Governance
How the End of Armed Conflicts Influence Forest Cover and Subsequently Ecosystem Services Provision? An Analysis of Four Case Studies in Biodiversity Hotspots
2019
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Science Direct
Nelson Grima and Simron J. Singh
Ecosystem Services are commonly understood as the goods and services people obtain from nature, such as carbon sequestration, provision of food and fibres, pollination, etc.…
Transboundary Conservation and Militarized Interstate Disputes
2014
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Political Geography
Karina Barquet, Paivi Lujala, and Jan Ketil Rød
Advocates of transboundary conservation argue that borderlands can be a source of cooperation between neighboring states that previously engaged in conflict. It has been stated that, by…
External Evaluation - "Good Water Neighbours Project" - Concluding Report of Years 2012-2014
2014
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EcoPeace Middle East
The Good Water Neighbor (GWN) project is the flagship project of EcoPeace/Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) since 2001. FoEME's main objective is to…
Conflict Minerals Disclosure Requirements and Corporate Social Responsibility: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
2018
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CPA Journal
Fatima Alali and Sophia I-Ling Wang
Among the many topics of concern for companies and investors interested in social responsibility is the use of minerals sourced from war zones and countries…
Conflict-Sensitive Conservation in the Maiko-Tanya-Kahuzi-Biega Landscape
2017
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
Alec Crawford
Conflict-sensitive conservation (CSC) is conservation programming and implementation that takes into account the causes and impacts of conflict and the actors involved in order to…
Food Security, Sustaining Peace and Gender Equality: Conceptual Framework and Future Directions
2017
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The main objective of this study is to generate knowledge and make meaningful, evidence-based and actionable recommendations to governments and other stakeholders, particularly international organizations…
Conflict Minerals: Information on Artisanal Mined Gold and Efforts to Encourage Responsible Sourcing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
2017
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United States Government Accountability Office
United States Government Accountability Office
The supply chain for artisanal and small-scale mined (ASM) gold—a significant driver of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) economy—involves multiple actors, according to…
Practical Guide: Mining and Communities
2016
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Communities First
Lien De Brouckere
Working in partnership with Kabinet Cisse (Guinea-based consultant) and more than a dozen authors, especially those affiliated with Insuco, Lien De Brouckere was the lead…
Water and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding
2015
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Hydrological Sciences Journal
Ashok Swain
Water-management issues cut across all sectors of governance and have a critical bearing on many post-conflict challenges. The imperative of adequate water supply, and the…
Promoting Climate-Resilient Peacebuilding in Fragile States
2015
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International Institute for Sustainable Development
Alec Crawford, Angie Dazé, Anne Hammill, Jo-Ellen Parry, and Alicia Natalia Zamudio
Efforts to help fragile states move onto a path toward stability and sustainability continue to face enormous challenges. Climate change is one of these challenges.…
Practical Guide: Mines and Communities (abridged version)
2015
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American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative
The Republic of Guinea holds one-third of the world’s bauxite reserves, significant deposits of gold, diamonds, and some of the world’s most prized iron ore…
Guide Pratique: Mines & Communautés (version abrégée)
2015
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American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative
La République de Guinée possède 30 % de la réserve mondiale de bauxite, d’importantes réserves d’or et de diamants, ainsi que de dépôts de minerai…
Guide Pratique: Mines & Communautés
2015
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American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative
La République de Guinée possède 30 % de la réserve mondiale de bauxite, d’importantes réserves d’or et de diamants, ainsi que de dépôts de minerai…
Can You Use Big Data to Track an Elephant Poacher? [Interactive Map]
2015
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Foreign Policy
Kalev Leetaru
Using the Global Database of Events, Language, and Tone (GDELT) Project, which monitors local media around the world (and live-translates it from 65 languages, along…
Food Insecurity and Conflict Dynamics: Causal Linkages and Complex Feedbacks
2013
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International Journal of Security and Development
Cullen S. Hendrix and Henk-Jan Brinkman
This paper addresses two related topics: 1) the circular link between food insecurity and conflict, with particular emphasis on the Sahel, and 2) the potential…
Extractive Industries and Peacebuilding in Afghanistan: The Role of Social Accountability
2013
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United States Institute of Peace
Sadaf Lakhani
Recent estimates of deposits in Afghanistan indicate that mineral extraction could contribute to the economic growth the country needs to sustain its efforts in peacebuilding…
Conservation in a Wicked Complex World: Challenges and Solutions
2013
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Edward T. Game, Erik Meijaard, Douglas Sheil, and Eve McDonald-Madden
Most conservation challenges are complex and possess all the characteristics of so called “wicked” problems. Despite widespread recognition of this complexity conservationists possess a legacy…
Renewable Natural Resources: Practical Lessons for Conflict Sensitive Development
2009
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World Bank
Sandra Ruckstuhl
This paper explores how a “conflict and violence sensitive” framework in project assessment, design and implementation facilitates early identification and mitigation of negative consequences of…