| ID | 175051 |
| Title Proper | Engaging North Korea |
| Other Title Information | environmental cooperation in peacebuilding |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hastings, Justin V ; Song, Annie Young |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Despite ongoing political tensions and sanctions, North Korea and South Korea have made some progress in forestry cooperation. To explain the persistence of this cooperation, we draw upon a local approach to environmental peacebuilding. By tracing inter-Korean forestry cooperation from 2000 to 2018, this study finds that cooperation persists because of a North Korean desire for cooperation specifically on the environment, and because non-governmental organisations (NGOs) with close ties to the South Korean government provided an alternative way to implement inter-Korean forestry cooperation through periods of tension. Our findings also highlight the benefits of using environmental cooperation as a way to engage with North Korea in a depoliticised and sanction-free context. This finding has far-reaching implications for environmental peacebuilding. First, NGOs can pave the way for engaging conflict parties even in the face of ongoing hostility. Second, environmental cooperation provides an opportunity for a win–win strategy for conflict parties. |
| `In' analytical Note | Third World Quarterly Vol. 41, No.11; 2020 : p.1809-1827 |
| Journal Source | Third World Quarterly Vol: 41 No 11 |
| Key Words | North Korea ; South Korea ; Peacebuilding ; Environmental Cooperation ; Forestry |