Environmental Peacebuilding: Constructing a More Durable Peace

Aug 15, 2014 | Alliance for Peacebuilding
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Natural resources are one of a country’s most critical assets for peacebuilding and post-conflict recovery. Land, forests, minerals, oil, water, and other resources are the foundations for rebuilding livelihoods and national economies. Typically, 50 to 80 percent of a developing country’s export revenues come from natural resources. Natural resources are also essential to livelihoods and food security, particularly in rural areas where 80 percent of the population on average rely directly on natural resources. The many critical linkages between natural resources and post-conflict peacebuilding have been dubbed “environmental peacebuilding.”