Voices for Peace and Conservation

We thank all our guests for their insights and their courage to work on such

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (www.iucn.org), the

Guest: Hassan Mowlid Yasin, co-founder and vice-chairperson of the youth-

In making this episode we really wanted to hear stories of peace and

This episode's content was provided by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of more than 1,400 government and civil society organisations and more than 18,000 experts contributing through the six IUCN Commissions. It implements conservation projects that combine the latest science with the traditional knowledge of local communities in order to reverse habitat loss, restore ecosystems and improve people’s well-being. The broad membership and wealth of expertise make the IUCN the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. For more information about the IUCN and its flagship report on Conflict and Conservation, have a look at their website on www.iucn.org and https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/49472 for the report.

Host: Hesta Groenewald, Associate Consultant, PeaceNexus Foundation. Hesta has 20 years’ experience in conflict, peacebuilding and gender work. She has particular expertise on implementing conflict-sensitive approaches and on incorporating gender into conflict analysis and peacebuilding. She previously worked for the international peacebuilding NGO, Saferworld, in a variety of roles, including Conflict Adviser, Regional Head of Programmes and as global Head of Research and Programme Support. Currently, she is an independent consultant and Associate Consultant with the PeaceNexus Foundation, with a particular focus on conflict sensitivity, conservation and environment.

Guest: Sherri Goodman is Senior Fellow at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program and Polar Institute, Secretary General of the International Military Council on Climate & Security and Senior Strategist at the Center for Climate & Security. A former first U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (Environmental Security) and staff member on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, Goodman has founded, led, or advised nearly a dozen research organizations on environmental and energy matters, national security and public policy. She is credited with educating a generation of U.S. military and government officials about the nexus between climate change and national security, using her famous coinage, “threat multiplier,” to fundamentally reshape the national discourse on the topic.

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This episode's content was provided by the World Wide Fund for Nature-Germany and Conservation International, which work to promote increased equality among men and women in conservation. For more information about women in conservation, the IUCN’s gender office champions a gender-responsive approach across its programme portfolio to enable better natural resource governance and conservation outcomes. You can have a look at their work on their website://www.iucn.org/theme/gender.

Host: Hesta Groenewald, Associate Consultant, PeaceNexus Foundation. Hesta has 20 years’ experience in conflict, peacebuilding and gender work. She has particular expertise on implementing conflict-sensitive approaches and on incorporating gender into conflict analysis and peacebuilding. She previously worked for the international peacebuilding NGO, Saferworld, in a variety of roles, including Conflict Adviser, Regional Head of Programmes and as global Head of Research and Programme Support. Currently, she is an independent consultant and Associate Consultant with the PeaceNexus Foundation, with a particular focus on conflict sensitivity, conservation and environment.

Guest: Vicky Tauli-Corpuz, Founder and Executive Director of Tetebba Foundation in the Philippines. This foundation works for the respect, protection and fulfillment of indigenous peoples’ rights and operationalization of indigenous peoples’ self-determined sustainable development. Vicky is an indigenous leader from the Kankana-ey Igorot people of the Cordillera Region in the Philippines. She was appointed as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples by the Human Rights Council in 2014, and served until April 2020.

Guest: Beth Sua Carvajal Martinez, Community and Social Development Officer, WWF Colombia. Beth Sua is an environmental engineer committed to search for the peaceful transformation of social and environmental conflicts in Colombia. In the last decade, Beth Sua has worked with small farmer families who live in and/or make use of protected areas highly affected by armed conflict. Currently, Beth Sua coordinates the Project “Protected Areas & Peace” that aims to strengthen peacebuilding and conservation efforts in six National Parks in Colombia.

In making this episode we really wanted to hear stories of peace and conservation from people around the world. But time zones and internet connections were, as always, a challenge. We hope therefore that you’ll forgive us if you sometimes hear us switch from one speaker recording to another.

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This episode's content was provided by WWF as part of the Parks & Peace project supported by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB). WWF is an independent conservation organization active in nearly 100 countries working to create a world where nature and people can thrive. Like all other partners of this podcast, WWF sees the need to strengthen conservation and peacebuilding efforts to ensure the long-term conservation of the world’s most biodiverse places that have been persistently affected by war. For more information on WWF visit https://www.wwf.de.

Host: Hesta Groenewald, Associate Consultant, PeaceNexus Foundation. Hesta has 20 years’ experience in conflict, peacebuilding and gender work. She has particular expertise on implementing conflict-sensitive approaches and on incorporating gender into conflict analysis and peacebuilding. She previously worked for the international peacebuilding NGO, Saferworld, in a variety of roles, including Conflict Adviser, Regional Head of Programmes and as global Head of Research and Programme Support. Currently, she is an independent consultant and Associate Consultant with the PeaceNexus Foundation, with a particular focus on conflict sensitivity, conservation and environment.

Story of: Isabela San Roque. Isabela was born in Bogotá, Colombia, and joined the former FARC guerrilla in 2004. She defines herself as a revolutionary, feminist and environmentalist. While she was a FARC militant, she spent most of her time living in the Sierra de La Macarena National Natural Park and its surrounding departments. In 2016, Isabela became a signatory of the Peace Agreement in Colombia, and after demobilizing, she joined the ex-FARC political party “Comunes” and works on issues related to the environment, conflict resolution, and women's rights. She is currently a member of the Colombian National Peace Council, where she works on reconciliation and truth.

Guest: Dr. Julia Gorricho: Senior Project Manager South America, WWF Germany. Julia is a passionate Colombian anthropologist with more than 15 years of experience on biodiversity conservation; environmental governance & rights; Nature based solutions and conflict sensitive conservation. In 2015, Julia received the "Marjan-Marsh" award from King's College London (UK), for her contributions to the conservation of biodiversity in areas of armed conflict.

In making this episode we really wanted to hear stories of peace and conservation from people around the world. But time zones and internet connections were, as always, a challenge. We hope therefore that you’ll forgive us if you sometimes hear us switch from one speaker recording to another.

The graphics for this podcast were provided by Camden Edmond and Skyler Beatty - Ancient River Design ancientriverdesign.com.

In this episode, former Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos shares his thoughts about the link between peacebuilding and nature conservation in Colombia and at the global scale.

This episode looks into a high-priority policy and research topic: the nexus of climate change and conflict. As a threat multiplier, climate change impacts are likely to drive instability that may result in devastating effects for the world’s most vulnerable. The World Bank estimates it could drive more than 150 million people from their homes in the next 30 years, and possible violence could amplify the devastation that comes with it. The episode's content was provided by Conservation International, a global conservation organization working in 30 countries around the world to protect nature and biodiversity. Their vision is a healthy, prosperous world in which societies are committed to caring for and valuing nature, for the long-term benefit of people and all life on Earth. To do so, CI implements an intentional, proactive approach to address conflict risks impacting work, staff and the communities where they work. To find out more about Conservation International’s work on conservation and peace, visit their website at conservation.org/peace.

This episode's content was provided by the PeaceNexus Foundation. Headquartered in Switzerland, it has staff in West Africa, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and the Western Balkans. PeaceNexus supports international and local civil society, government institutions and companies who want to better understand their contexts, and become more effective in peacebuilding. Like all other partners of this podcast, PeaceNexus wants to see peacebuilding and conservation work be much more connected so that practitioners can learn from each other and achieve greater impact together. To find out more about the work of PeaceNexus visit their website, peacenexus.org or follow them on LinkedIn.