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International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict

6 November

On 5 November 2001, the General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict (resolution 56/4). In taking this action, it considered that damage to the environment in times of armed conflict impairs ecosystems and natural resources long after the period of conflict, often extending beyond the limits of national territories and the present generation. The Assembly also recalled the United Nations Millennium Declaration, which emphasized the necessity of working to protect our common environment.

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Armed Conflict and the Environment Project - World Wildlife Fund Biodiversity Support Program

Armed Conflict, Refugees and the Environment Conflict (Wendy Vannaselt) In: World Resources 2002-2004

Effect of War on the Natural Environment (Jurgen Brauer)

Explosive Remnants of War and International Humanitarian Law (ICRC)

Green Cross International

Inventory of Conflict and the Environment

IUCN Statement on Armed Conflict and the Environment

IUCN WAME Regional Office

People and the Planet

War and Kashmir's Environment

War and the Environment


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