Abstract
Natural resource management increasingly plays a pivotal role in the transition of post-confl ict societies towards a lasting peace. This role is not limited to societies where confl ict has been directly fueled by high-value natural resources such as timber or minerals. Unresolved issues surrounding land tenure administration can reignite tensions, and the inability of government to deliver key services (water, food, shelter, and other resourcedependent essentials for life) can destabilize weakened societies that are recovering from confl ict. In addition to eliminating these potential obstacles to peace, good natural resource management can provide opportunities for confi dence-building measures, serve as models of effective and equitable governance, and advance other peace-building objectives. Since the Second World War, there have been more than 300 major armed confl icts around the world.1 The incidence of confl ict has intensifi ed in the years following the end of the Cold War:
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