The Impacts of Conflict on Biodiversity in the Anthropocene

The impacts of conflict on biodiversity in the age of the Anthropocene have been significant and are overwhelmingly negative. Conservation of biodiversity and equitable access to natural resources is as important to preventing and reducing armed conflict as it is to allowing human societies to prosper. Here, I provide several direct and indirect examples of conflict's impact on biodiversity to support the idea that the protection of biodiversity is not only a global security issue, but also that biodiversity conservation is imperative to maintaining peace and prosperity for all the people of the world.