▁agricult ure ▁in ▁Mexico ; ▁and ▁the ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁conflict ▁in ▁Sy ria ▁of ▁er os ion ▁of ▁product ive ▁land . ▁Environment al ▁in security ▁in ▁R w anda ▁following ▁a ▁rise ▁in ▁population ▁and ▁dw ind ling ▁avail ability ▁of ▁far ml and , ▁may ▁also ▁have ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁gen o cide ▁there . ▁ ▁Environment ally ▁threaten ing ▁out comes ▁of ▁war fare . ▁These ▁include ▁acts ▁of ▁war ▁that ▁deg rade ▁or ▁destroy ▁e cos ystem s . ▁Ex amples ▁are ▁the ▁Roman ▁destruction ▁of ▁agricult ure ▁in ▁Car th age ; ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ' s ▁burning ▁of ▁oil ▁well s ▁in ▁the ▁G ulf ▁War ; ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁Agent ▁Orange ▁by ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁the ▁Mal ay an ▁Emer gency ▁and ▁the ▁USA ▁in ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁for ▁def oli ating ▁for ests ; ▁and ▁the ▁high ▁green house ▁gas ▁em issions ▁of ▁military ▁forces . ▁ ▁Security ▁of ▁energy ▁and ▁natural ▁resources ▁▁ ▁Resources ▁include ▁water , ▁sources ▁of ▁energy , ▁land ▁and ▁min er als . ▁Av ail ability ▁of ▁ade qu ate ▁natural ▁resources ▁is ▁important ▁for ▁a ▁nation ▁to ▁develop ▁its ▁industry ▁and ▁economic ▁power . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Ira q ▁captured ▁K uw ait ▁partly ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁secure ▁access ▁to ▁its ▁oil ▁well s , ▁and ▁one ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁counter - in vas ion ▁was ▁the ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁same