Insights from diplomacy for the prevention and resolution of conservation conflicts
Abstract Conflicts between people over conservation are increasing and are likely to become more acute with global change and increased competition for resources. In this article, we add to the toolbox of conservation practitioners trying to prevent and resolve conflicts, often in a local or regiona...
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| author | Juliette Claire Young John Robertson Young Béatrice Agathe Aubert |
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| description | Abstract Conflicts between people over conservation are increasing and are likely to become more acute with global change and increased competition for resources. In this article, we add to the toolbox of conservation practitioners trying to prevent and resolve conflicts, often in a local or regional context, with insights and knowledge from the techniques that diplomats employ. These techniques include conflict prevention such as early‐warning systems and knowledge gathering for in‐depth understanding of conflicts. Conflict resolution is managed through quiet or preventive diplomacy, such as mediation, shuttle diplomacy and arbitration, or the application of external pressures including through media campaigns, legislation and sanctions. We argue that while conservation may in some cases already use these techniques, their application could be more widespread, and conservationists could make greater use of the wealth of resources available to guide the use of those techniques. We conclude with a need for more systematic dissemination and use of these techniques, as well as sharing of experiences of conflict prevention and resolution in conservation to build greater capacity and reduce the negative impacts of conflicts on conservation outcomes and human well‐being. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-71d9635c1f55497080bccd44b3b778342022-12-22T04:34:41ZengWileyConservation Letters1755-263X2022-09-01155n/an/a10.1111/conl.12891Insights from diplomacy for the prevention and resolution of conservation conflictsJuliette Claire Young0John Robertson Young1Béatrice Agathe Aubert2Agroécologie, INRAE, Institut Agro Université de Bourgogne Franche‐Comté Dijon FranceForeign and Commonwealth Office Association London UKThe London School of Economics and Political Science London UKAbstract Conflicts between people over conservation are increasing and are likely to become more acute with global change and increased competition for resources. In this article, we add to the toolbox of conservation practitioners trying to prevent and resolve conflicts, often in a local or regional context, with insights and knowledge from the techniques that diplomats employ. These techniques include conflict prevention such as early‐warning systems and knowledge gathering for in‐depth understanding of conflicts. Conflict resolution is managed through quiet or preventive diplomacy, such as mediation, shuttle diplomacy and arbitration, or the application of external pressures including through media campaigns, legislation and sanctions. We argue that while conservation may in some cases already use these techniques, their application could be more widespread, and conservationists could make greater use of the wealth of resources available to guide the use of those techniques. We conclude with a need for more systematic dissemination and use of these techniques, as well as sharing of experiences of conflict prevention and resolution in conservation to build greater capacity and reduce the negative impacts of conflicts on conservation outcomes and human well‐being.https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12891conflictconservationdiplomacyglobal changegovernanceinterdisciplinarity |
| spellingShingle | Juliette Claire Young John Robertson Young Béatrice Agathe Aubert Insights from diplomacy for the prevention and resolution of conservation conflicts Conservation Letters conflict conservation diplomacy global change governance interdisciplinarity |
| title | Insights from diplomacy for the prevention and resolution of conservation conflicts |
| title_full | Insights from diplomacy for the prevention and resolution of conservation conflicts |
| title_fullStr | Insights from diplomacy for the prevention and resolution of conservation conflicts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Insights from diplomacy for the prevention and resolution of conservation conflicts |
| title_short | Insights from diplomacy for the prevention and resolution of conservation conflicts |
| title_sort | insights from diplomacy for the prevention and resolution of conservation conflicts |
| topic | conflict conservation diplomacy global change governance interdisciplinarity |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12891 |
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