The Silent Casualty: How War Ravages Our Natural Environment
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Diverging Reports Breakdown
Scorched-earth: making Gaza uninhabitable for generations to come
The Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has been raging for 270 days, with at least 38,430 people killed, and 86,969 wounded since October 7th, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. We are witnessing an unfolding genocide that also has dire consequences for ecosystems and violates the right of many people to enjoy and live in a healthy environment. The immediate carbon emissions from the war are staggering, with a mean estimate of 536,410 tonnes of carbon dioxide in the first 120 days of war, 90% of which are attributed to Israel’s air bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza. The region is already experiencing serious climate impacts that could get even worse. Gaza, already a climate-vulnerable region, faces worsening conditions due to the war. At least 1300 pilgrims in Mecca have died from heat-related illnesses due to extreme temperatures this year. The Middle East and North Africa region is warming nearly twice as fast as the average global warming. The war could worsen the worsening impacts of the climate change.
Source: Greenpeace.org | Read full article
On International Day, UN Urges Protection of Environment from ‘Ravages of War’
Ban Ki-moon marked the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict on 6 November 2014. The International Day was created to spotlight the tenuous link between global and regional conflicts and the environment. At least 40 per cent of all internal conflicts of the past 60 years have been linked to the exploitation of natural resources, according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) UNEP has used the opportunity provided by the Day to jointly create a website providing users with free access to dozens of case studies as well as teaching and training materials. Six books including 150 case studies and other analyses from 225 countries and territories are being released to the platform with 76 case studies already available online. Human Wrongs Watch is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the protection of the environment and the rights of people living in war-torn countries. For more information, visit www.humanwrongs Watch.org.
Source: Pressenza.com | Read full article
How Nature Becomes a Casualty of War
More than 120,000 birds spend the winter in the Black Sea Biosphere Reserve. The reserve is also home to rare species of fish and rare flowers. Military activity in the area has sparked concerns about the area’s wildlife.
Source: Nytimes.com | Read full article
Global Perspectives Summary
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