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"When armed conflict breaks out, we first focus on the people affected. But the
suffering from war doesn’t stop when the fighting does. War trashes the
environment. Artillery strikes, rockets and landmines release pollutants, wipe
out forests and can make farmland unusable.
One in six people around the world have been exposed to conflict this year,
from civil war in Sudan to Russia’s war in Ukraine to the Israel-Hamas war.
War has returned. Conflicts are at their highest point since the second world
war. Deaths are at a 28-year high. As we grapple with the immediate plight of
people, we must not lose sight of what war leaves behind – the silent casualty
of the environment."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
