Conflict and environmental challenges are on the rise globally. Conflict always impacts the environment, just as the environment always shapes conflict. It is tricky to understand where, how, and why they interact, and what the implications are. This book delivers a simple but robust framework to help address these complex issues. It integrates social and environmental science, policy, and management, offering an interdisciplinary approach and toolkit to assess these issues. The chapters include a range of historical and contemporary examples to contextualize and ground the framework, covering innovative ways in which people and institutions are working on these challenges in pursuit of a flourishing human society and environment. This book will be useful for researchers, students, and anyone interested in environmental policy, international relations, and conflict and peace studies. It is designed for everyone, from experts in the field to everyday citizens about to cast a vote.

‘Richly illustrated with case studies and historical accounts, this very readable volume shows both the diversity and complexity of the relationships between environmental factors and human conflict. The impressive synthesis of scholarship ties together numerous fields of study in an innovative framework to usefully clarify the connections. It shows just how complicated the numerous relationships between humanity and nature are but also, how, if these connections are carefully studied, they can reveal the potential for intelligent sustainability policies to enhance peacebuilding efforts.’

Simon Dalby - Wilfrid Laurier University

‘Marcantonio presents an inclusive framework for understanding the myriad ways environment and conflict connect, avoiding the typical siloed approach that tackles one dimension in isolation and often privileges some links over others. By leaning into this complexity, he offers pathways to understand diverse connections as they play out simultaneously in a wide range of settings. Marcantonio’s practical lessons learned as platoon commander, environmental peacebuilder, and researcher enable him to write a book that is useful for those in practice, policy, and research.’

Geoff Dabelko - Ohio University

‘The Environment in Conflict makes a useful contribution to ongoing debates in environmental politics and security studies. Its primary innovation lies not in proposing a new theory, but in offering a structured way of thinking across fragmented literatures. The book will be especially useful for scholars, students, and practitioners seeking a framework for interpreting complex environment - conflict dynamics.’

Chloe Vongyer Source: Environmental Politics

‘The Environment in Conflict makes a persuasive case that environmental factors affect how wars are fought, how societies survive them, and how peace can be built afterward. It should interest scholars of civil war, peacebuilding, human security, and international development. It also provides a valuable resource for practitioners who need analytical frameworks that travel easily between local realities and broader strategic concerns.’

Hogr Tarkhani Source: Journal of Social Encounters