Conflict and Environment Observatory
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CEOBS is a UK charity that provides a voice for our environment - and those who depend upon it - when it faces harm from armed conflicts and military activities. Our military and conflict greenhouse gas emissions project is @militaryemissions.org
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The environment, conflict and peace in Sudan: from response to recovery - CEOBS
How the environment interacts with conflict and peace in Sudan, and the implications for aid, political engagement and recovery.
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In a new report with @csfsudan.bsky.social we show how environmental issues remain urgent and critical in #Sudan, with implications for aid, political engagement and recovery: ceobs.org/the-environm... 1/7 #EyesOnSudan
Last Friday we briefed nearly 300 Ukrainian #biodiversity and environmental experts on guidance we have developed to determine wartime impacts to #Ukraine's Emerald Network protected areas. www.eu4environment.org/events/emera...
Emerald Network in Ukraine: Developing Management Plans and Assessing Military and Anthropogenic Impacts - EU4ENVIRONMENT
The workshop took place virtually on 7 November 2025. The event aimed to: Increase awareness among the target audience of the Bern Convention and its relevant resolutions, particularly those governing...
www.eu4environment.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Last Friday we briefed nearly 300 Ukrainian #biodiversity and environmental experts on guidance we have developed to determine wartime impacts to #Ukraine's Emerald Network protected areas. www.eu4environment.org/events/emera...
Wars affecting every corner of the globe, military spending at a record high, and 1.5 degrees breached. Our #COP30 preview wonders what, if anything, will be delivered on conflict, climate and militarism. ceobs.org/cop30-what-t...
COP30: What to expect on conflict, climate and militarism - CEOBS
COP30 is taking place against a backdrop of wars and rising military spending, what will it deliver on conflict, climate and militarism?
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November 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Wars affecting every corner of the globe, military spending at a record high, and 1.5 degrees breached. Our #COP30 preview wonders what, if anything, will be delivered on conflict, climate and militarism. ceobs.org/cop30-what-t...
Summary of last week's #UNSC debate on the environment, peace and security to mark #EnvConflictDay. The session was organised by Sierra Leone with briefers from UNEP, Miami University and World Relief Haiti press.un.org/en/2025/sc16.... #PERAC
Highlighting Rapidly Growing Links between Climate and Conflict, Security Council Emphasizes Need to Boost International Support, Increase Financing | Meetings Coverage and Press Releases
While climate change exacerbates conflict-causing tension, conflict, in turn, leads to pollution and ecosystem damage, the Security Council heard today, in a wide-ranging discussion on climate and sec...
press.un.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Summary of last week's #UNSC debate on the environment, peace and security to mark #EnvConflictDay. The session was organised by Sierra Leone with briefers from UNEP, Miami University and World Relief Haiti press.un.org/en/2025/sc16.... #PERAC
"For societies facing the constant stress of war and threats to the country’s territorial integrity, landscape and environment, the chance to connect with nature offers important benefits." theconversation.com/ukraines-mas...
Ukraine’s massive nature project is helping veterans and land recover
A massive rewilding project in Ukraine is proving helpful for the wellbeing of veterans as well as helping large natural areas recover.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
"For societies facing the constant stress of war and threats to the country’s territorial integrity, landscape and environment, the chance to connect with nature offers important benefits." theconversation.com/ukraines-mas...
#Military spending and GHG emissions are rising but reporting is getting worse.
Our new analysis finds that the the top three military spenders are either no longer reporting emissions to the #UNFCCC (US and China), or the data is useless (Russia): ceobs.org/new-data-rev... #COP30
Our new analysis finds that the the top three military spenders are either no longer reporting emissions to the #UNFCCC (US and China), or the data is useless (Russia): ceobs.org/new-data-rev... #COP30
New data reveals the Military Emissions Gap is growing wider - CEOBS
Our 2025 analysis of UNFCCC military emissions data reveals that reporting is getting worse and is undermining climate accounting and goals.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
#Military spending and GHG emissions are rising but reporting is getting worse.
