ABSTRACT
This chapter provides a quick review of the linkages between environment, conflict, and peace. It considers how environmental interventions can interact with conflict and fragility and briefly surveys the rise and evolution of conflict-sensitive conservation initiatives. The chapter considers the broader policy context in which conflict-sensitive conservation has evolved, with a focus on multilateral environmental agreements and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Environmental interventions can interact with conflict and fragility in three ways: the intervention can be negatively affected by conflict and fragility; the intervention can inadvertently worsen conflict and fragility; and the intervention may help address the drivers, dynamics, and impacts of conflict and build peace. The growth of conflict sensitivity in the humanitarian and development sectors, coupled with the growing recognition of the linkages between environment, conflict, and peace, led to the development of conflict-sensitive environmental programming.
