Planet on the Move: Reimagining Conservation at the Intersection of Migration, Environmental Change and Conflict
Publisher: International Union for Conservation of Nature
Author(s): E. Hsiao, R. Matthew, P. Le Billon, and G. Saintz, with Omer Aijazi, Josh Ayers, Carl Bruch, Malvern Chikanya, Alec Crawford, Janet Edmond, Fonna Forman, Lauren Herzer Risi, Jason Houston, Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao, Kanta Kumari Rigaud, Ann Jacee Le, Rebecca
Date: 2024
Topics: Climate Change, Humanitarian Assistance, Land, Renewable Resources
Our living planet is and has always been on the move. Many species move in search of necessities such as food, water, shelter, reproduction, and safety. In some cases, movements are an adaptive response to environmental stresses and shocks; in other cases, environmental change, whether land degradation, climate change or other forms, may add to other drivers of migration. This report seeks to assess conservation challenges and opportunities at the confluence of migration, environmental change and conflict; initiate a widely inclusive dialogue with sensitivity towards justice and the difficult trade-offs ahead; and peer cautiously into the future while offering some optimism through the lens of environmental peacebuilding.