Green Cost of Conflict: Examining War's Impact on Natural Resources
Journal: Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research
Year: 2025

Armed conflicts, while primarily studied through political, economic, and humanitarian lenses, also inflict profound and often irreversible damage on the environment. This dissertation explores the multifaceted environmental consequences of warfare, coining the term "green cost of conflict" to encapsulate the degradation of natural ecosystems, biodiversity loss, pollution, and unsustainable exploitation of resources in both historical and contemporary conflict zones. The study adopts an interdis