An updated environmental assessment of Israel's war in #Gaza has been published by @unep.org. Even without field access it determines that "the scale of degradation is immense". Below are some excerpts, the full report is here: www.unep.org/resources/re... 1/8

Russia's unprecedented military occupation of #Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant increasingly resembles a dangerous game of nuclear brinkmanship www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

As @georgemonbiot.bsky.social observes, it's been clear for some time that Israel has been deliberately attacking #Gaza's life support systems. With more ongoing conflicts than at any time since WW2, we can't ignore their environmental impact www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This week some of the @ceobs.org team volunteered at the excellent Incredible Farm in #Todmorden. We built an enclosure that will be a protected tree nursery and did battle with brambles.

An updated environmental assessment of Israel's war in #Gaza has been published by @unep.org. Even without field access it determines that "the scale of degradation is immense". Below are some excerpts, the full report is here: www.unep.org/resources/re... 1/8

Yesterday, IUCN Congress adopted a motion on conflict-sensitive conservation and environmental protection in areas affected by conflict and fragility. No governments or Indigenous groups voted against the motion during electronic voting: iucn-2025.s3.eu-west-3.amazonaws.com/motions/en/0... 1/5

Today we're briefing the Irish Senate on the climate implications of the #ReArmEurope Plan/Readiness 2030, in our view the plan is inconsistent with Europe's #NetZero targets: www.oireachtas.ie/en/press-cen...

We've developed a conflict damage assessment methodology for this #EU4Environment project supporting #Ukraine. It's intended to help Ukraine assess war-related damage to #biodiversity in its #EmeraldNetwork protected areas. Join us on 3/10 to learn more: www.eu4environment.org/events/emera...

On Wednesday we're giving evidence to the Irish Senate's Joint Committee on Finance on the climate implications of proposed increases in EU #military spending. EU progress on military decarbonisation and emissions reporting is being sidelined in the rush to rearm.

Africa needs $70 bn/year for climate adaptation; in 2023 it received just $14.8 bn, now at risk of falling as donors cut aid. Meanwhile world #military expenditure reached $2.7 tn in 2024, rising by 9.4% from 2023. www.context.news/climate-just...

Learn about current trends relating to the environment in humanitarian disarmament in this chapter we wrote with @paxvoorvrede.nl for @rcw-wilpf.bsky.social's annual briefing book for delegations at the #UNGA #First Committee. reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum...

An important new report from @responsiblesci.bsky.social published today finds that a $100bn rise in military spending adds ~32 million tonnes of planet-warming gases to the atmosphere. Found out more ⬇️

Years of infrastructure neglect, damage and oil extraction have created an environmental disaster in Syria's Deir Az Zor. Addressing it and the war's environmental legacies appear beyond the financial and technical resources of the new government www-aljazeera-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.alja...

Russia's shadow fleet of ageing oil tankers of questionable seaworthiness is a textbook example of how conflicts indirectly generate risks to the environment, and far beyond the area directly affected by hostilities www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Some good reads in @uk.theconversation.com new War on Climate series, here's the intro, posts so far are linked below: theconversation.com/introducing-... 1/5

#Ukraine offers up its mining and metallurgical wastes for #CriticalMineral extraction, in addition to greenfield sites. Current and former industrial areas have substantial volumes of solid wastes, many more accessible than its hard rock deposits en.interfax.com.ua/news/economi...

The South China Sea is facing a crisis driven by the militarisation of fishing industries, destructive artificial island-building campaigns, and the systematic diversion of environmental protection resources toward territorial enforcement. www.stimson.org/2025/territo...

This accessible overview by Duncan Depledge explores how war exacerbates #ClimateChange; why climate change demands military responses; and how armed forces will need to adapt: theconversation.com/three-reason...

A new analysis of the climate impact of sustainable aviation fuel finds that its maximum benefit over fossil jet fuel is ~50%. Military aviation is one of the primary sources of military GHG emissions and this study should come as a reality check. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

In this post @sndeall.bsky.social joins the dots between #MineAction #FoodSecurity and #ClimateChange - it's vital that we continue to reassess the risks posed by explosive remnants of war in light of new understanding and environmental risks theconversation.com/how-unexplod...

A new report from UN #HumanRights Council's Special Rapporteur on Toxics explores how conflict pollution and the toxic remnants of war impact #HumanRights www.ohchr.org/en/documents... 1/4 #IntLaw #IHL

#Sudan's health ministry has stated that #Khartoum is free from contamination from chemical weapons and radioactive materials. Monitoring had been underway since April in response to public disquiet about high rates of illness sudantribune.com/article304592 1/3

The US had made some progress on #military #PFAS pollution in recent years, both with respect to contaminated facilities and in removing PFAS from some military applications - next year's NDAA could see much of that progress lost. www.thenewlede.org/2025/08/cong...

#Military activities on UK ranges caused 385 wildfires between Jan 23 and July 25, with nearly 1,200 fires reported since 2020. The fires damage habitats, impact air quality and generate GHG emissions and are often impossible to fight due to UXOs. www.bbc.com/news/article...

