International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict in 2021

40 percent of all internal conflicts have been linked to the exploitation of natural resources. In this, families are left without homes, farms and businesses. This #Environment in War Protection Day, we stress the importance of natural resources for women in peace building. https://t.co/QhL0UPo2PZ

— Women for Women Intl (@WomenforWomen) November 6, 2021

Today is International Day for Preventing Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. Environmental destruction increases suffering during a conflict and makes long- term peace more difficult to secure. #EnvConflictDay https://t.co/lXjOio0AnY

— Robert J. Faucher (@CSOAsstSec) November 6, 2021

Agent Orange used in Vietnam was one of the worst examples of exploitation of the environment in war and armed conflict. My father was one of more than 400k US soldiers killed or maimed by Agent Orange. 1/ https://t.co/t15kSpzCBp

— Rev Dr Mae E Cannon (@MaeEliseCannon) November 6, 2021

Today is the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in #War and #ArmedConflict. #Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2020 addresses the effects of #COVID19, climate, and #Conflict in reversing recent progress in reducing poverty. https://t.co/P0RRTTxup2 https://t.co/aJp7TzoLWR

— WBG Environment (@WBG_Environment) November 6, 2021

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— Mike Tyree (@spiketyree66) November 6, 2021

War not only hurts society, it also harms the environment. On this Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War, the @UN urges people to remember and act on the harm done to the environment in global conflicts such as pollution, damage to land, and weapons use. https://t.co/lpal11Suvv

— CGTN America (@cgtnamerica) November 6, 2021

Today is the Int'l Day for Preventing Exploitation of the Environment in War & Armed Conflict. We count the cost of war by human casualties, but environmt is often victim as well. The @SnowLeopardPjct tells the story of #Afghanistan & conservation. https://t.co/6TuZOaohfo @UNEP https://t.co/OymPvKscma

— Alex Dehgan (@lemurwrangler) November 6, 2021