Our new analysis finds that the the top three military spenders are either no longer reporting emissions to the #UNFCCC (US and China), or the data is useless (Russia): ceobs.org/new-data-rev... #COP30
Our new analysis finds that the the top three military spenders are either no longer reporting emissions to the #UNFCCC (US and China), or the data is useless (Russia): ceobs.org/new-data-rev... #COP30
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It's #EnvConflictDay; we're making progress but the challenges are huge.
More people are aware and care than ever before but the rules that are supposed to protect the environment in war are broken daily, and it's people and ecosystems paying the cost.
More people are aware and care than ever before but the rules that are supposed to protect the environment in war are broken daily, and it's people and ecosystems paying the cost.
November 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
It's #EnvConflictDay; we're making progress but the challenges are huge.
More people are aware and care than ever before but the rules that are supposed to protect the environment in war are broken daily, and it's people and ecosystems paying the cost.
More people are aware and care than ever before but the rules that are supposed to protect the environment in war are broken daily, and it's people and ecosystems paying the cost.
The latest #military emissions data that governments report to the UNFCCC is now available on www.militaryemissions.org.
What does it show? That major states are reporting less, translating a growing military emissions gap with implications for global climate goals. #COP30
What does it show? That major states are reporting less, translating a growing military emissions gap with implications for global climate goals. #COP30
November 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The latest #military emissions data that governments report to the UNFCCC is now available on www.militaryemissions.org.
What does it show? That major states are reporting less, translating a growing military emissions gap with implications for global climate goals. #COP30
What does it show? That major states are reporting less, translating a growing military emissions gap with implications for global climate goals. #COP30
It's #EnvConflictDay; we're making progress but the challenges are huge.
More people are aware and care than ever before but the rules that are supposed to protect the environment in war are broken daily, and it's people and ecosystems paying the cost.
More people are aware and care than ever before but the rules that are supposed to protect the environment in war are broken daily, and it's people and ecosystems paying the cost.
November 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
It's #EnvConflictDay; we're making progress but the challenges are huge.
More people are aware and care than ever before but the rules that are supposed to protect the environment in war are broken daily, and it's people and ecosystems paying the cost.
More people are aware and care than ever before but the rules that are supposed to protect the environment in war are broken daily, and it's people and ecosystems paying the cost.
This isn't collateral damage. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Gaza
Inside Gaza, BBC sees total devastation after two years of war
With endless rubble and destroyed streets as far as the eye can see, any plans for Gaza's future are a far cry from where it is today, writes Lucy Williamson.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This isn't collateral damage. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Gaza
New OA paper examining why militaries have the responsibility to address #ClimateChange, and the extent to which #military forces are already adopting these responsibilities. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Short of disarmament: Towards a climate-responsible military despite geopolitical tensions?
Military forces continue to face criticism for their harmful impacts on ecosystems and their contribution to climate change. Western military responses to climate change have been met with skeptici...
www.tandfonline.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
New OA paper examining why militaries have the responsibility to address #ClimateChange, and the extent to which #military forces are already adopting these responsibilities. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Are there dangers in framing climate change as a "threat multiplier" in states where militaries call the shots?
In a new post on @ceobs.org, Usman Ali explains how South Asia is being hard hit by the #ClimateCrisis but #India and #Pakistan's security postures are diverting money from adaptation and contributing to emissions: ceobs.org/militarisati...
Militarisation and the climate crisis in South Asia - CEOBS
Pakistan and India are increasing military spending and emissions, even as South Asia is being hit by the effects of the climate crisis.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Are there dangers in framing climate change as a "threat multiplier" in states where militaries call the shots?
To mark #EnvConflictDay on 6/11, the #UNSC will be briefed by @ingerandersen.bsky.social of @unep.org, the ILC's Charles Jalloh, and a civil society rep, during a session entitled: “Climate and security – environmental impact of armed conflict and climate driven security risks”. #PERAC
November 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
To mark #EnvConflictDay on 6/11, the #UNSC will be briefed by @ingerandersen.bsky.social of @unep.org, the ILC's Charles Jalloh, and a civil society rep, during a session entitled: “Climate and security – environmental impact of armed conflict and climate driven security risks”. #PERAC
This Friday we'll be presenting new guidance we've developed for mapping wartime impacts on Emerald Network nature reserves in #Ukraine.
