The impact of armed conflict on the natural #environment is often acknowledged, but frequently underestimated. Conflicts can exacerbate #biodiversity decline, air #pollution, and #deforestation. [1/4]
Communities facing conflict, #climatechange and environmental degradation walk a tightrope of survival. Better respect for #IHL can limit the impact of conflict on the natural #environment & deeply interlinked consequences for conflict-affected populations who depend on it. [2/4]
@ICRC 2020 Guidelines on the Protection of the Natural Environment address how #IHL rules protect the #environment, incl. rules on specific protection, #ConductofHostilities, #weapons, & obligations re dissemination. @UNEP @davidedjensen @Schmitt_ILaw @CarlBruch @mkvaalst [3/4]
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