Ecological consequences of warfare

During 20th century several wars were conducted in the world. It can be claimed that these wars caused serious ecological consequences, which affected the quality of the environment, the health and life of people, a decrease in population, slowing down the development of economy and many others. Four wars were waged solely at the territory of the Republic of Serbia: from the Balkan Wars via World War I and II to the NATO aggression in 1999. The NATO bombing caused the most severe consequences for the environment. Due to a rather negative effect of warfare on the environment, such effect is visible at the beginning of most famous wars. However, it was present in some wars and remained the threat for many years. This paper deals with the examples of warfare in the world that data and concrete indicators exist for and it focuses public attention to problems and consequences of warfare

Assessment of ecological damage from the NATO bombing of the Republic of Serbia in 1999

In 1999, NATO bombed the Republic of Serbia, which inflicted irreparable environmental damage on ecosystems and habitats. The topic of this paper is the method of determining and analyzing the assessment of inflicted ecological damage. Its quantification is possible, but it requires an integrated approach, since the exact value can be estimated only on a case-by-case basis. The financial valorization of environmental damage is an open and complex issue and it implies moral and ethical parameters. The paper presents in general the assessment of ecological damage, and also the assessment of the damage inflicted on endemic and other types of habitats and ecosystems. A special emphasis is paid on the environmental damage assessment and the assessment of human health consequences that have arisen from the use of munitions with depleted uranium. The problem of determining ecological damage and its consequences for ecosystems, habitats and humans due to the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999 is particularly pointed out

Assessment of ecological damage from the NATO bombing of the Republic of Serbia in 1999

In 1999, NATO bombed the Republic of Serbia, which inflicted irreparable environmental damage on ecosystems and habitats. The topic of this paper is the method of determining and analyzing the assessment of inflicted ecological damage. Its quantification is possible, but it requires an integrated approach, since the exact value can be estimated only on a case-by-case basis. The financial valorization of environmental damage is an open and complex issue and it implies moral and ethical parameters. The paper presents in general the assessment of ecological damage, and also the assessment of the damage inflicted on endemic and other types of habitats and ecosystems. A special emphasis is paid on the environmental damage assessment and the assessment of human health consequences that have arisen from the use of munitions with depleted uranium. The problem of determining ecological damage and its consequences for ecosystems, habitats and humans due to the NATO bombing of Serbia in 1999 is particularly pointed out

Ekološke posledice NATO bombardovanja Republike Srbije 1999. godine

Za NATO bombardovanje Republike Srbije 1999. godine, prema indikatorima devastirane životne sredine, može se reći da je imalo i da ima velike ekološke posledice. O razlozima, toku i drugim detaljima ovog rata do sada je objavljen veći broj radova multidisciplinarnog pristupa. U ovom radu daje se sistematizacija podataka i događaja iz ugla problematike životne sredine, bez obzira na činjenicu da su neki od njih već objavljeni. Od rada se očekuje da skrene pažnju i podstakne diskusiju i dileme domaćoj i široj javnosti o obimu posledica zagađenja životne sredine izazvane NATO bombardovanjem Republike Srbije 1999. godine. Radom se posebno ističe problem produženog delovanja izazvanih posledica i neophodnost šireg naučnog pristupa u proceni sadašnjeg stanja životne sredine. Poruka rada je da se u budućnosti ovakva i slična ratna dejstva ne ponove bilo gde u svetu

Ekološke posledice NATO bombardovanja Republike Srbije 1999. godine

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Ecological consequences of warfare

During 20th century several wars were conducted in the world. It can be claimed that these wars caused serious ecological consequences, which affected the quality of the environment, the health and life of people, a decrease in population, slowing down the development of economy and many others. Four wars were waged solely at the territory of the Republic of Serbia: from the Balkan Wars via World War I and II to the NATO aggression in 1999. The NATO bombing caused the most severe consequences for the environment. Due to a rather negative effect of warfare on the environment, such effect is visible at the beginning of most famous wars. However, it was present in some wars and remained the threat for many years. This paper deals with the examples of warfare in the world that data and concrete indicators exist for and it focuses public attention to problems and consequences of warfare