Essential Concepts of Environmental Peacebuilding

Carl Bruch is the Director of International Programs at the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and the Executive Director of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx), USA. His research focuses on environmental law, policy, and practice in conflict-affected situations.Rachel Weaver holds a Master of Environmental Management from Duke University, USA, with concentrations in Environmental Economics and Policy, and Terrestrial and Freshwater Ecosystems. At Duke, she served as a graduate research assistant and as a member of the Conference Secretariat for the Environmental Peacebuilding Association.Richard Matthew is a Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the University of California at Irvine, USA. He is the Director of UCI’s Climate and Urban Sustainability Program and Alec Glasser Center for the Power of Music and Social Change. His research focuses on the connections among climate change, conflict, health, and displacement in highly vulnerable regions.Erika Weinthal is the John O. Blackburn Distinguished Professor of Environmental Policy, a member of the Bass Society of Fellows at Duke University, and the President of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association, USA. She specializes in global environmental politics and environmental security with an emphasis on water and energy.Larry Swatuk is Emeritus Professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He is also Extraordinary Professor in the Institute for Water Studies, University of the Western Cape, South Africa; External Researcher, Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies, Germany; and Vice-President of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association.

• List of ContributorsAcknowledgementsIntroductionRachel Weaver, Richard Matthew, Erika Weinthal, Larry Swatuk, and Carl BruchTerms30x30AAccountabilityAdaptationAdaptive ManagementAgricultureAgricultural-Pastoral ConflictAnthropoceneBBackdraftBasic ServicesBasin at RiskBenchmarkingBiodiversityBlame AvoidanceBoomerang EffectCCapacity DevelopmentCitiesCitizen ScienceClimate ChangeClimate DiplomacyClimate MigrantClimate-Related Security RisksClimate SecurityCo-BenefitsConfidence-Building MeasuresConflictConflict Environmental AssessmentsConflict Life CycleConflict PreventionConflict ResourcesConflict SensitivityConflict TransformationConservationCooperationCritical MineralsDDecolonizationDepoliticizationDiagnostic FrameworkDigital TechnologiesDisaster DiplomacyDisaster Risk ReductionDisplacementEEarth Observation EcocideEcological Distribution ConflictsEcological PeaceEcosystem ServicesEcoterrorismEcotheologyEnergy SecurityEnvironmentEnvironmental ChangeEnvironmental CooperationEnvironmental CrimesEnvironmental DefenderEnvironmental DegradationEnvironmental JusticeEnvironmental MigrationEnvironmental PeacebuildingEnvironmental PeacemakingEnvironmental SecurityEnvironmental TerrorismEnvironmental ViolenceEmpowermentEvaluationExtractive ResourcesFFaith-Based Environmental PeacebuildingFarmer-Managed Natural RegenerationFood Security Fossil FuelsForestsFragilityGGenderGender-Based ViolenceGender Equality and Social Inclusion Gender-Just TransitionGovernanceHHuman RightsHuman Right to Clean EnvironmentHuman Security Human-Wildlife ConflictHydro-HegemonyIIndicatorIndigenous KnowledgeIndigenous RightsInfrastructureIntegrated Water Resources ManagementInternational Humanitarian lawJJusticeJust TransitionLLand DegradationLand GrabbingLand TenureLand UseLearningLegal PluralismMMaladaptationMediationMilitarismMitigationMonitoringNNatural ResourcesNatural Resource ConflictNature-Based SolutionsNegative PeacePParticipationParticipatory ProcessPastoralism/TranshumancePeacePeace AgreementsPeacebuildingPeace DividendPeace ParksPolitical EcologyPolycrisisPositive PeacePowerProtected ZonesProtection of the Environment in Relation to Armed ConflictRREDD+Remote SensingRenewable EnergyReparationsResilienceResource CurseRestorative JusticeReverberating EffectsRights of NatureSSecuritizationSecuritySilvopastoralismSocial CohesionStakeholderSustainabilitySustainable DevelopmentSustainable PeaceSystems ApproachTTheory of ChangeThreat MultiplierToxic Remnants of WarTransboundary CooperationTransdisciplinarityTriple Bottom LineTriple NexusVViolenceWWarWater CooperationWater DiplomacyWater-Energy-Food NexusWater SecurityWeaponization of Natural ResourcesYYouthAnnex I - Institutions in Environmental PeacebuildingOnline Annex - Translations of Key Terms and Institutions