Missing Peace: Why Transboundary Conservation Areas Are Not Resolving Conflicts

Feb 19, 2019 | Elaine (Lan Yin) Hsiao
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Transboundary Conservation Areas, such as Parks for Peace, have been heralded for their potential to simultaneously contribute to biodiversity conservation and peace, but evidence to this effect has been elusive.  In fact, more indications suggest that transboundary conservation areas, including Parks for Peace, rely on pre-existing international peace between countries for formalization and on-going non-violent relations for continuity.