Governance
Biodiversity Conservation and Management in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region: Are Transboundary Landscapes a Promising Solution?
2020
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Mountain Research Development
Rajan K Kotru, Bandana Shakya, Srijana Joshi, Janita Gurung, Ghulam Ali, Serena Amatya, and Basant Pant
Maintaining the health of biodiversity and ecosystem services is becoming an increasingly important concern for the global community. The biodiversity-rich Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region…
Management Effectiveness and Conservation Prioritizing the Protected Areas Using RAPPAM Methodology (Case Study: Khuzestan Province)
2019
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Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
Fakhrieh Mohseni, Gholamreza Sabzghabaei, and Soolmaz Dashti
In the world today, where the industrialization of countries is still on the increase, protecting habitats and wildlife will be possible only in protected areas.…
Rapid Assessment of Protected Area Management Effectiveness in Four Countries
2003
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BioScience
Jamison Ervin
Assessing the management effectiveness of a protected area system can enable policymakers to develop strategic, systemwide responses to pervasive management problems. The World Wide Fund…
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation for Natural Resource Management and Research
1999
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International Institute for Environment and Development
Irene Guijt
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) have long been important for funding agencies to assess actual change against stated objectives, and thus to judge whether development assistance…
Compliance Dynamics in Trans-Boundary Govenance of Natural Resources
2017
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University of Gothenburg
Amanda Linell, Martin Sjöstedt, and Aksel Sundström
The extent to which resource users abide by rules is a fundamental question in the governance of conservation efforts, such as national parks, often challenged…
Terminal Evaluation of the UNEP/GEF Project "Strengthening Law Enforcement Capabilities to Combat Wildlife Crime for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Species in South Africa: (Target - Rhinoceros)" GEF ID 4937
2019
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UNEP Evaluation Office
Dave Balfour
This report is a terminal evaluation of a UNEP-GEF funded project implemented between 2014 and 2019. The project’s overall objective was to improve the effectiveness…
The Impact of Transfrontier Conservation Areas on Regional Integration
2013
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South Africa Institute of International Affairs
Talitha Bertelsmann-Scott
Transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) have been established or are under discussion in various locations within Southern Africa. The aim is to have 18 TFCAs in…
The Institutional Paradox of Community Based Wildlife Management
2004
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Project for Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape
Richard Hasler
Over ten years of social and ecological monitoring and evaluation, planning effort, policy change, legislative reform, donor support and pilot design have taken place for…
Contesting Localisation in Interfaith Peacebuilding in Northern Nigeria
2020
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Oxford Development Studies
Portia Roelofs
Amidst a ‘local turn’ in peacebuilding, donors have seized on the idea of ‘localising’ peacebuilding programmes. Donors have sought to include actors who have local…
Assessing Impacts of Environmental Peacebuilding In Caquetá, Colombia: a Multistakeholder Perspective
2021
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International Affairs, Chatham House
Hector Morales-Muñoz, Katharina Löhr, Michelle Bonatti, Luca Eufemia and Stefan Sieber
A major challenge in the field of environmental peacebuilding is showing the impact of its initiatives. Questions emerge, such as what kind of postwar peacebuilding…
Looking Back When Looking Forward: Peacebuilding Policy Approaches and Processes in Africa
2010
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Journal of Peacebuilding & Development
Walter Lotze and Cedric De Coning
The United Nations, through the creation of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) and the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF), has attempted to institutionalise sustained attention to and the…
Is "Good Enough" Peacebuilding Good Enough? The Potential and Pitfalls of the Local Turn in Peacebuilding in Timor-Leste
2017
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The Pacific Review
Joanne Wallis
There is a palpable sense of humility within the United Nations and other international institutions regarding peacebuilding. Rather than seeking to implement the liberal peace,…
Evaluating Transdisciplinary Approaches
2019
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Belmont Forum at the National Science Foundation2019
Emily Nastase, Heath Kelsey, Bill Dennison, Max Hermanson, Katie M. Laumann, and Sky Swanson
Transdisciplinary (TD) approaches to research and innovation can transform policy, perspectives, and behavior to directly address or build capacity towards meeting global challenges. The number…
Southern African Development Community Transfrontier Conservation Areas Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
2017
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Southern African Development Community
SADC Secretariat
The Transfrontier Conservation Areas(TFCAs)Unit of the Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) of the Southern African Development Community(SADC) Secretariat was tasked to create…
Peace Parks in Southern Africa: Bringers of an African Renaissance?
