Natural resources and conflict : a guide for mediation practitioners

This guide collects and summarizes good practices on the successful mediation of resource conflicts.

It draws on the field experiences of mediators and mediation experts, specifically those with natural resource expertise.

It also features lessons learned from UNEP's work on environmental diplomacy in different conflict-affected countries, with a particular focus on how to use impartial technical knowledge to equalize stakeholder information in a mediation process.