We need to talk about "Nature Security". We're seeing a big push to securitise nature but it's being done in a way that risks ignoring the root causes of #biodiversity loss, and the solutions we need to fix it.
Conflict and Environment Observatory
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CEOBS is a UK charity that provides a voice for our environment - and those who depend upon it - when it faces harm from armed conflicts and military activities. Our military and conflict greenhouse gas emissions project is @militaryemissions.org
![War leaves wounds that extend far beyond the battlefield. It claims lives, tears families apart and forces millions to flee their homes, thereby deepening fear, injustice and division (cf. Gaudium et Spes, 77-82). War also leaves behind social and ecological destruction that endures for generations. Moreover, the interaction between armed conflicts and environmental degradation often creates a vicious cycle, which destroys ecosystems, contaminates essential resources, such as air and water, and undermines food security. This fuels poverty, inequality, and new social tensions that can contribute to the emergence of further conflicts.
Message of his Holiness Pope Leo XIV for the 11th World day of prayer for the care of creation 2026 [1st of September 2026]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6a6qs5a4vgb3t7yz3cc4mbrp/bafkreierle6r4a5a3qzdvrpxgmm5ta4gbluwytejutbuphnqw2xsi5dqwq)
