The isolation of Russia has led to the prioritisation of security interests in favour of conservation goals and disrupted international cooperation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – While the devastation of war in Ukraine on communities has been widely publicised, a new international report found that damage from the conflict has extended into the realm of animals.
“Russia is among the countries that have signed the most international environmental agreements, holding key leadership roles... There is evidence that some of these agreements and processes are now in danger as a result of the war,” he said. “The impacts on ecosystems and habitats within Russia may not be seen immediately, and hence the impacts on birds travelling to Singapore may not be visible immediately... But it is within this context that the war in Ukraine can have ripple effects on some of the birds that migrate to Singapore,” added Dr Gallo-Cajiao, a David H. Smith postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington.
This is alongside travel restrictions, which have halted ongoing on-the-ground conservation efforts for the spoon-billed sandpiper, a highly threatened species that breeds exclusively in Russia and migrates to South and South-east Asia.
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