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From Conflict to Peacebuilding: The Role of Natural Resources and the Environment (report)

International Environmental Issues:

From Conflict to Peacebuilding: The Role of Natural Resources and the Environment (report)

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Updated: June 7, 2013, 2:43 pm
Topics: International Environmental Issues Environmental Monitoring Environmental Health Environmental Law & Policy Sustainable Development Technology Environmental Assessment Environmental Futures Society & Environment Environmental Decision-making Environmental Law
This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Sidney Draggan Ph.D.

Published: 2009, United Nations Environment Programme
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  1. Introduction
  2. The role of natural resources and environment in conflict
  3. Impacts of conflict on natural resources and the environment
  4. The role of natural resources and environment in peacebuilding
  5. Conclusions and policy recommendations

Annexes

Case Studies

  • Darfur, Sudan
  • Sierra Leone and Liberia
  • Angola
  • Cambodia
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • Kosovo conflict
  • Afghanistan
  • Gaza and the West Bank
  • The Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Rwanda
  • Afghanistan
  • Haiti
  • Peru and Ecuador
  • Environmental cooperation in conflict-affected countries

 

 

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Citation

United Nations Environment Programme (Lead Author);Sidney Draggan Ph.D. (Topic Editor) "From Conflict to Peacebuilding: The Role of Natural Resources and the Environment (report)". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth September 23, 2009; Last revised Date June 7, 2013; Retrieved June 19, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/From_Conflict_to_Peacebuilding:_The_Role_of_Natural_Resources_and_the_Environment_(report)?topic=49484>

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United Nations Environment ProgrammeThe United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) was first established in 1972, after the United Nation's Conference on the Human Environment. UNEP’s mission is to provide leadership and encourage partnership in caring for the environment by inspiring, informing, and enabling nations and peoples to improve their quality of life without compromising that of future generations. UNEP is an advocate, educator, catalyst and facilitator, promoting the wise use of the planet’s natural assets fo ... (Full Bio)

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