The destruction of the Kakhovka dam was labelled as #ecocide. But its loss, and the reappearance of the Great Meadow that originally covered the area are challenging our notions of loss, recovery and of ecocide itself. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

Don’t rebuild the dam: Ukrainian experts urge Unesco to protect site uncovered by Russian sabotage

As archaeologists find treasure trove along new floodplain, conservationists say another Nova Kakhovka would be ecocide

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While we agree with Turkiye's environment minister Murat Kurum that climate spending should exceed NATO's 5% defence target he would be a more credible advocate if Turkiye reported the GHG emissions of its $25bn military spending www.theguardian.com/environment/... #COP31

Cop31 host urges wealthy countries to spend ‘much more’ on climate than defence

‘The climate issue is the security issue,’ says Turkish minister at Pacific pre-Cop summit in Fiji

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When we launched this project at COP26 we assumed that military emissions reporting might improve over time. As #COP31 approaches, the climate crisis intensifies and military spending balloons, this doesn't appear to be the case.

The Military Emissions Gap@militaryemissions.org · 4d ago

Today we launch our annual analysis of military emissions reporting transparency. Here's what we've found: ceobs.org/analysis-rev...

Ensuring ERW are cleared safely and sustainably has implications for how communities can recover from conflicts, especially as the climate becomes more extreme and unpredictable. Despite this, these issues are often siloed by researchers, policymakers, and by donors.

We spoke to @thenationalnews.com about the environmental consequences of the Israeli-US war against #Iran, oil spills aside, international attention and interest has been unusually short lived by the standards of recent conflicts www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/20...

Gulf nations urged to tackle 'unprecedented' environmental damage from Iran war | The National

Efforts to safeguard mangroves, seagrass and corals are needed, scientists say

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New paper! What environmental factors would we need to consider if we were to extend the protection of civilians beyond the narrow confines of #IHL? ceobs.org/addressing-t... #PERAC #IntLaw

Addressing the environmental consequences of conflict, towards the full protection of civilians. - CEOBS

What environmental factors would we need to consider if we were to extend the protection of civilians beyond the narrow confines of IHL?

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New paper! What environmental factors would we need to consider if we were to extend the protection of civilians beyond the narrow confines of #IHL? ceobs.org/addressing-t... #PERAC #IntLaw

Addressing the environmental consequences of conflict, towards the full protection of civilians. - CEOBS

What environmental factors would we need to consider if we were to extend the protection of civilians beyond the narrow confines of IHL?

ceobs.org

@carolinelucas.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @adrianramsay.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk thanks for the focus on nature security, this new briefing explores what's missing from the securitisation narrative, and why it's a problem ceobs.org/briefing-def...

Briefing: Defining Nature, Peace and Security (NPS) - CEOBS

Nature security that prioritises the national security of a few won't address the drivers of biodiversity loss; we explore what's needed instead.

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A new study on #mineaction in #Ukraine finds that "sustainable recovery depends on integrating mine action governance, environmental assessment and remediation, land-use planning, and long-term soil and ecosystem monitoring into a coherent recovery process." link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Demining and revitalising war-affected landscapes in Ukraine: multi-actor governance responses - Sustainability Science

Ukraine faces one of the world’s largest and most complex explosive-ordnance contamination problems, affecting agricultural land, settlements, forests, and other natural ecosystems. This paper examine...

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We need to talk about "Nature Security". We're seeing a big push to securitise nature but it's being done in a way that risks ignoring the root causes of #biodiversity loss, and the solutions we need to fix it.

What needs to be in place for the idea of environmentally sustainable conflict recovery to take hold? With @annackermann.bsky.social we examine why sustainable recovery processes are needed and whether lessons from #Ukraine could be applied to other conflict areas. ceobs.org/give-sustain...

Give sustainable recovery a chance - CEOBS

What conditions are needed for sustainable conflict recovery? We look at whether lessons from Ukraine could be applied elsewhere.

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What needs to be in place for the idea of environmentally sustainable conflict recovery to take hold? With @annackermann.bsky.social we examine why sustainable recovery processes are needed and whether lessons from #Ukraine could be applied to other conflict areas. ceobs.org/give-sustain...

Give sustainable recovery a chance - CEOBS

What conditions are needed for sustainable conflict recovery? We look at whether lessons from Ukraine could be applied elsewhere.

ceobs.org

Exciting to see the outcomes from Humanity in War's global initiative for humanitarian law. We participated in the consultations on naval warfare and IHL and peace. 118 states are part of the Initiative, together with the ICRC. www.upholdhumanityinwar.org/en #PERAC

Next month we're co-hosting a roundtable at the Montréal #ClimateSecurity Summit 2026. Partnering with the Initiative for GHG Accounting in War, we'll be exploring the emissions implications of NATO's 5% spending goal: ccascoe.org/event/montre...

Montréal Climate Security Summit 2026 - NATO Climate Change & Security Centre of Excellence

Resilient Defence: Climate-Smart Investments on the Road to 5% is the fifth edition of the Montréal Climate Security Summit, focused on defence resilience, climate adaptation, and strategic investment.

