Conservation in Post-conflict Settings

Progress towards peace in many formerly war-torn regions may create unique opportunities to conserve biodiversity and generate local livelihoods, reinforcing human security and permitting people to lay down their arms. There are good reasons to believe initiatives for environmental cooperation can provide useful platforms for building broader initiatives that foster growth and stability in post-conflict settings.

IISD, in collaboration with several partner institutions, is exploring how to integrate conservation, development and peace-building. The purpose of the activity is to harness the positive impacts of conservation activities in post-conflict situations, in terms of peace-building and generation of livelihoods, and offer recommendations for an integrated approach to post-conflict reconstruction.

Conserving the Peace: Cooperative Approaches to Conservation, Livelihoods Generation and Disarmament - DRAFT (PDF - 140 kb)
In order to define an approach that integrates conservation in post-conflict settings, IISD convened a brainstorming meeting with leading conservation, post-conflict reconstruction and humanitarian experts, in early April 2003.

» Themes

» Initiatives

» Networks and Communities

» Trade, Aid and Security (TAS)

» Business and Conflict

» Environment and Security (E&S)