Making Peace with Nature: Contributions on Environmental Justice and Peacebuilding from Colombia

Apr 9, 2025 | Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS) at Hiroshima University
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In Colombia, the challenges of ecological degradation are deeply influenced by the dynamics of armed conflict in diverse and complex ways. Nature is a direct victim of activities related to illegal armed groups, drug traffic, and extractivism and has been used as a tool of economic power and territorial control. However, amid the escalation of the war, initiatives for territorial defense and socio-ecological justice emerge, challenging geopolitical, extractivist, or purely conservationist interests. This webinar presents a general overview of the recognition of nature as a victim of war in Colombia, the challenges and advances of national initiatives, and some local examples of environmental peacebuilding.