User:ReubenLi/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Environmental Modification Convention

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
The course is focused on "War on the Environment", the ENMOD convention is an international treating to stop the use of environmental modification techniques such as herbidcides (agent orange).

Evaluate the article
The lead section is clear and concise, giving a glance of ENMOD convention and highlights examples such as weather modification, geoengineering, and ban on herbicides. The wikipedia lead section is consistent with the rest of the article, and takes a neutral lens on Environmental Modification Convention.

The content lacks bulk, supporting tables & figures, and details/links to other wikipedia articles to strengthen/solidify the content seen in the article page. The article leans towards the United States, and provides background to the US Senate, however, lacks details on the globalization of the treaty, potential criticisms, and its involvment with recent conflicts. The content draws upon few references, which weakens the factual content on the article page. Furthermore, does not provide examples/timelines of when the ENMOD convention has intervened with conflict (proactive/reactive approaches). Overall the content section lacks sophistication and organizational details that would improve the reliability of the article page.

The wikipedia article fails to consider minority perspectives, and perspectives outside of the United States, increasing its' biases towards North America, as opposed to the 48 states that have signed the convention. The content section could have explored different environmental modification techniques that were employed in the past, and how the convention was implemented to stop the further use of these tactics. Additionally, provide context on how different treaties agreed to the convention combined with potential baclash from different stakeholders (governments, industries, organizations, citizens, etc.). Futhermore, provide figures and tables to improve the readability of the article through different sub-sections; quanitative information