Welcome to Environmental Peacebuilding Knowledge Platform

This site serves both as the home page for the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (also known as EnPAx™), and as a repository for a wide range of information on environmental peacebuilding.

Environmental peacebuilding integrates natural resource management in conflict prevention, mitigation, resolution, and recovery to build resilience in communities affected by conflict. Join our growing global community of researchers, practitioners, and decision makers in sharing experiences and lessons from managing natural resources in conflict-affected settings, accessing new research on the topic, and participating in events to support the growing network of professionals active in environmental peacebuilding.

Books

This page includes links to key open-access books on environmental peacebuilding produced by the Environmental Peacebuilding Association and/or the Environmental Law Institute. The first six books are the product of an initiative between ELI, UNEP, McGill University, and the University of... Read More

Conflict-Sensitive Conservation

Editors: Carl Bruch, Geeta Batra, Anupam Anand

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High-Value Natural Resources and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Editors: Päivi Lujala, Siri Aas Rustad

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Assessing and Restoring Natural Resources in Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Editors: David Jensen, Steve Lonergan

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Land and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Editors: Jon Unruh, Rhodri C. Williams

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Water and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Editors: Erika Weinthal, Jessica Troell, Mikiyasu Nakayama

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Livelihoods, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Editors: Helen Young, Lisa Goldman

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Governance, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

Editors: Carl Bruch, Carroll Muffett, Sandra S. Nichols

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Mapping Climate Insecurity Hotspots: Enhancing Climate Peace and Security D...

CGIAR, 2023

Climate change poses significant threats to East Africa and Greater Horn of Africa (EAGHA), impacting critical sectors such as agriculture, nutrition, resource availability, and overall...

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Climate, Peace, and Security in Fishery Management: A Participatory Apprais...

CGIAR, 2023

The link between climate change and conflict has been widely studied in the past decade. Despite empirical evidence leading to ambiguous, sometimes contradictory, conclusions, it...

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Assessing Climate Action Interventions along the Humanitarian-Development-P...

CGIAR, 2023

Increasing climate and conflict-related displacement in fragile or conflict-affected states threaten human security and sustainable development around the world. As forced displacement increases and becomes...

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Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Hybrid: Leiden University and Online, 19-21 June 2024

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"Environment and Security" Journal Premiere peer-reviewed journal on environment, conflict, and peace

Events

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Feminist Peace Summit

1 May 2024

University of Denver; online

Women’s Participation in Violent Non-State Armed Groups

4 May 2024

online

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Climate Change, Security, and Intersectionality at the 2024 UN Ocean Decade...

18 April 2024

Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Niger, or Togo: Women, P...

18 April 2024

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Bankrupting Peace Spoilers: Can Peacekeepers Curtail Belligerents' Access t...

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Case Study from Vol. 1: High-Value Natural Resources and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

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Diamonds in War, Diamonds for Peace: Diamond Sector Management and Kimberli...

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Case Study from Vol. 1: High-Value Natural Resources and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

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