affected by armed conflict | Conflict and Environment Observatory | March 4, 2024. | Doug Weir
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Leveraging emerging technologies to enable environmental monitoring and accountability in conflict zones | "Protection of the Environment During Armed Conflict | December 13, 2023. | Wim Zwijnenburg
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Resisting Green Militarism: Building Movements for Peace and Eco-Social Justice | World Peace Foundation | December 4, 2023. | Nico Edwards
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First Committee Monitor: Volume 21, No. 5 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 21, No. 5 | Katherine Young, Matthew Breay Bolton, Erin Hunt, Ray Acheson, Laura Varella
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Landmines and Cluster Munitions Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Environment Europe
Military Drones as the Weapons of Choice in Iraq | PAX | October 31, 2023. | Wim Zwijnenburg
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Foreign Policy for Ecological Justice or Ecological Colonialism? | PRISME Initiative | October 18, 2023. | Nico Edwards
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First Committee Monitor: Volume 21, No. 2 | Reaching Critical Will | Volume 21, No. 2 | Katherine Young, Matthew Breay Bolton, Erin Hunt, Ray Acheson, Laura Varella
Arms Trade Treaty (ATT)Explosive Weapons in Populated Areas Gender AI/Autonomous and Emerging Weapons Landmines and Cluster Munitions Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians Environment Europe
The U.S.- Mexico Double Fix: Combating the Flow of Guns to Transnational Organized Crim | Pacific Council on International Policy | 2023 | Kathi Lynn Austin
Arms Trafficking Environment Humanitarian Law/Human Rights Harm to Civilians
Leveraging emerging technologies to enable environmental monitoring and accountability in conflict zones | International Review of the Red Cross | September 27, 2023. | Wim Zwijnenburg
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The environmental dimensions of Libya’s flood disaster | Conflict and Environment Observatory | September 25, 2023. | Doug Weir
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October 11, The Case for Human Rights Due Diligence for the Arms Sector | LinkedIn | September 21, 2023. | Cindy Ebbs
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Commentary: Who cares about the environment in war? | acceptance speech made on behalf of CEOBS for this year’s Al Moumin Award | September 19, 2023. | Doug Weir
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Reporter’s Guide to Investigating War Crimes: Environmental and Property Damage | Global Investigative Journalism Network | September 8, 2023. | Wim Zwijnenburg
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A Preliminary Environmental Risk Assessment of the Kakhovka Dam Flooding | Environment and Conflict Alert Ukraine | July 7, 2023. | Wim Zwijnenburg
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Attacks on Agro-Industrial Sites in Ukraine Environment and Conflict Alert Ukraine | PAX | April 5, 2023. | Wim Zwijnenburg
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Protecting the innocent, the land, and the body: traditional sources of restraint on landmine use | Humanitarian Law & Policy | March 23, 2023. | Matthew Breay Bolton
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Axed and Burned: How Conflict-caused Deforestation Impacts Environmental, Socio-economic and Climate Resilience in Syria | PAX | 2023 | Wim Zwijnenburg
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Ukraine Conflict Environmental Briefing: The Coastal and Marine Environment | Conflict and Environment Observatory and Zoï Environment Network | February 1, 2023. | Doug Weir
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EU Military Greening Politics: A Review of Transparency and Implementation | Conflict and Environment Observatory | January 24, 2023. | Doug Weir
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Risks and impacts from attacks on energy infrastructure in Ukraine | Pax | December 21, 2022. | Wim Zwijnenburg
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