For centuries, numerous wars have brought annihilation of human life and widespread environmental impacts through deliberate damage to natural resources. Modern warfare and technological advances fueled up this ‘collateral damage’ with its prolonged effects on global climate and biodiversity that lead to unprecedented environmental havoc and ecological disturbances. Today, casualties associated with war, from manufacturing weapons to increased production of arms, exploit both human lives and natural environments in various parts of the world. Timber in Liberia, oil in Sudan, and diamonds in Sierra Leone caused a tragic outcome for wild animal populations while profiteering an ever-running billion-dollar arms market across the world. During the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the number of elephants shrunk from 22,000 to 5,000, and there were only 15 white rhinos left alive after some point of time. “The environment has long been...
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