Ukraine/Russia: UWEC Work Group: The Year in Review

Dec 26, 2023 | Alexej Ovchinnikov, Ukraine War Environmental Consequences Work Group
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The past year has shown that fighting in Russia’s war in Ukraine is highly likely to continue for a long time yet. It was clear to UWEC Work Group experts even in the early phases of the full-scale invasion that studying the environmental impacts of the war would also be a long-term project and could span decades. After the guns fall silent, time will be needed to collect and analyze data and advocate for the country’s green recovery. Beyond this, data collection and any research will be hampered for a long time by the need to de-mine huge swaths of land and clear former combat zones of military debris.