The project is one component of a wider World Bank initiative to support #biodiversity and ecosystem services www.eu4environment.org/events/emera...
The project is one component of a wider World Bank initiative to support #biodiversity and ecosystem services www.eu4environment.org/events/emera...
Emerald Network in Ukraine: Developing Management Plans and Assessing Military and Anthropogenic Impacts - EU4ENVIRONMENT
The event will take place virtually on 7 November 2025 and will be held in Ukrainian and English. Participants can register through this link. Objectives The event aims to: Increase awareness among th...
www.eu4environment.org
November 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This Friday we'll be presenting new guidance we've developed for mapping wartime impacts on Emerald Network nature reserves in #Ukraine.
The project is one component of a wider World Bank initiative to support #biodiversity and ecosystem services www.eu4environment.org/events/emera...
The project is one component of a wider World Bank initiative to support #biodiversity and ecosystem services www.eu4environment.org/events/emera...
We were in Copenhagen last week for the final conference of a two year @euerasmusplus.bsky.social project exploring the potential of citizen science for environmental accountability in #Ukraine.
It was lovely to look back over everything we've achieved, and explore future opportunities.
It was lovely to look back over everything we've achieved, and explore future opportunities.
October 31, 2025 at 8:59 AM
We were in Copenhagen last week for the final conference of a two year @euerasmusplus.bsky.social project exploring the potential of citizen science for environmental accountability in #Ukraine.
It was lovely to look back over everything we've achieved, and explore future opportunities.
It was lovely to look back over everything we've achieved, and explore future opportunities.
We're working on a deep dive into the environmental data needs for #Ukraine's recovery, a project supported by @OSCE and also relevant to #Sudan and #Syria; post-war recovery must be responsive to the climate, biodiversity and pollution crises. 1/3
October 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We're working on a deep dive into the environmental data needs for #Ukraine's recovery, a project supported by @OSCE and also relevant to #Sudan and #Syria; post-war recovery must be responsive to the climate, biodiversity and pollution crises. 1/3
Intense fire weather, munitions and mines, #Ukraine has faced the perfect wildfire storm, all while Russian drones have targeted firefighters trying to protect Ukraine's natural heritage www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... #biodiversity
Wildfires have consumed vast chunks of Ukraine. Is Russia deliberately fuelling the flames?
In 2024, nearly a million hectares of Ukraine’s land burned. Heat, mines and shelling contributed, but footage of drones targeting firefighters has raised the question of war crimes
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Intense fire weather, munitions and mines, #Ukraine has faced the perfect wildfire storm, all while Russian drones have targeted firefighters trying to protect Ukraine's natural heritage www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o... #biodiversity
New paper suggests that the GHG emissions for a decade of reconstruction in #Ukraine would be 741 Mt CO2, 4x Ukraine’s pre-war annual territorial emissions. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
October 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
New paper suggests that the GHG emissions for a decade of reconstruction in #Ukraine would be 741 Mt CO2, 4x Ukraine’s pre-war annual territorial emissions. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
"It’s not just oil—it’s identity. The olive tree tells us we are still alive.”
Deliberate attacks on agricultural land have decimated #Gaza's olive trees, while in the #WestBank settler violence has prevented Palestinian olive harvests
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-olive...
Deliberate attacks on agricultural land have decimated #Gaza's olive trees, while in the #WestBank settler violence has prevented Palestinian olive harvests
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-olive...
“We Estimate That Nearly One Million of Gaza’s 1.1 Million Olive Trees Have Been Destroyed”
Gaza’s olive groves have been bulldozed by the Israeli military, dried up from lack of water, or remain inaccessible, leaving Palestinian farmers with little to harvest.
www.dropsitenews.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
"It’s not just oil—it’s identity. The olive tree tells us we are still alive.”
Deliberate attacks on agricultural land have decimated #Gaza's olive trees, while in the #WestBank settler violence has prevented Palestinian olive harvests
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-olive...
Deliberate attacks on agricultural land have decimated #Gaza's olive trees, while in the #WestBank settler violence has prevented Palestinian olive harvests
www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-olive...
In a statement supported by 31 organisations, last week governments at the #UNGA heard how we can no longer ignore the staggering environmental and humanitarian cost of armed conflicts and militarism ceobs.org/joint-civil-...
