The environment is a silent victim of war. How long will this last?

Introduction
People destroy the environment when waging wars and carrying out economic activities without taking proper responsibility for it. When there is a need to bring those responsible for environmental destruction to justice, both at the state and international levels, there are more questions than answers. The larger the damage to nature, the more likely it is to avoid punishment. This is a strange pattern at a time when our planet is facing global challenges, such as climate change, which leads to weather disasters that cause environmental and economic damage. According to the UN, the world is heading for a warming by 3.2° C by 2100 [15]. In addition, wars are a separate challenge for the Earth. Currently, 183 regional armed conflicts are taking place on the planet – a record for the last 30 years [16]. The environment suffers from wars. For example, as of April 2024, an area of land equal to three areas of Croatia, six areas of Albania, or 1,088 areas of Liechtenstein has been mined in Ukraine [17]. Destruction of the environment affects people, causing more than 100 of the most dangerous diseases that kill 12.6 million people each year, accounting for 23% of all deaths in the world [18].