In what year did the Un declare this day an official international day?
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On 5 November 2001, the UN General Assembly declared 6 November of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict (A/RES/56/4).
At least 40% of internal conflicts have been linked to the exploitation of natural resources.
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These natural resources included high-value resources such as timber, diamonds, gold and oil, or scarce resources such as fertile land and water.
How likely are conflicts to relapse that involve natural resources?
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Conflicts involving natural resources have also been found to be twice as likely to relapse.
War and armed conflicts have a devastating effect on?
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An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system. Humans operate within ecosystems.
War and armed conflict can seriously harm scarce resources.
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High value resources are timber, diamonds, gold and oil, whereas scarce resources are fertile land and water.
International Day for preventing the Exploitation of the environment in War and Armed Conflict
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