Joint civil society statement on PERAC to the UN General Assembly First Committee - CEOBS
Joint Civil Society Statement on the Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflicts to the UN General Assembly First Committee.
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October 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
In a statement supported by 31 organisations, last week governments at the #UNGA heard how we can no longer ignore the staggering environmental and humanitarian cost of armed conflicts and militarism ceobs.org/joint-civil-...
"I couldn’t even recognise the area. Everything was levelled to the ground".
Israel's explosive violence has stripped #Gaza of its life support systems. Air, soil, water, the environmental legacy will last years www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Israel's explosive violence has stripped #Gaza of its life support systems. Air, soil, water, the environmental legacy will last years www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
‘It’s like a nuclear bomb has hit’: shocked Palestinians return home to desolation
Families are going back to Gaza City and surrounds to find their neighbourhoods obliterated, with many forced to camp in the ruins
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"I couldn’t even recognise the area. Everything was levelled to the ground".
Israel's explosive violence has stripped #Gaza of its life support systems. Air, soil, water, the environmental legacy will last years www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Israel's explosive violence has stripped #Gaza of its life support systems. Air, soil, water, the environmental legacy will last years www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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The climate crisis is increasing the risk from wildfires on military training ranges, even as increased military spending may increase training intensity and militaries explore the potential of lands to sequester carbon, offsetting their emissions 1/2 www.stripes.com/theaters/asi...
Ninth blaze of year burns at Marine Corps rifle range on Okinawa
A fire on Oct. 10 scorched about 400,000 square feet at a Marine Corps rifle range at Camp Hansen in northern Okinawa.
www.stripes.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The climate crisis is increasing the risk from wildfires on military training ranges, even as increased military spending may increase training intensity and militaries explore the potential of lands to sequester carbon, offsetting their emissions 1/2 www.stripes.com/theaters/asi...
Needless to say Russian occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant should not be running on back up generators.
Repairs are underway at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after “local ceasefire zones” were established in the area, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said today.
Local ‘ceasefire’ area declared at Ukrainian nuclear plant for damage repairs
Without reliable external power, the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power risks losing the cooling needed to keep its reactors stable.
www.politico.eu
October 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Needless to say Russian occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant should not be running on back up generators.
How's your autumn going? Intense? Us too.
It's always our busiest time of the year thanks to all the international events that take place.
They are amazing opportunities to speak up on conflict and the environment but it's A LOT. Right now we're two down, five to go. 👇
It's always our busiest time of the year thanks to all the international events that take place.
They are amazing opportunities to speak up on conflict and the environment but it's A LOT. Right now we're two down, five to go. 👇
October 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
How's your autumn going? Intense? Us too.
It's always our busiest time of the year thanks to all the international events that take place.
They are amazing opportunities to speak up on conflict and the environment but it's A LOT. Right now we're two down, five to go. 👇
It's always our busiest time of the year thanks to all the international events that take place.
They are amazing opportunities to speak up on conflict and the environment but it's A LOT. Right now we're two down, five to go. 👇
We're at the #IUCNCongress, yesterday Doug spoke about earth observation and #citsci tools that would allow youth peacebuilders to develop shared environmental narratives in areas affected by armed conflicts. Thank you to the session's Armenian hosts!
October 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
We're at the #IUCNCongress, yesterday Doug spoke about earth observation and #citsci tools that would allow youth peacebuilders to develop shared environmental narratives in areas affected by armed conflicts. Thank you to the session's Armenian hosts!
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Our #IUCNcongress briefing examines the intersection between militaries, armed conflicts, nature and the climate crisis. It's a critical time for IUCN to consider how it can advance dialogue on this. ceobs.org/briefing-mil... 1/2
Briefing: Militaries, armed conflicts, nature and the climate crisis - Entry points for the IUCN - CEOBS
Briefing examining the intersection between militaries, armed conflicts, nature and the climate crisis, with entry points for IUCN members.
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October 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Our #IUCNcongress briefing examines the intersection between militaries, armed conflicts, nature and the climate crisis. It's a critical time for IUCN to consider how it can advance dialogue on this. ceobs.org/briefing-mil... 1/2