Protected zones in context: Exploring the complexity of armed conflicts and their impacts on the protection of biodiversity
Elaine Hsiao, Adrian Garside, Doug Weir, Andrew J. Plumptre
Abstract
Abstract Protected areas safeguard biodiversity of global ecological importance, even throughout armed conflicts. The International Law Commission's Principles on Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflicts propose that certain ecologically important areas could be designated as protected zones during armed conflicts. This article uses a geospatial analysis of armed conflicts and Key Biodiversity Areas and three case studies to inform recommendations on how the protection of ecologically important areas could be enhanced through visibility, local actors and international stakeholders as part of a broader interpretation of a protected zone.
Topics & Concepts
BiodiversityContext (archaeology)Armed conflictCommissionGeospatial analysisEnvironmental resource managementVisibilityPolitical scienceEnvironmental planningProtected areaSafeguardInternational lawRelation (database)GeographyLawEcologyEnvironmental scienceComputer scienceBiologyCartographyArchaeologyDatabaseMeteorologyEnvironmental and Biological Research in Conflict ZonesTransboundary Water Resource ManagementArchaeological Research and Protection