Rethinking Natural Resource Development

Abstract

Environmental changes have accelerated in recent years. We are experiencing the sixth mass extinction. In its report, the MEA concludes that current human activity prevents the ability of ecosystems to sustain future generations for granted. Nowadays, the preservation of biodiversity has taken a notorious place in the diplomatic registers. Finding a solution to this socio-environmental multifaceted problem is at the core of the concept of sustainable development (SD) advocated by science diplomacy, which has become essential to address tensions and conflicts between Global North and South for management of the environment and natural resources. This chapter will address, from angle sustainable development perspective, the multiple relationships complexity between the countries of the North and the South to solve the environment-natural resources-biodiversity challenges, and then explore various approaches and alternatives to boost the natural resource development in order to preserve biodiversity.