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Pinar Dinc, photo.

Pinar Dinc

Associate professor | Senior lecturer

Pinar Dinc, photo.

Nature at War, Nature at Peace

Author

  • Pinar Dinc
  • Lina Eklund
  • Abdulhakim M. Abdi
  • Mo Hamza
  • Maria Andrea Nardi
  • Purnendu Sardar

Summary, in English

In North and East Syria—also known as Rojava—the convergence of war, politics, and environmental challenges presents a complex and pressing reality. This blog is dedicated to exploring these interlinked issues, highlighting how conflict and ecological degradation are deeply connected, and how these dynamics affect communities in varied and unequal ways.

Department/s

  • Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES)
  • MECW: The Middle East in the Contemporary World
  • BECC: Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate
  • Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science
  • LU Profile Area: Nature-based future solutions
  • Biodiversity and Conservation Science
  • Centre for Environmental and Climate Science (CEC)
  • LU Profile Area: Human rights
  • Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
  • Department of Human Geography
  • Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law

Publishing year

2025

Language

English

Document type

Web publication

Topic

  • Environmental Studies in Social Sciences

Keywords

  • ECO-Syria
  • Conflict
  • Environment
  • Democracy
  • Justice
  • Kurds
  • Peace

Status

Published

Project

  • ECO-Syria: Exploring Conflict-Environment Interactions for Sustainable Development and Conservation

Research group

  • Biodiversity and Conservation Science