Drones and war: Neglected environmental impacts and the potentiality of drone conservation
Journal: Environment and Security
Year: 2026

The use of drones in war is a well-researched topic within International Relations and Security Studies. A notable gap within the literature relates to the environmental aspects of drones in conflict contexts, which have received little attention. In contrast, there is extensive scholarship examining how the use of drones in ecological research affects various taxonomic groups of animals – and in particular different species of birds. Putting these different fields of drone research into a novel