The impact of the war

in the enviroment
Presented by Joshua, Gerardo, Edgar & Violeta
 Introduction
Since the world began, war is the most serious and dramatic socio-
political conflict for humanity, which almost always exacts a very
high price in human lives and material losses. However, what is
much less talked about is the environmental impact of wars.
Impacts on other ecosystem resources
It is evident that the presence of high influences that the environment has on the
concentrations of pollutants in an environment. Both surface and underground
water sources suffer the impact of war, mainly due to the use of combustion,
chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. , and secondarily by the effects of fuel
and oil from military vehicles. The negative consequences on water bodies,
especially in endorheic environments and groundwater, can last for years or
decades.
 The consequences of many are the
loss of soil, pollution in the seas, the
destruction of ecosystems and
external factors, for example oil
bases, and this is called the forgotten
victim since many factors are talked
about in war but never about the
impact on the environment.
 Consecuences
Wars can have serious consequences for the environment, including the
destruction of natural habitats, air and water pollution due to the use of
weapons and soil degradation. Additionally, conflicts often result in the
burning of natural resources, which contributes to climate change. Improper
management of toxic waste and widespread pollution are common impacts of
war on the natural environment.
The air is not immune to the effects of war either. The
movement of military convoys and heavy machinery and
explosions raise large amounts of dust that release
atmospheric pollutants and affect flora, fauna and
human health. One of the most characteristic effects in
this regard occurs with the deliberate burning of large
quantities of oil, gas or fuel.
When this pollution reaches the seas and oceans or is
released directly into them, coastal and marine
ecosystems are also negatively affected. This not only
happens in naval battles, sometimes when the conflict
is related to oil, some belligerents choose to
deliberately spill it into the sea before it falls into the
hands of their opponent.
 Exploitation of the
environment

In times of war, nature suffers an accelerated

degradation and the management systems of the
environment are often severely affected. In addition, in
this type of armed conflict, actions are usually carried
out that endanger biodiversity and ecosystems, such as
burning crops or cutting down trees to weaken the
enemy. In turn, water pollution, soil poisoning,
deforestation and air pollution are some of the effects
of war on the environment.
 Impacts
Wars have several negative impacts on the environment,
such as the destruction of natural habitats, air, water and
soil pollution due to the explosion of weapons and the
burning of fuels, the loss of biodiversity, and the
generation of toxic waste. In addition, military activities
can affect fragile ecosystems, such as coral reefs and
forests, causing long-term damage to nature and the
human communities that depend on it.
 One of the most immediate effects has to do with the soil.
Combat maneuvers, the construction of bases or fortifications –
temporary or permanent –, explosions or acts of environmental
sabotage almost inevitably increase soil erosion and degradation.
The loss of soil, and therefore of its microbiota, feeds back on
another closely related impact, the loss of vegetation cover.With
this, habitats end up losing their structure. The presence of
pollutants, very frequent and abundant in modern war conflicts,
negatively affects the plant communities present, and also, in the
medium and long term, the regeneration process of these
ecosystems.
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