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- Armed conflict and its resolution significantly impact natural resources, particularly in tropical forests, though the extent of this impact is debated.
- A study in Colombia revealed a sixfold rise in fires and a 52% increase in deforestation likelihood in protected areas after guerrilla fighters were demobilized.
- To promote peace and protect these ecosystems, strategies are needed, including real-time forest monitoring, incentivizing ecosystem services, integrating former fighters into conservation efforts, and creating a market for deforestation permits.
Article Abstract
Armed conflict, and its end, can have powerful effects on natural resources, but the influence of war and peace on highly biodiverse tropical forests remains disputed. We found a sixfold increase in fires in protected areas across biodiversity hotspots following guerrilla demobilization in Colombia, and a 52% increase in the probability of per-pixel deforestation within parks for 2018. Peace requires urgent shifts to include real-time forest monitoring, expand programmes to pay for ecosystem services at the frontier, integrate demobilized armed groups as staff of protected areas, and establish a domestic market for frontier deforestation permits.
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