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In response to an influx of migrants crossing from Belarus into Poland, the Polish government plans to install 1800 poles and 4500 cameras to enforce its borders (1). To implement the plan, Poland has cut down hundreds of thousands of trees along 170 km of the Bug River, the last large unregulated river in Eastern Europe (2, 3), along Poland’s border with Belarus. To compensate for the ecosystem and biodiversity destruction, Polish authorities should restore the oxbow lakes within Polish borders and continuously monitor riverbank erosion. In the future, if there is a need to improve the riverbanks, Poland should strengthen them sustainably by using only wooden materials.

The Syrian conflict, which began in March 2011 after an antigovernment protest (1) and culminated in the collapse of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024 (2), had profound social and environmental consequences. Beyond its devastating effects on human lives, the war has disrupted vital infrastructure, degraded natural resources, and decimated ecosystems. To address the damage, the international community should provide social, environmental, and economic assistance to the transitional government that emerged from December’s offensive by revolutionaries.

HomeScienceVol. 387, No. 6740Conservation in Sudan’s conflict zonesBack To Vol. 387, No. 6740 Full accessLetter Share on Conservation in Sudan’s conflict zonesPiotr Tryjanowski [email protected] and Andrzej WęgielAuthors Info & AffiliationsScience20 Mar 2025Vol 387, Issue 6740p. 1262 PREVIOUS ARTICLEUncertainty abounds, what now?PreviousNEXT ARTICLESocial and environmental impacts of war in Syria…

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