In a joint US-UK exercise a vessel will be attacked and sunk in 6,000 ft of water off the #Hebrides next year, according to newly announced plans. A similar #military exercise in 2022 raised several environmental concerns. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-planning-... 1/2

#Russia is withdrawing from @RamsarConv on wetlands, in protest of a 2022 resolution condemning its aggression against #Ukraine that was extended at its latest COP. @evabaudichau.bsky.social and Meng Wang explain more here: www.ejiltalk.org/conflict-at-... #PERAC 1/6

#Russia is withdrawing from @RamsarConv on wetlands, in protest of a 2022 resolution condemning its aggression against #Ukraine that was extended at its latest COP. @evabaudichau.bsky.social and Meng Wang explain more here: www.ejiltalk.org/conflict-at-... #PERAC 1/6

A reminder from close to home that the #ClimateCrisis is increasing the risks posed by unexploded ordnance. In this case increasing the frequency of wildfires and posing a risk to firefighters. This is WWII ordnance but the problem will affect many regions globally www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The #ReArmEurope plan suggested defence investment could meet the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation and the #ESG taxonomy by contributing to #SDG16, prompting calls to classify investments in arms as "sustainable": www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

The UK is paying out $3.9m in compensation to 7,723 Kenyans affected by a massive wildfire caused by a MoD #military training exercise in 2021 - but questions remain over whether this addresses the scale of the environmental damage caused big3africa.org/2025/08/27/b...

#Donetsk in eastern #Ukraine faces a #water crisis that is impacting people and the environment. This piece unpacks this manmade disaster, which has developed since 2014, and explores the political fallout for Russia and the Russian-backed authorities theins.ru/obshestvo/28...

A nuclear capable cruise missile powered by a small nuclear reactor that discharges radioactive exhaust gases. The design has been described as "uniquely stupid" and it appears that Russia is about to begin a new round of testing. www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/unu... 1/2

Join us in Copenhagen or online on Oct 24 as we explore the potential of #CitSci in areas affected by armed conflict. We'll be unpacking all the learning from our two year @gromadaukraine.bsky.social project for @euerasmusplus.bsky.social; info and registration link here: ceobs.org/conference-e...

UK e-waste being repurposed for frontline use in #Ukraine. To date there has been very little attention on the environmental impact of e-waste from drone use in frontline areas, tens of thousands of drones are being produced each month. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Interest in rewetting eastern Europe's peatlands as a defensive measure against Russian invasion continues to rumble on, apparently inspired by the flooding of the Irpin valley in #Ukraine. Some thoughts... 1/5 www.politico.eu/article/russ...

"The trees posed a security threat to an Israeli settlement". The latest in a long running Israeli strategy to undermine the #FoodSecurity and livelihoods of West Bank communities. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/... #OPT

Positive to see more attention on the impact of space launches on the upper atmosphere. The ozone layer is sensitive to chlorine compounds from solid fuel. This also has a clear #military dimension. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

" #Rewilding combines the themes of restoration, life, and healing – something that Ukrainian society deeply needs at the moment.” How civilians and #veterans are working to restore nature - and their mental health - in the Danube Delta. www.endangeredlandscapes.org/news/nature-... #Ukraine

Required reading for those interested in military applications of #PFAS - including firefighting foams and explosives. @echa.europa.eu proposing EU ban but with substantial transition and derogation periods for military applications because of substitution costs and difficulties.

New report examining how actions of the Chinese #military in #Tibet are exacerbating environmental degradation linked to the #ClimateCrisis thenewshimachal.com/2025/08/chin...

In the 'biggest case in human history', the International Court of Justice has outlined the legal responsibility of States to address climate change. In our latest blog, @aradami.bsky.social explains what the outcome means for military and conflict emissions. ceobs.org/what-the-icj...

On July 31, the IDF demolished storage facilities at the Hebron seed bank. The bank was established in 2003 to preserve hardy strains of local crops, those especially resistant to disease and harsh weather. e360.yale.edu/digest/hebro... #Gaza

"This negligent approach is far too common in the #nuclear weapons programme, and is a direct consequence of a lack of oversight.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We spoke with @npr.org about the environmental risks from the massive use of fibre optic drones on the frontlines of #Ukraine, these pose a threat to wildlife and soils and will impede mine clearance, firefighting and agricultural livelihoods. www.npr.org/2025/08/07/n... 1/2

We spoke with @npr.org about the environmental risks from the massive use of fibre optic drones on the frontlines of #Ukraine, these pose a threat to wildlife and soils and will impede mine clearance, firefighting and agricultural livelihoods. www.npr.org/2025/08/07/n... 1/2

Here @floriankrampe.bsky.social argues that more of the EU's planned increase in military spending be targeted towards dual use tech responsive to the #ClimateCrisis and #decarbonisation. www.weforum.org/stories/2025... 1/3

Transboundary water pollution from rare earth mining in #Myanmar has been identified in #Laos and #Thailand, adding to environmental pressures on the Mekong River. Exploiting rare earths and other resources is a key component of Myanmar's war economy www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...

In #SouthSudan, flooding presents a clear cut pathway through which climatic extremes can impact the security situation on the ground, in this case often mediated by land and resource disputes as areas are inundated and people displaced www.un.org/climatesecur...

#Iran's groundwater is rapidly declining - how significant is the role of military/affiliated institutions?

We spoke to @bloomberg.com for this great investigation on conflict pollution in #Gaza: "so much environmental damage has been caused that it is undermining the basic life support systems that people rely on." www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...