The Raven and the Sun. Dec 26. 2025

Olive grove by olive grove, sheep pasture by sheep pasture, village by village — over the past two years, Israeli settlers, often with Israeli military support, have escalated their unrelenting campaign to seize land and erase its Palestinian presence. Paywall free: nytimes.com/interactive/...

Got useful feedback on this message, and most of the fiber optics are not containing plastics, to reduce weight. From an environmental point of view it would be mostly e-waste from the millions of #drones, and the cables still would trap birds and mammels, affecting movement and biodiversity.

The widespread use of fiber-optic guided #drones throughout #Ukraine is leaving complete towns, fields an forest covered with plastic cables. This risks trapping animals and leave plastic pollution. Clearing would be relatively easy but highly needed

Very interesting blog here on the use of autonomous weapons and their environmental impacts, looking at cost for artificial intelligence training and the ability of AI to incorporate environmental considerations in targeting decisions @stopkillerrobots.bsky.social www.ejiltalk.org/ai-enabled-w...

Tonight @paxvoorvrede.nl is hosting a side-event with expert speakers from @unep.org @icrclawpolicy.bsky.social and NGOs addressing the need to have conflict on the agenda at #UNEA7 and beyond to strengthen protection of the environment in war Join us online ➡️https://tinyurl.com/ybzckswx

The latest @unep.org Global Environmental Outlook heavy features the impacts of war on the environment, in particular air pollution and wider toxic remnants of war, and the growing pressures of climate change on natural resources that could spark tensions and conflict www.unep.org/resources/gl...

Great to see the International Criminal Court's Policy on addressing environmental damage through the Rome Statute, including caused by armed conflicts. It calls for strong monitoring mechanisms and collaboration with civil society to hold perpetrators accountable. www.icc-cpi.int/news/policy-...

After nearly 14-years of war, both civil society and the new government in #Syria are eager to start rebuilding, yet face huge challenges regarding widespread damages to environment and infrastructure. Here's some of my impressions travelling there and meeting folks paxforpeace.nl/news/amidst-...

We will be at #UNEA7 in Nairobi to raise the profile of the environment-conflict nexus that has been on the agenda over the last decade. @paxforpeace.nl hosts a side-event on Dec 10 to discuss the challenges and opportunities around this nexus at UNEA. Join us in person or online! lnkd.in/eZEibN4H

Natural resource exploitation in #Sudan continues to be fueling the conflict. A new report by @paxforpeace.nl shows how the trade in #gumarabic is financing the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) through looting, taxation, and control of illicit trade routes. paxforpeace.nl/news/how-tra...

How are military #drones, often imported from Turkey, UAE and Iran, changing warfare and what are risks of the widespread use of this technology for civilians in #Sudan? We @paxvoorvrede.nl spoke with @mediapart.fr on these issues www.mediapart.fr/journal/inte...

Another drone strike by #RSF against oil infrastructure in #Sudan, this time targeting a warehouse structure in Heglig oil field on the border with #SouthSudan, as seen on @planet.com imagery.

As governments meet in #CostaRica to review the implementation of the 2022 Political Declaration on #EWIPA, this joint briefing coordinated by @paxforpeace.nl highlights how its operationalisation can reduce environmental risks to civilians and the #environment paxforpeace.nl/news/states-...

🛰 #Sentinel2 ✂️Visualized: @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @unep.org @wammezz.bsky.social @adamplatform.bsky.social @kavehmadani.bsky.social @plosclimate.org @uwenvironment.bsky.social @climate.us @climateofgavin.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org @climateanalytics.org @yalee360.bsky.social @eeb.org

Today #EnvConflictDAy we are sharing key achievements, lessons learned, and prospects ensure protection of the environment and civilians depending on it remain essential. With thanks to NASA Lifelines for an amazing short documentary on our work paxforpeace.nl/news/from-sa...

Seeing a few false “massacre” claims from misidentification of satellite images and Google Maps labels about #Sudan — some showing livestock or red vegetation misrepresented as blood or bodies. This misinformation undermines trust in real atrocity evidence and data sources

Daar gaan we weer. Hopelijk beter afweergeschut in Rotterdam dit keer al mag de Lijnbaan best geraakt worden.

Famous last words...

Israel dumping conflict-debris and waste in #Palestine, adding to the burden of the wider environmental impact that is affecting lives and ecosystems in #Gaza and adding an transboundary element to the wider destruction www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...

A country under pressure from conflict, climage crisis and political instablity, yet the future of #Syria needs strong planning on tackling water insecurity and reconstruction. Together with other experts we lay-out the pathways ahead this op-ed for One Water onewater.blue/article/wate...

Hurricane Melissa. Image taken today by Sentinel-3.

Important research and innovative methodology again by the Initiative on GHG Accounting of War/ @ecodiya.bsky.social looking at conflict-emissions from Russia's invasion of #Ukraine over the last 3 years. en.ecoaction.org.ua/climate-dama...

Interesting application of #remotesensing and machine-learning to track conflict-linked air pollution in #Gaza from Israel's destruction of buildings and farmlands. An relevant approach to be learned from for other conflict-settings www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Israeli forces torching the Sheikh Ajlin Sewage Treatment Plant in #Gaza before retreating, depriving the civilian population of acess to clean-water and worsen the humanitarian situation for Palestinians trying to return. Over 70% of the water infra is damaged www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-idf...

