Navigating a just and peaceful transition: Environment of Peace Part 3

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Navigating a just and peaceful transition: Environment of Peace Part 3

19 Dec 2022

In the past, such assumptions have led to multiple conflict and justice concerns, including the possibility of ‘violent environments in the context of reserve and protected forest areas’.82 The use of force in this context constitutes a form of militarization, with armed police, military forces or private militias utilized to enforce conservation zones.83 An example of the militarization of conser. [...] For example, the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park in India is a protected area established in a region of ongoing ethnic and military conflict.86 Under the 12 ENVIRONMENT OF PEACE PART 3 pretext of conservation, the Sri Lankan government banned the harvest of sea cucumbers and other marine species of commercial value historically traded between the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka, in o. [...] Navigating the conflict dimensions of the mitigation imperative Mitigation, defined by the IPCC as ‘a human intervention to reduce the sources or enhance the sinks of greenhouse gases’, has been the centrepiece of public and private responses to climate change.95 Myriad mitigation activities aim to reduce the release of heat-trapping emissions or increase the means of sequestering carbon. [...] UNFCCC safeguards articulate the need for ‘transparency, participation of stakeholders, protection of biodiversity NAVIGATING A JUST AND PEACEFUL TRANSITION 17 and ecosystem services, respect for the right of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’.110 Another set of safeguards developed by the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance,111 the REDD+ Social and Environmental Standards (REDD+ S. [...] In the year following the eruption, the Earth’s global average temperature fell nearly 0.3°C due to the release of 20 million tonnes of sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere creating a cooling effect.184 Of the wide range of geoengineering technologies, SAI stands out as more technologically feasible and comparatively lower cost.185 However, concern remains over the types of aerosols used and the po.

Authors

Environment of Peace/SIPRI

Pages
100
Published in
Sweden