Parks for Peace or Peace for Parks? Issues in Practice and Policy

An upcoming ECSP publication—based on a conference held in September 2005 at the Wilson Center—will explore the rhetoric and reality of peace parks, including their goals and the factors that determine their success or failure. Drawing on future plans and successful projects in southern Africa, Kashmir, and South America, the authors debate whether peace parks can protect the environment and promote conflict resolution. ECSP Report presents excerpts from five of the conference papers as a preview of the publication forthcoming in 2006.

Authors

Saleem Ali

Professor of Environmental Studies, University of Vermont

Trevor Sandwith

Coordinator, Cape Action for People and the Environment, South Africa; Deputy Chair, World Commission on Protected Areas

Charles Besançon

Head, Protected Areas Program, UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Martín Alcalde

Director, Cóndor Region, Conservación Internacional (Perú)

Carlos F. Ponce

Senior Regional Advisor, Protected Areas, Conservation International (Andes)

Yanitza Curonisy

Larry A. Swatuk

Associate Professor, Harry Oppenheimer Okavango Research Centre, University of Botswana

Rosaleen Duffy

Senior Lecturer, Centre for International Politics, Manchester University

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