Progress in Recognizing Nature, Park Rangers, Protected Areas, and Territories as Victims of Armed Conflict, with Guarantees of Reparation and Non-repetition: A Call for Reconciliation and Environmental Peace for All

Gisela Paredes Leguizamón, National Natural Parks of Colombia (Colombia) 

Advances in recognising nature, protected areas, and territories as victims of armed conflict, with guarantees of reparation and non-repetition, a call for reconciliation and environmental peace for all (Gisela Paredes Leguizamón). It will discuss advances in recognizing nature, protected areas, and territories as victims of armed conflict within Colombia’s transitional justice framework. It will highlight legal and policy innovations that guarantee ecological reparation and non-repetition, while promoting reconciliation and environmental peace. It will explore how integrating biodiversity into land-use planning and governance strengthens territorial resilience and conflict management. It will also emphasising participatory approaches and ecosystem-based strategies for a paradigm shift where conservation becomes central to peacebuilding, ensuring that damaged landscapes and communities recover together for a sustainable and just future.