Forest conservation: From Conflict to Peace (A Path to Ottawa Event)

Mar 5, 2026

Please join us for this Path to Ottawa Event on March 5, 2026 (18:00 CET / 12:00 EST). 

Event Description

Forest conservation carries both conflict risks while offers powerful pathways to environmental peacebuilding, where resource conflicts are transformed into opportunities for cooperation. When implemented with conflict sensitivity, these initiatives resolve disputes over land access, tenure rights, and benefit sharing while strengthening community ties and integrating traditional practices.

Drawing on case studies from Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia, this webinar showcases approaches that unite diverse stakeholders around shared forest goals, fostering inclusive dialogue and sustainable outcomes.

Speakers:

• • Rowan Alumasa Alusiola - Senior Technical Specialist in Governance and Livelihood (Fauna and Flora)
  • Mahawa Komala - Head of Environmental Programmes (Everyday Gandhis)
  • Alice Taberner - PhD researcher (Kings College London and Universidade de São Paulo)
  • Tom Cavanagh - PhD researcher (University of New South Wales)

Organized by the Forest Interest Group of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx), the Peace Academy Rhineland-Palatinate at the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) and the German Association for Peace and Conflict Research (AFK).

Please register here.