CEOBS provides a voice for our environment - and those who depend upon it - when it faces harm from armed conflicts and military activities.
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1/2 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.
ALT green and black text reads: Narrowly interpreting the relationships between nature and security in ways that prioritise the national security of a few risks alienating and excluding key stakeholders and will do little to address the underlying drivers of global biodiversity loss.
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1/2 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.
ALT green and black text reads: Narrowly interpreting the relationships between nature and security in ways that prioritise the national security of a few risks alienating and excluding key stakeholders and will do little to address the underlying drivers of global biodiversity loss.
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2/2 In this new collaborative briefing we explain why an inclusive and expansive nature, peace and security framing is needed, and why it must address the security needs of all, and not just the Global North ceobs.org/briefing-defining-…
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3/ The UK has used the #UNGA to highlight nature security risks, with momentum building it's increasingly urgent that these relationships are framed holistically and tackle the root causes of #biodiversity loss theguardian.com/environment/…
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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…
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1/3 What needs to be in place for the idea of environmentally sustainable conflict recovery to take hold? We examine why sustainable recovery processes are needed and whether lessons from #Ukraine could be applied to other conflict areas. ceobs.org/give-sustainable-r…
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1/3 What needs to be in place for the idea of environmentally sustainable conflict recovery to take hold? We examine why sustainable recovery processes are needed and whether lessons from #Ukraine could be applied to other conflict areas. ceobs.org/give-sustainable-r…
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2/3 Sustainable conflict recovery is not primarily about environmental protection in the abstract; it is about rebuilding the foundations of human security and resilience. Participatory sustainable recovery processes and outcomes can help increase the resilience of communities.
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1/3 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. upholdhumanityinwar.org/en #PERAC
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2/3 The detailed environmental considerations in the naval warfare outcome are incredibly timely given what we are monitoring in the Black and Azov seas, Persian Gulf and Red Sea.
ALT Section 5 of PDF text available here: https://www.upholdhumanityinwar.org/sites/default/files/2026-09/Global%20IHL%20initiative%20-%20Outcome%20document%20Workstream%207%20Naval%20warfare%20-%20%20September%202026.pdf
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3/3 As for the the IHL and peace outcome, as an organisation that works to mainstream the environment in humanitarian disarmament, just having environmental risk mitigation and toxic remnants of war situated in an ERW and disarmament context is welcome. upholdhumanityinwar.org/en#d…
ALT Text of section 11 from outcome document available here https://www.upholdhumanityinwar.org/sites/default/files/2026-09/Global%20IHL%20initiative%20-%20Outcome%20document%20Workstream%203%20IHL%20and%20Peace%20-%20%20September%202026.pdf
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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/montreal-c…
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1/2 Gold mining in #Sudan is fuelling the conflict and contaminating the land, its people and the very social fabric of communities. theguardian.com/global-devel…
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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 theguardian.com/world/2026/s…
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We were pleased to assist AFP yesterday in verifying some satellite images of oil slicks thought to be left from US oil tanker strikes this week france24.com/en/live-news/20…
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1/2 Defence ministries often highlight their stewardship of nature on their extensive training areas. A new study on landscape fires on European #military lands challenges this narrative ceobs.org/are-rising-spendin…
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2/2 The study, by @UniUtrecht's Open-Source Global Justice Investigations Lab, invites more scrutiny of the growing climate risks to habitats managed by militaries.
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This is just one of many reasons why we are proud of our long-standing partnership with our good friends @NPAdisarm. 💚
npaid.org/mine-action-and-di…
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Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) retweeted
Still think militaries should get a free pass for their GHG emissions?
Global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C, pushing climate risks & impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, new @UNEP report warns.
But it’s still possible to limit, adapt to & return from higher temperatures if we take urgent #ClimateAction now.
unep.org/news-and-stories/pr…
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