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Conserving the Peace: Resources, Livelihoods and Security

» Mark Halle, Richard Matthew, Jason Switzer, IISD, 2002. Book, 408 pages, copyright: IISD, ISBN 1-895536-62-6

Conserving the Peace is a collection of case studies illustrating the relationships among security, the environment and human well-being. Collectively, the studies make the case that conservation activities can motivate peace-building, thereby creating a stable future for all.


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Contents

Acknowledgements
Chair’s Preface
IISD/IUCN Task Force on Environment and Security
Preface by the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Authors
Introduction
Overview A: Biodiversity, Conflict and Tropical Forests
People, Scarcity and Violence in Pakistan
Forests, Fires and Confrontation in Indonesia
Resources, Abundance and Competition in the Bosawas
Biosphere Reserve, Nicaragua
Natural Resource Scarcity and Violence in Rwanda
Colonialism and Inequity in Zimbabwe
Overview B: Environmental degradation and Regional
Vulnerability: Lessons From Hurricane Mitch
Turbot and Tempers in the North Atlantic
Overview C: Conservation in Times of War
Conclusion