On November 5, 2001 the United Nations General Assembly declared Novemebr 6 of each year as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict.
In taking this action, it considered that damage to the environment in times of armed conflict impairs ecosystems and natural resources long after the period of conflict, often extending beyond the limits of national territores and the present generation. It also recalled the UN Millennium Declaration, which emphasized the necessity of working to protect our common environment.