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#Gold mining in #Sudan is fuelling the conflict and contaminating the land, its people and the very social fabric of communities. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Curse of the Nile’s gold: how Sudan is losing its fertile fields and ability to produce food

An artisanal mining boom driven by war and poverty is causing a public health emergency, as chemicals poison soil, water and society

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Defence ministries often highlight their stewardship of nature on their extensive training areas. A new study on landscape fires challenges this narrative ceobs.org/are-rising-s...

Are rising spending and temperatures causing more fires on European military lands? - CEOBS

Is the pattern of wildfires at European military bases changing in response to higher temperatures and defence spending?

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US attacks 3 unladen Iranian oil tankers, sinks 1. Tankers like the KYLO carry up to 4,000 tons of heavy fuel oil, in addition to the residues within their storage tanks: these attacks are still environmentally problematic, even if vessels are unladen www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

US military says it struck three Iranian tankers after American warships came under missile attack

Officials said US aircraft carrier and destroyer avoided attacks before three Iranian tankers were struck by the US

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This is just one of many reasons why we are proud of our long-standing partnership with our good friends @npaid.bsky.social 💚 www.npaid.org/mine-action-... #MineAction #EDI #DEI

Press release: Norwegian People's Aid says no to U.S. Department of…

“The   U.S. Department of State  is  seeking  to impose conditions that would require us to abandon our commitment to equality and diversity not only in …

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Still think militaries should get a free pass for their GHG emissions?

UN Environment Programme@unep.org · last mo.

Global warming is set to cross 1.5°C, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, a new UNEP report warns.   Predicted impacts include extreme weather and threats to human health and economies.

The process of environmental mainstreaming in #MineAction has been underway for several years. In our new post we explain how a new action plan for the Convention on Cluster Munitions would both reflect and encourage this process. ceobs.org/new-cluster-... @npaid.bsky.social

New cluster munition action plan would include more environment and climate - CEOBS

Environmental mainstreaming in mine action has been underway for several years, a new action plan on cluster munitions reflects that.

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A welcome message from #PopeLeo on the often deep and lasting environmental degradation resulting from armed conflict, and on the role of environmental degradation in contributing to further violence: www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Even while it’s adapting for a hot new world with its emergencies and imminent threats, writes Neta Crawford for @thebulletin.org, the military has largely sidestepped its role in creating the #ClimateCrisis. thebulletin.org/2026/08/the-...

The US military’s fatal stance on climate change

The Pentagon is preparing to wage war in a warmer world, even as it accelerates it

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1/3 What are the enabling conditions and barriers for environmentally responsive and sustainable post-war recovery? Doug Weir and @annackermann.bsky.social recently explored this question for a new report on the MENA, conflict and the environment from @fesonline.bsky.social.

What limited attention there is on the relationship between the #ClimateCrisis and unexploded ordnance tends to focus on contemporary warzones. However, our extreme European summer has again drawn attention to the ongoing risks from legacy contamination apnews.com/article/euro...

Wildfires expose — and detonate — buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII

The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty bombs and mines from World War I and II.

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This is a great overview of the state of play on military emissions reporting from Neta Crawford for @thebulletin.org: Military and wartime emissions are difficult to track—but too important to ignore. thebulletin.org/2026/08/miss...

Mission impossible? Quantifying military emissions

Military and wartime emissions are difficult to track—but too important to ignore.

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We're at the #GreenMan Festival, it's an annual fundraiser for us but this year Doug and Eoghan will also be speaking in Einstein's Garden on how we track war's environmental impact: 12:40 Saturday if you're here too. Come say hi.

The global energy transition is developing many security dimensions: in the Sahel, non-state armed groups are increasingly involved in #lithium production and trade, the latest in a long and expanding line of conflict minerals theconversation.com/lithium-in-t...

Lithium in the Sahel: how armed groups are exploiting the global scramble for the critical mineral

Armed groups in the Sahel are finding new ways to profit from the rapidly expanding lithium trade.

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1/2 We've been assisting Reuters on this story since late July, it's disturbing to see how this spill is escalating. The Caroline Bezengi is a Shadow Fleet tanker carrying 800,000b of sanctioned oil. The spill now covers 2,000 km2 www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Huge oil slick hitting Oman's shoreline as agencies warn of disaster

A vast oil spill from a leaking tanker has started to ​hit Oman's coastline, its environment agency confirmed on Wednesday, in what threatens to become one of the world’s worst in years after spreadin...

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Doug spoke to @thenationalnews.com on the environmental consequences of the Israeli-US war against #Iran, and on the prospects for understanding the harm caused and for it to be properly addressed www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/20...

Environmental impact of Iran war ‘could pollute land, sea and air for years’ | The National

Concerns of lasting damage come as oil slicks edge towards Arabian Gulf shores

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#Israel now reportedly using wildfires alongside the destruction of agricultural areas and villages in southern #Lebanon. Firefighters have been attacked and woodlands and other habitats damaged after fires sparked by flares and other incendiaries www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say

First responders, residents and environmental groups say military dropping flares to destroy forests and crops

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