The activities involved in preparing for, executing, and recovering from armed conflict are
globally pervasive and consequential, with significant impacts on natural systems. Effects on …

Social-ecological ecosystem restoration involves interacting challenges, including climate
change, resource overexploitation and political instability. To prepare for these and other …

Protected areas (PAs) are a foundational and essential strategy for reducing biodiversity
loss. However, many PAs around the world exist on paper only; thus, while logging and …

Negative environmental impacts of violent conflict have been observed worldwide. Whether
or not active global conflicts are declining in number remains hotly debated, the number of …

Understanding the effectiveness of conservation interventions during times of political
instability is important given how much of the world's biodiversity is concentrated in …

In November 2016, after 52 years of armed conflict, the Colombian government and the
primary rebel group, the FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) reached a …

The rise of public and private zero-deforestation commitments is opening a new
collaborative space in global forest governance. Governments seeking to reduce national …

Land-use decisions can change abruptly in response to shocks, and warfare and armed
conflicts are among the most drastic and globally frequent shocks. Yet, our understanding of …

We present the results of our eighth annual horizon scan of emerging issues likely to affect
global biological diversity, the environment, and conservation efforts in the future. The …

Human activity influences both the occurrence and impact of landslides in mountainous
environments. Population pressure and the associated land-use changes are assumed to …