A Geneva Convention For The Environment

The world needs safeguards to protect the environment from ravages of war.

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February 21, 2003, 1:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Oil wells set ablaze in the 1991 war in the Gulf...had given rise to estimates that the soot released had increased death rates in Kuwait by 10% over the following year...Landmines in former conflict areas like Afghanistan, Cambodia, Bosnia and parts of Africa...placed productive land out of bounds, forcing people to clear forests and other sensitive areas."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: World 'needs green Geneva Convention'

Monday, February 10, 2003 in BBC News

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