Natural resources are an important factor in explaining why some rebel groups forcibly recruit children into their ranks.
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Northern Nigeria’s cattle rustling problem is aggravated by the regions ungoverned forests.
Nigeria’s forests are used by terrorists, kidnappers, cannabis cultivators, cattle rustlers and robbers.
South African soldiers reported that environmental education and training programmes instilled environmentally friendly behaviour in them.
Talk of ethnic and religious conflict between Muslim Fulani herders and local Christian farmers misses the full picture – this is about resources.
There are very violent confrontations in southern Africa’s peace parks. This is partly due to a violent history dating back to the apartheid era that has never been adequately addressed.
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Professor of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies, University of Johannesburg; Research Associate, Stellenbosch University; Professor of Sociology of Development and Change, Wageningen University
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Professor in Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town
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Senior Lecturer in Geography, York St John University
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University Lecturer and President of the International Association for Military Geosciences, Stellenbosch University
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Senior lecturer, Ekiti State University
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Assistant Professor of National Security Affairs in the College of Distance Education, US Naval War College
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Visiting Scholar in the Department of Political Science and also affiliated to the Centre of Governance Innovation (GovInn), University of Pretoria
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Assistant professor of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science, Leiden University
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Professor of political science, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
