Panelists 

• Adrian Garside, Visiting Research Fellow, The Marjan Study Group 
• Jasper Humphrey's, Director, The Marjan Study Group

 

A presentation on the management of wildlife Protected Areas during South Sudan's recent civil war which will also raise issues concerning biodiversity management and the Protection of the Environment in Relation to Armed Conflict (PERAC). 

A presentation on the direct and indirect security challenges that face conservationists. Example will be drawn from the experiences in West and Central Africa and will dissect the controversy of human rights abuses by conservationists and rangers. 

Q&A

 

The connection between conflict and biodiversity has been one of the least explored areas of conflict studies; that has been changing over the last decade at the same time as reports into the dire decline of biodiversity. While biodiversity is both impacted by conflict and can be the cause of conflict (resource wars) the actual connection-points that create cause and effect are still being debated.

These talks by members of The Marjan Conflict, Biodiversity and Military Sustainability Study Group, will look at these connection-points by highlighting the illegal wildlife trade in Africa through political and social dynamics using case-studies based on first-hand field research. As much biodiversity heads either for massive population decline or extinction, understanding the complexities of the illegal wildlife trade is crucial.

 

This event will be held on Microsoft Teams, Click here to join the meeting