INTERNATIONAL TREATY ISSUES IDENTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS

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A. Preventing or repairing military damage to the environment

ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY RISES ON THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL AGENDA

UN Reform Report Stresses Environmental Issues

UN Report Recommends Basis for Global Security Consensus

UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security Founded

Conference on Environment, Security and Sustainable Development in The Hague

Reports Stressing the Link between Environment and Security

Environmental Role of the Army

Former EPA Administrator Calls for US Leadership in Environmental Protection

Environmental Security Stressed by World Islamic Forum for Dialogue for Inclusion to

Proposed International Charter on Values for the United Nations

CONFLICT AND POST-CONFLICT ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY ISSUES

UNMOVIC Could Become Permanent Agency

Environmental Destruction During War Aggravates Instability

UNEP Post-Conflict Assessments and “Protecting the Earth, Preserving Peace:

Preventing Environmental Threats to Security” Woodrow Wilson Center Project

UN Annual Treaty Event Produced 93 Actions from 32 Countries

Sustainable Development and Conflict

OSCE-UN Launches Environmental Security Initiative in Southern Caucasus

OSCE Security Forum Urges Destruction of Thousands of Tons of Dangerous

Ammunition and Weapons

Congressman Leach Calls for New Actions to Address Asian Environmental Security Problems

Israeli Trench Raises Environmental Concerns

Russian Military Exercise to Include Environmental Issues

Military Introduction of Tree Pathogen in Italy

UN to Help Tackle Iraq Pollution

Iraq Marshlands to be Restored

Kosovo Cleanup

TECHNOLOGICAL BREAKTHROUGHS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS

Computer technology and Robotics

Battle Simulators to Reduce Environmental Stresses from Military Exercises

Scientific Models Could Help Navy Avoid Whales During Sonar Tests

Future Computer-Human Interface Means Cyber Viruses Could Infect Humans

Self-Assembling Robots

Scorpion Robot for Complex Roving Missions

Roach-like Robots for Better Post-conflict Clean-up and Survivor Detection

Robots that Can “Recharge” by Eating

Robot Swarms

On-chip Antenna to Solve Communication Problems among Microscopic Sensors

New Technologies for Detection and Cleanup

Microbes Can Help Build Nanodevices for Detection

Real-Time Antibody-based Bioterrorism Detection System

Russian Discovery of New Bacterial Cleanup Technique

Bacteria-modified Yellow Lupine to Remove Toluene from Soil

New Genetically Modified Plant to Detect Landmine Explosive

A Radioactive Element's Rate of Decay Has Been Speeded Up

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Nanoshells Dramatically Improve Sensing Capability

Molecular Pattern Matcher for Chemical Detection

Nanoporous Ceramic Uses for Heavy Metals Cleanup

Iron Nanoparticles for Environmental Cleanup

Dirty Bomb Clean-Up Technology for Porous Structures

New and Improved Land Mine Destruction Technique

Bionanotech Particles Can Detect Bacteria in 20 Minutes

Nanodevices for Biomolecules Detection

Nanotubes that Detect and Kill Biological Agents

Bacterial Integrated Circuits

Military Applications of Silicon-Based Ultraviolet Sensors

Technology for Perchlorates Cleanup

Aquatic Plant Removes POPs from Wetlands

Motion Detector Allows Naked Eye to See Motion of 10 Nanometers

Designer Bacteria Could Help Cleanup Pollution and Produce Hydrogen

New More Efficient Microbial Fuel Cell Cleans Wastewater and produces Hydrogen

Proposed T-Rays (TeraHertz) Devices Could Detect Almost Anything

Automated Water Safety Sensor Units

Arsenic-polluted Water Decontamination Using Sulphate

Water Nanofilters

Sandia National Laboratories funded to develop improved Desalination and Arsenic Removal

Technology

Low-cost, Non-polluting Sewage Treatment System

More environmental-friendly technologies to be used by the Army

New Power Sources Needed for the Soldiers of the Future

Flexible Plastic Solar Cells Converting 30% of Sun’s Power into Usable Energy

Flexible Solar Cells could be sewn in Clothing

Nanotechnology Used to Produce Hydrogen for Fuel Cell Cars

Korean Nanotechnology production techniques Cut Costs and Environment Impact

'On-Off Switch' for Buckyball (C60) Toxicity

Zircon Options for Nuclear Waste Storage

Biodegradable Mobile Phones

Degradable Plastic Could Reduce Environment Footprint

Nanomaterials Help Stop Bullets

Technologies that Could Trigger New Forms of Arms Race

Chinese Use of Weather Modification Technologies Might Cause Disputes

Nanobacteria in Clouds could Spread Disease