Recent years have seen an increasing number of armed conflicts worldwide, both within and between states. Beyond their devastating humanitarian consequences, armed conflicts and associated military activities can have profound and long-lasting environmental impacts. These impacts include, but are not limited to, land-use and land-cover change, ecosystem degradation, biodiversity loss, soil and water contamination, disruptions to food production systems, increased climate vulnerability, and greenhouse gas emissions, with consequences that may extend from local to global scales.

This session welcomes empirical studies investigating the environmental dimensions of armed conflict across spatial and temporal scales. This means global as well as place-based analyses are suitable. We encourage contributions that employ a range of methods and data sources, including remote sensing, geospatial analysis, machine learning, artificial intelligence, field observations, environmental monitoring, and integrated modelling approaches.

We particularly welcome conflict-engaged research, in which armed conflict is treated not merely as contextual background but as an explicit analytical component. We seek studies that directly examine the relationships between conflict dynamics, military activities (also outside of direct war contexts), and observed environmental changes, advancing our understanding of the mechanisms, impacts, and consequences of armed conflict on the environment. Contributions addressing environmental monitoring, attribution, post-conflict recovery, environmental governance, or implications for sustainability and climate policy are particularly encouraged.