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    Natural resource wealth, conflict, and peacebuilding

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2009
    What connections exist between natural resource wealth and violent conflict? And what do such connections imply for policies to build peace in resource-rich areas? This synthesis paper takes stock of what social science research has to say about these questions. The author reviews the academic literature on resource wealth and conflict.
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    MEAs, conservation and conflict. A case study of Virunga National Park, DRC

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2008
    Focusing on the case of Virunga National Park (PNVi) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), this paper looks at Multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and the impact of ongoing conflict. It also discusses opportunities for elevating environment-conflict issues to international policy levels to help save important ecosystems in times of conflict.
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    Environmental peacebuilding theory and practice: a case study of the Good Water Neighbours Project and in depth analysis of the Wadi Fukin/Tzur Hadassah communities

    EcoPeace Friends of the Earth Middle East, 2008
    Whilst the Israeli-Palestinian conflict does not stem from an ecological cause, issues such as water supply and water scarcity, pollution of groundwater and solid waste management are important regional issues and a shared burden on all sides of the border.
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    Sustainable forestry in the Democratic Republic of Congo: the way out of poverty and conflict

    Both ENDS, 2008
    This paper focuses on sustainable forestry in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and what role it can play.
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    The status of rural poverty in the Near East and North Africa

    International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2007
    Poverty in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA) is mainly a rural phenomenon. Almost half (48%) the area’s population lives in rural areas. This report focuses on key rural poverty issues in 13 diverse countries in the region, without attempting to propose policy or programme actions at national or local levels.
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    Charcoal in the mist: an overview of environmental security issues and initiatives in the Central Albertine Rift

    Institute for Environmental Security, 2008
    The Central Albertine Rift is a transboundary eco-region important not only in terms of its great biodiversity, but also in terms of politics and security. Violent conflicts in the region related to valuable mineral and natural resources, have (had) a major destabilising effect on states and communities in the wider Great Lakes region.
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    Al Hima: a way of life

    International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union), 2007
    The Hima is a traditional system of resource tenure that has been practiced for more than 1400 years in the Arabian Peninsular. With the numerous deteriorations that came and halted advancement in the Arab world, and at times for different reasons, the Hima also declined.
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    Local governance institutions for sustainable natural resource management in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger

    Royal Tropical Institute, 2008
    This paper reflects on experiences from research and interventions in the Sahel on management of renewable natural resources - soils, water, forests, and biodiversity - for the purpose of food and income generation. It focuses on local governance institutions in relation to natural resource entitlements, use and decision-making on management in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
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    Conservation and human rights

    International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union), 2007
    This paper presents a collection of articles exploring the key issues surrounding the relationship between human rights and conservation. It looks at what human rights are and what do they have to do with conservation.
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    Negotiation and mediation techniques for natural resource management: case studies and lessons learned

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2007
    This publication is part of a series of training materials on natural resource conflict management developed by FAO’s Livelihood Support Programme. It seeks to support sustainable livelihoods in Africa and elsewhere by sharing recent real-life experiences of Africans who have used the processes and principles of consensual negotiation to address natural resource conflicts.

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