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Russia's invasion of Ukraine has directly caused or paved the way to the emission of 175 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, a joint report said on Thursday. The report ...
Environmental damage in Ukraine caused by Russia's invasion was estimated at around 36 billion euros ($35.3 billion), with millions of hectares of natural reserves under threat, Ukraine's ...
Environmental damage caused by war can last for centuries. [1] According to studies, soils near Ypres in Belgium still contain more than 2,000 tonnes (4.4 million pounds) of copper after World War I. In Iran, soils are still contaminated with mercury and chlorine after fights during the Iranian Revolution. [2]
Olga Lehan's home near the Irpin River was flooded when Ukraine destroyed a dam to prevent Russian forces from storming the capital of Kyiv just days into the wa r. Weeks later, the water from her ...
The report recommended that Ukraine's prosecutor general develop a strategy for prosecuting wartime environmental damage and consider ratifying the Rome Statute, which established the ...
International organisations with environmental mandates may be called upon during times of armed conflict to assist with mediating or remedying damage caused by armed conflict, e.g. UN Environment Programme, the World Health Organization, the International Civil Aviation Organization, the International Maritime Organization, and the ...
However, today there are reasons to fear that the protected areas of Crimea may expect much more radical reforms. It is known that in 2015, the Open Joint-Stock Company Giprogor Russian Institute of Urban and Investment Development developed the Scheme of Spatial Planning of the Republic of Crimea. A similar document was developed for all other ...
Thousands forced to flee flooded homes in Kherson as devastating eco-disaster on Dnipro river decimates local agricultural sector and imperils Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant