I'm curious - has anyone done any work on the environmental effects of war?
OK, we can all see the obvious (or is it?) - nuclear fallout, smoke from
burning oilfields in Kuwait, biological and chemical weapons are all pretty
nasty towards all life forms.
But in terms of 'conventional' warfare, what ecological habitats are
established after a place has been bombed, and how? Are these habitats worth
protecting? OK, investigating ecological habitats is probably the last
priority for a war-ravaged country, but as I say, I'm just curious.
Stas Burek
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From: Alan Reid [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 19 October 2000 14:38
To: [log in to unmask]; Damien Plant
Subject: EE and the military - request for help
Hi
This year, we have a couple of students on our Masters in Education
programme from the armed forces. Damien Plant is one such person and is
taking a unit on current issues in environmental education. We are at
the early stages of planning an assignment that explores the growing
significance of environmental education to the military, touching on the
shape and emergence of recent policy initiatives in this area at a
national level within the Ministry of Defence, and/or how this links to
training, experiences, limitations and possibilities at the soldier
level.
Insights into theorising the international dimensions to this,
similarities/differences overseas, and the role of peace education in
environmental education would be welcome, along with comments,
references, comparative examples, etc. from list members to guide our
deliberations.
Damien can be contacted directly at <[log in to unmask]>,
Many thanks,
Alan Reid
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Department of Education, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
tel: 01225 826294, fax: 01225 826113 e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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