On International Women’s Day I recommend seeking inspiration from the latest book edited by Daniëlla Dam-de Jong, Professor of International Sustainable Development Law, Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Leiden University, the Netherlands and Britta Sjöstedt, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law, Lund University, Sweden- The Research Handbook on International Law and Environmental Peacebuilding, available via Open Access!

At a time in which the UN Secretary-General has criticized the international community for its lack of cooperation to address climate change or safeguard peace, this book shines a path towards potential progress in 18 highly inspiring, innovative chapters that open a window of visionary ideas in pursuit of a genuine sustainable peace. The authors underscore the need to address the global challenge of resolving armed conflicts that are connected to environmental threats, including resource scarcity and environmental degradation. The authors are: Virginie Barral, Carl Bruch, Daniëlla Dam-de Jong, Onita Das, Sondra Faccio, Ole Kristian Fauchald, Karen Hulme, Jens Iverson, Marie Jacobsson, David Jensen, Tadesse Kebebew, Merryl Lawry-White, Albert Martinez, Sequero Sarah Mead, Elisa Morgera, Isabelle Morley, Marco Pertile, Giulia Pinzauti, Naomi Roht-Arriaza, Bas Rombouts, Britta Sjöstedt, and Mara Tignino.
It is perhaps the willingness of the authors to explain how different fields of law and non-legal regimes converge to provide protection opportunities for inter alia, the environment, indigenous people, rural women, and future generations that provokes our imagination to consider creative approaches. The chapters are well-written, thoroughly researched, and highly readable!