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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Isabella Kaminski

Azerbaijan sues Armenia for wartime environmental damage

An unexploded rocket near Stepanakert in 2020, during the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh.
An unexploded rocket near Stepanakert in 2020, during the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh. Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images

Azerbaijan has launched a landmark legal challenge against Armenia for allegedly destroying its environment and biodiversity during nearly three decades of occupation of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.

An international tribunal will consider evidence of widespread environmental destruction during the conflict between the two nations, including deforestation and pollution, and will be asked to order Armenia to pay reparations.

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