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Integrating climate mitigation and environmental peacebuilding objectives through sustainable land use systems: Theory of change and indicators

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Title Integrating climate mitigation and environmental peacebuilding objectives through sustainable land use systems: Theory of change and indicators
 
Creator Morales Muñoz, Héctor
Martens, Leigh
Löhr, Katharina
Bonatti, Michelle
Chará, Julián
Pérez Marulanda, Lisset
Sieber, Stefan
Castro-Nuñez, Augusto Carlos
 
Subject climate change mitigation
peacebuilding
sustainable land use
conflicts
theory of change
indicators
 
Description Land is an essential natural resource for climate mitigation and peace. It is commonly connected with sources of GHG emissions and with drivers of (violent) conflict. Therefore, climate mitigation and peacebuilding strategies are co-designing sustainable land-use systems (SLUS) with affected communities to integrate land-based climate mitigation and peacebuilding objectives. SLUS is practiced within agricultural production systems that meet sustainability principles (environmental, social, and economic). Nevertheless, there needs to be more program evaluation frameworks, especially measurable indicators, that integrate these two objectives (achieving peace and climate mitigation). This study aims to develop a methodology and criteria to evaluate the precise mechanisms of SLUS influencing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and drivers of conflict. A mix-method approach was used in two case study regions, Cesar and Caquetá, Colombia, where SLUS strategies where implemented. First, we conducted three workshops, two in-person and one virtual (n = 103). Secondly, we held semi-structured interviews (n = 115) to make an analysis of the conflict. Our research focused on the drivers of land-based emissions and conflict drivers targeted by the SLUS implementation. Lastly, through a household survey (n = 929), we illustrated the impacts of SLUS in peacebuilding at the farm level. Results show that SLUS, such as cocoa agroforestry, can contribute to climate change mitigation and deliver co-benefits in four core factors: (i) socio-economic inclusion by creating jobs and diversifying livelihoods, (ii) dialogue and conflict transformation by allowing negotiations around the participatory design of farms, including conservation agreements, (iii) natural resource governance, and (iv) cooperation by creating knowledge exchange and a community of practice.
 
Date 2023-05
2023-05-23T08:34:59Z
2023-05-23T08:34:59Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Morales Muñoz, H.; Martens, L.; Löhr, K.; Bonatti, M.; Chara, J.; Perez, L.; Sieber, S.; Castro-Nunez, A. (2023) Integrating climate mitigation and environmental peacebuilding objectives through sustainable land use systems: Theory of change and indicators. PLOS Climate 2(5): e0000075. ISSN: 2767-3200
2767-3200
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130470
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000075
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format e0000075
application/pdf
 
Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
 
Source PLOS Climate