TY  - JOUR
A1  - Landholm, David M.
A1  - Pradhan, Prajal
A1  - Kropp, Jürgen
T1  - Diverging forest land use dynamics induced by armed conflict across the tropics
JF  - Global environmental change : human and policy dimensions
N2  - Armed conflicts trigger region-specific mechanisms that affect land use change. Deforestation is presented as one of the most common negative environmental impacts resulting from armed conflicts, with relevant consequences in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and loss of ecosystem services. However, the impact of armed conflict on forests is complex and may simultaneously lead to positive and negative environmental outcomes, i.e. forest regrowth and deforestation, in different regions even within a country. We investigate the impact that armed conflict exerted over forest dynamics at different spatial scales in Colombia and for the global tropics during the period 1992–2015. Through the analysis of its internally displaced population (departures) our results suggest that, albeit finding forest regrowth in some municipalities, the Colombian conflict predominantly exerted a negative impact on its forests. A further examination of georeferenced fighting locations in Colombia and across the globe shows that conflict areas were 8 and 4 times more likely to undergo deforestation, respectively, in the following years in relation to average deforestation rates. This study represents a municipality level, long-term spatial analysis of the diverging effects the Colombian conflict exerted over its forest dynamics over two distinct periods of increasing and decreasing conflict intensity. Moreover, it presents the first quantified estimate of conflict's negative impact on forest ecosystems across the globe. The relationship between armed conflict and land use change is of global relevance given the recent increase of armed conflicts across the world and the importance of a possible exacerbation of armed conflicts and migration as climate change impacts increase.
KW  - Armed conflict
KW  - Deforestation
KW  - Internally displaced persons
KW  - Migration
KW  - Land use change drivers
KW  - Colombian conflict
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2019.03.006
SN  - 0959-3780
SN  - 1872-9495
VL  - 56
SP  - 86
EP  - 94
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kluge, Ulrike
A1  - Rapp, Michael Armin
A1  - Mehran, Nassim
A1  - Abi Jumaa, Jinan
A1  - Aichberger, Marion Christina
T1  - Poverty, migration and mental health
JF  - Der Nervenarzt : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Nervenheilkunde ; Mitteilungsblatt der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurologie
N2  - Poverty and social exclusion are closely related to an increased risk for the deterioration of mental health. In 2018 approximately 19% of the German population were threatened by poverty and the associated social ostracization. Migrant groups in particular often show an increased risk for poverty and are often exposed to multiple socioeconomic stress factors depending on the context of migration, pre-migration and post-migration social factors. Numerous studies have shown that societal exclusion, precarious living conditions and the residential environment negatively affect mental health beyond the effects of pre-migration risk factors. This article provides a review and discussion on the relationship between mental health, poverty and related constructs, such as social cohesion, social capital and social exclusion in general as well as in specific risk groups, such as migrant and refugee populations.
KW  - Social capital
KW  - Social cohesion
KW  - Migration
KW  - Exclusion
KW  - Residential environment
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00115-019-00790-2
SN  - 0028-2804
SN  - 1433-0407
VL  - 90
IS  - 11
SP  - 1103
EP  - 1108
PB  - Springer
CY  - New York
ER  -