Eco-Facts

Agent Orange is one of 15 herbicides that were used to defoliate the Vietnamese jungles, so North Vietnamese fighters could not use them as cover.

Between 1961 and 1971, over 20 million gallons of herbicides were sprayed over the Vietnamese countryside where lingering effects can still be found.

Farm land has been a battleground where cluster bombs pollute the fields.

Advancements in military technology used by combatants have resulted in increasingly severe environmental impacts causing unprecedented levels of deforestation and habitat destruction. This has resulted in a serious disruption of ecosystem services, including erosion control, water quality, and food production.