Cultivating Peace: From Conflict to Collaboration in Natural Resource
Conflict over natural resources, such as land, water, and forests, occurs everywhere today, as it has for centuries. Whether it be a local dispute between neighbouring farmers or an international debate over shared resources such as a waterway, people compete for the natural resources they need to ensure or enhance their quality of life. Conflict can even be seen as “a normal feature of natural resource manage-ment,” says Jacqueline Ashby, Director of Research at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture. The conflict may unfold as a simple war of words or it may escalate to armed confrontation with loss of life.
Cultivating Peace: From Conflict to Collaboration in Natural Resource Management
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Conflict over natural resources, such as land, water, and forests, occurs everywhere today, as it has for centuries. Whether it be a local dispute between neighbouring farmers or an international debate over shared resources such as a waterway, people compete for the natural resources they need to ensure or enhance their quality of life. Conflict can even be seen as “a normal feature of natural resource manage-ment,” says Jacqueline Ashby, Director of Research at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture. The conflict may unfold as a simple war of words or it may escalate to armed confrontation with loss of life.
Edited by Daniel Buckles IDRC/World Bank 1999, ISBN 0-88936-899-6, $35
300 pp., paperback, 6¾" x 9¾"