Considering that damage to the environment in times of armed conflict impairs ecosystems and natural resources long beyond the period of conflict, and often extends beyond the limits of national territories and the present generation,
认为环境在武装冲突中受到的破坏在冲突过后仍会长期危害生态系统和自然资源，并往往扩及国家疆界以外，并祸延后代，