The ecological footprint of military activity was one of the topics addressed at the XVI Greenaccord International Forum on the protection of nature.
I have always been struck by the fact that when it comes to carbon dioxide emissions, we limit ourselves to mentioning those produced by fossil fuels, and when it comes to pollution and destruction of nature, we refer only to toxic waste from industrial production. And there is never mentioning one of the worst sources of environmental devastation, such as that caused by all kinds of shells and bombs being launched in wars. When it comes to reducing environmental damage, the issue of the ravages caused by wars is like the elephant in the room, blunt evidence that no one seems to want to see.
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