Month: November 2004

Roots of conflict : Don’t blame environmental decay for the next war

Posted by and & filed under Conflict Patterns, Environment, Urbanization and Environment

When Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan known for her work in human rights and environmental conservation, including efforts to fight deforestation, won the Nobel Peace Prize last month, many took note that the Nobel Committee had evidently expanded its notion of “peace.” “Peace on earth depends on our ability to secure our living environment,” it proclaimed,… Read more »