The work of the ILC on the environment and armed conflicts: Enhancing protection for the ‘silent victim of warfare’? / Zoom In
The ILC’s Work Stream on Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflict
1. Introduction In its 2015 post-conflict environmental assessment on Côte d’Ivoire, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) found that following a decade of armed conflict, significant flora and fauna had been lost from the Comoé UNESCO World Heritage Site and Marahoué National Park (including their populations of lions and elephants), the chimpanzee population of the...
The work of the ILC on the environment and armed conflicts: Enhancing protection for the ‘silent victim of warfare’? / Zoom In
Protection of the environment during armed conflicts: An appraisal of the ILC’s work
1. Introduction Being responsive to the devastating effects that armed conflicts cause on the environment, the International Law Commission (ILC) has recently taken on board the issue of the protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts. Special Rapporteur Marie Jacobsson has already submitted three reports addressing the protection of the environment by reference...
