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The Trampled Grass Mitigating the Impacts of Armed Conflict on the Environment

By Shambaugh, James

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Title: The Trampled Grass Mitigating the Impacts of Armed Conflict on the Environment  
Author: Shambaugh, James
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Language: English
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Excerpt: Armed conflict is a very serious problem in parts of Africa today, where many countries are at risk of conflict, engaged in conflict, emerging from conflict, or in a long-term recovery phase. These conflicts are devastating. They cause untold suffering ...

Table of Contents
CANTANCE Acronyms and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xii Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii Why this guide? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xviii Who is this guide for? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xviii How to use this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xix Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxi 1 Introduction: armed conflict and the environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 1.1 The changing face of modern warfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 1.2 Impacts and consequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 1.2.1 Habitat destruction and impacts on wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 1.2.2 Over-exploitation of natural resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 1.2.3 Pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 1.2.4 Consequences for the conservation and natural resource sector . . . . . . . . . . . .9 1.2.5 Vicious circle of conflict, environmental degradation and poverty . . . . . . . . .11 1.2.6 Further political, social, and economic aspects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 2 What can be done? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 2.1 Organizational response . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 2.1.1 Assessment, response, monitoring, and adaptation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 2.1.2 Maintaining a presence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 2.1.3 Personnel management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 2.1.4 Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 2.1.5 Training for times of conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 2.1.6 Training for peacetime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 2.1.7 Need for organizational and programmatic flexibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 2.1.8 Maintaining neutrality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 2.2 Collaboration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 2.2.1 Collaboration within the conservation sector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 2.2.2 Collaboration with and between government authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 2.2.3 Collaboration with relief and development sectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

 
 



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