The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has dramatically impacted its environment, resulting in nearly 230 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions since the start of the war. A recent study revealed that in the last year alone, the fighting and its aftermath produced approximately 55 million tonnes of emissions, largely driven by a spike in landscape fires, which have more than doubled compared to previous years. Such fires pose a significant threat to the region's carbon-rich forests, further complicating the ecological landscape during a period of climate breakdown.
The destruction of Ukraine's forests over the past year has significantly contributed to greenhouse emissions, with landscape fires doubling compared to previous years.
The escalation of landscape fires due to hotter, drier conditions reflects a troubling ecological consequence of the ongoing war, particularly in eastern Ukraine.
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