War and the Environment

Nov 5, 2014 | Cynthia S. Levesque
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"Impacts to the environment from war threaten human health, livelihoods and security and can undermine post-conflict peacebuilding. November 6th has been declared by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict and happens to be the release date of my book, Backcut so I decided this was the opportunity to educate myself and others about this vital topic."