The Impact Of War On The Environment

War can be devastating to the environment but sometimes nature benefits from human conflict.

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March 31, 2003, 9:00 AM PST

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

"By and large, conservationists agree that war is a bad thing. Surprisingly, however, armed conflictor the threat of itcan sometimes be good for the environment. The demilitarised zone between North and South Korea is a 250km-long strip of mountains, jungle and wetlands untouched by humans since 1953. It is now home to wildlife extinct elsewhere on the peninsula. Landmines laid in civil wars in Africa have discouraged hunters and allowed game to flourish in areas from which it had previously disappeared...when men are busy killing each other, nature sometimes gains."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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