Russia using small drones armed with North Korean cluster munitions in attacks in southern Ukraine, as North Korea expands its support for Russia’s military, Conflict Armament Research report www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/u... [gift article]

1. Fascism is not a moment in history. It is a strategy of power: obedience enforced through hierarchy and the use of force. It thrives on division, exclusion, and the persecution of those who refuse to submit. Anti-fascism is the refusal to accept such abuse of power. 🧵

The recent waves of Israeli airstrikes on targets in #Hudaydah in #Yemen caused more oil spills, affecting the local coastal environment. Multiple strikes this year caused significant air, water and soil pollution from hydrocarbons when oil facilities and ships were targeted

The second @UNEP report on the environmental impacts of Israel's war on #Gaza paints a bleak picture as " the damage to people in Gaza and the natural systems on which they depend continues to worsen." Full report and recommendations here: wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.50...

Fields full of fiber-optic cables from #drones are visible along the battlelines in #Ukraine, as seen here in this video. The tens-of-thousands of drones live thousands of kilometers of these cables trapping wildlife and will pose a massive undertaking in post-conflict clean-up t.me/sylasvobody/...

Vrij denigrerend stuk, alsof het 'tuig' niet handelsbekwaam is en gewoon opgevoed moet worden. Wat we zien is het constante ophitsen van menigtes door rechtse politieke partijen, en wat men zaait zal men oogsten. Het constant de schuld geven aan vluchtelingen, 'links', dat zich nu uit in geweld

The chapter by @wammezz.bsky.social and Christina Parandii highlights the role of #drones across all battlefields and conflicts in 2024 and 2025—and warn about the challenge they pose to peace and security: reachingcriticalwill.org/images/docum... #FirstCommittee

Increase of illegal goldmining in #DRC comes with heavy health and environmental price for local communities, a new join @paxvoorvrede.nl / IPIS report finds. Using both #earthobservation analaysis and interviews we documented these impacts ➡️ paxforpeace.nl/news/illegal...

New satellite imagery shows one-way explosive #drones being prepared by #RSF for strikes against SAF in eastern #Sudan. We analyzed the imagery for @reuters.com as shapes are consistent with known Chinese or #UAE models seen before www.reuters.com/business/aer...

Reports coming in from the frontline near Toretsk that Ukrainian troops suffered from exposure to ammonia gas after a decommissioned pipeline was hit by #Russia. @planet.com imagery shows a likely residual ammonia cloud at the location shared with us.

The conflict in #Yemen is worsening environment and health risks from the mounting garbage crisis. We're proud of this joint report with @eurpeace.bsky.social that demonstrate the scale and impact using #remotesensing, and explores pathways for peacebuilding. A 🧵1/x paxforpeace.nl/publications...

Us usual media are eager to be fast instead of accurate. Turns out that "transgender ideology" (whatever that means) and antifascis slogan reference wasnt likely there.

The recovery of #Syria also requires addressing the pollution legacy of its broken oil industry in Deir ez Zor. Ongoing spills, makeshift refineries and flaring continue to affect the environment and public health. We spoke with @aljazeera.com on what's needed next youtu.be/GAmTWfAmfrE?...

Looking forward to speak at the Association of Iraqi Academics in the UK conference in London on conflict-linked environmental degradation, oil pollution and climate challenges in #Iraq, together with our friends from @hrw.org and Iraqi scientists.

The suffering of Yemeni's from the Houthi's rule is worsened by #Israeli and #US airstrikes that also hit medical facilities and water infrastructure, exerbating the cholera crisis www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0... Archive: archive.is/3azD6

Interesting article in @nature.com using various #remotesensing methods to detect conflict-linked methane emissions from Russia's invasion of #Ukraine, in particular from damaged civilian urban areas that matches military targets in terms of volumes www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Het racisme in Nederland blijt slachtoffers maken, aangewakkerd door de vreemdelingenhaat gezaaid door de PVV, @vvdonline.bsky.social en Telegraaf. Hardwerkende vluchtelingen die een leven op willen bouwen worden bedreigt en aangevallen nos.nl/l/2580939

Glad to see the latest @srtoxics.bsky.social report on military toxics and human rights out now, describing the various sources and pathways of conflict pollution and providing a strong list of recommendations, including a potential 'Green Geneva Convention'. www.ohchr.org/en/documents...

"In this messy new world, even state responses to climate change can fall afoul of border trouble." An eloquent reminder on the stern threats but also opportunties coming from climate impacts and conflict by Peter Schwarstein in the @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...

"Climate activism has emerged in #Iraq and #Yemen as a vehicle not just for ecological advocacy but also for political expression in the shadow of conflict and hegemony and as civic space shrinks." Helpful reflections here via @carnegieendowment.org carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

"An intersectional approach to conflict-related environmental crimes is essential to truly grasp their roots and their long-term interconnected consequences" . A welcome addition to the debate over conflict, environment and #gender for @opiniojuris.bsky.social opiniojuris.org/2025/08/08/n...

How has the war in #Yemen excerbated the solid waste crisis, what are the environment and health risks and how to ensure this is incorporated into peacebuilding? These questions are addressed in our new collaborative report with @eurpeace.bsky.social out next week. paxforpeace.nl/news/webinar...

Again, Israel targets fossil fuel and energy infrastructure in #Yemen, direclty killing civilians and impacting access to power that worsens the huminitarian situation. The strikes also result in localized extra health risks from pollants released. www.mwatana.org/posts-en/isr...

In 2002 viel het kabinet omdat Nederland niet genoeg had gedaan om genocide te stoppen. In 2025 valt het kabinet omdat het weigert iets te doen om genocide te stoppen.