Nature-based Solutions for Peace and Security

This catalog of Nature-based Solutions for Peace & Security aims to inspire decision-makers and programme managers when designing climate and environmental security interventions.

See below our interactive map with case studies from around the world. Dive into the details of each implemented Nature-based Solution to learn how exactly they contributed to peace or browse and filter through the entire database to find example projects relevant for you.

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Central African Republic

Strengthening the recovery and reintegration of women and girls through climate resilient agriculture for peace and reconciliation in post-conflict CAR

2019 – 2021 FAO, Government of CAR, UN PBF, UN Women
Colombia

Campesinos de Santa Rosa

2019 – Brisas del Macizo Foundation, municipality of Santa Rosa, PAX en Colombia

From plastic to peace: Overcoming public antipathy through environmental cooperation

2021 – 2023 Kansai University, Korea University, Kyoto University
Colombia

The Wuasikamas movement of the Inga People in Aponte for land rights, governance and conservation

2003 – The Wuasikamas Movement of the Inga People in Aponte
Kenya

Rangelands program

2004 – Community Conservancies Across Northern Kenya, Northern Rangelands Trust
Sudan

Supporting sustainable peace in Blue Nile State through gender-responsive natural resource governance, inclusive conflict resolution mechanisms and climate-resilient livelihoods

2021 – 2024 UNDP, UNEP, UNWOMEN
Climate-smart agriculture, UNCDF 2019-2022
Mali

Support for risk management linked to environmental degradation through adaptation measures in areas at risk of inter-community conflict

2019 – 2022 UNCDF, UNIDO
Sierra Leone

Women for water & peace (W4WP)

2022 – 2023 FEDURP, ILo, ILRAJ, Sierra Leone Employers’ Federation, Sierra Leone Labour Congress, UNCDF, WANEP
Women's participation in natural resource management. FAO (2017-2019)
Yemen

Strengthening the role of women in peace building through natural resources management

2017 – 2019 FAO, IOM
Conflict debris is crushed and sorted for new construction applications, Iraq 2021
Iraq

Debris recycling in Iraq

2018 – 2022 IOM, UNEP
The Gambia

Strengthening community coping mechanisms against risks of climate induced conflicts

2020 – 2022 Gambia Red Cross Society, ITC, UNFPA, WFP
Thailand

The Doi Tung development project

1988 – 2021 The Mae Fah Luang Foundation
Chad

Amical Bè Ôko

2001 – Amical Bè Ôko
El Salvador

Governance for ecosystem-based adaptation: transforming evidence into change

2015 – 2018 IUCN
Peru

Potato park Peru

2002 – Association of Communities of the Potato Park
Nepal

Nepal flood resilience project (NFRP)

2018 – 2020 Practical Action, UNEP
Sierra Leone

Mitigating localized resource-based conflicts and increasing community resilience

2019 – 2022 UNDP, WFP
Sri Lanka

Promoting women’s engagement in waste management to prevent conflict in Sri Lanka

2019 – 2021 UNOPS, UNWOMEN
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Conflict-sensitive, community-based conservation in Eastern DRC

2009 – 2011 IISD, WCS
Somalia

Promoting inclusive action in peacebuilding (PIAP Initiative)

2021 – 2023 FAO, IOM
Burundi

The Kibira peace forest

2021 – 2024 Central Africa Forest Initiative, Communities of Hope, Emergent, Global Environment Facility, Green Climate Fund, Renewable Energy Performance Platform, UNCDF
Indonesia

Shared resources, joint solutions: strengthening community management in Papua, Indonesia

2016 – 2020 IUCN.NL, YADUPA
Myanmar (Burma)

Shared resources, joint solutions: nature conservation in Myanmar

2016 – 2020 Dawei Development Association, Green Network Mergui Archipelago, IUCN.NL, Southern Youth, TRIP NET
Mali

The Mali elephant project

2010 – 2024 Chengeta Wildlife, Community representatives and associated elected and traditional structures, Local communities, MINUSMA, The International Conservation Fund of Canada, WILD Foundation
Kyrgyzstan

Shared prosperity through cooperation in border regions of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan

2021 – 2023 FAO, UNFPA

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