2005
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The Journal of Modern African Studies
Marloes Van Amerom and Bram Büscher
The pursuit of an African Renaissance has become an important aspect of regional cooperation between South Africa and its neighbours. Transfrontier conservation areas, or ‘Peace…
Understanding Influencing Behaviors in Conservation and Natural Resources Management
2013
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USAID, World Wildlife Fund, Nature Conservancy, and World Resources Institute
Bruce A. Byers
This chapter will set the stage for the chapters that follow by introducing some key themes. First, we explain why we have chosen to emphasize…
Survey Report on Elephant Movement, Human-Elephant Conflict Situation, and Possible Intervention Sites in and around Kutupalong Camp, Cox's Bazaar
2018
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International Union for the Conservation of Nature and UN High Commissioner for Refugees
IUCN Bangladesh, with support from UNHCR, started a project entitled ‘Biodiversity Conflict Mitigation around the Refugee Camp of Cox’s Bazar District’ with a view to…
From "Conflict Minerals" to Peace? Reviewing Mining Reforms, Gender, and State Performance in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
2021
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The Extractive Industries and Society
Claude Iguma Wakenge, Marie-Rose Bashwira Nyenyezi, Sylvia I. Bergh, and Jeroen Cuvelier
For the last two decades, the Congolese Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector has been undergoing reforms of its governing structures. A recurrent argument supporting…
The (Im)possibilities of Disaster Risk Reduction in the Context of High-Intensity Conflict: The Case of Afghanistan
2020
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Environmental Hazards
Rodrigo Mena and Dorothea Hilhorst
Conflict aggravates disaster risk and impact through increased vulnerability and weakened response capacities. Disaster risk reduction (DRR) and disaster governance are needed – but often…
Environmental Peacebuilding in South Asia: Establishing Consensus on Hydroelectric Projects in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) Basin
2018
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Geoforum
Mirza Sadaqat Huda and Saleem H. Ali
Multilateral cooperation on hydroelectric dams in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) basin has been suggested by a number of academic studies as an economically viable and environmentally…
Conflict Minerals in the Corporate Supply Chain: Is Transparency the Solution to Human Rights Violations in the Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten and Gold Supply Chains?
2018
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European Business Law Review
Elif Härkönen
The European Union has recently enacted the Conflict Minerals Regulation, introducing new transparency requirements for importers of tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold from conflict-affected regions.…
Nick Parker Talks to BBC about Unexpected Impacts of U.S. Conflict Minerals Legislation [Audio]
2017
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BBC World Newsday
Dominic Parker
Dominic Parker, assistant professor of agricultural and applied economics, is interviewed twice on BBC World News’ Newsday program. The topic of conversation is Parker’s research…
A Casualty of Peace? Lessons on De-Militarizing Conservation in the Cordillera del Condor Corridor (Chapter in "Collateral Values of Natural Capital")
2019
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Springer
Saleem H. Ali
The resolution in 1998 of the armed conflict between Peru and Ecuador through environmental peace-building negotiations, creating a transboundary conservation area, have been heralded as…
State of Environment and Outlook Report for the Occupied Palestinian Territory 2020
2020
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UN Environment Program
This report provides an overview of the current state of the environment in the occupied Palestinian territory. Building on earlier work by the United Nations…
Environmental and Social Commitment Plan
2020
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World Bank
This document outlines the World Bank plan for sewage and water treatment in Afghanistan.
Conflicts over Natural Resources in the Global South: Conceptual Approaches
2017
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CRC Press
Maarten Bavinck, Lorenzo Pellegrini, and Erik Mostert
Inhabitants of poor, rural areas in the Global South heavily depend on natural resources in their immediate vicinity. Conflicts over and exploitation of these resources…
Education and Environmental Peacebuilding: Insights from Three Projects in Israel and Palestine
2019
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Annals of the American Association of Geographers
Tobias Ide and Amit Tubi
Environmental peacebuilding has attracted great scholarly and political interest in recent years, but little knowledge is available on the interface of education and environmental peacebuilding.…
Leaving No One Behind: Equality and Non-Discrimination at the Heart of Sustainable Development
2017
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United Nations System
In April 2016, the members of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) committed to put the imperative to eliminate discrimination and…
Tackling Global Challenges to Equality and Inclusion through the Gender-Responsive Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Spotlight on SDGs 10, 13 and 16
2019
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UN Women
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development carries huge transformative potential. Its vision of putting people and planet first, focusing on sustaining peace, putting gender equality…
A Framework for Assessing the Impacts of Mining Development on Regional Water Resources in Colombia
2018
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Water
Neil McIntyre
Developing its large-scale mining industry is an economic priority for Colombia. However, national capacity to assess and manage the water resource impacts of mining is…