News in Brief

• Call for Abstracts. Seeking original papers on the role that natural resource management can play in facilitating the transition to peace in post-conflict societies. Papers will be published as case studies and thematic analyses in an edited volume that identifies lessons learned in peacebuilding and managing natural resources.
• International Seminar and Second Experts’ Meeting on Managing Natural Resources in Post-Conflict Societies—Tokyo, Japan (February 28, 2008).
• First Experts’ Meeting on Managing Natural Resources in Post-Conflict Societies: Lessons in Making the Transition to Peace—Geneva, Switzerland (September 17-18, 2007).