The Ecological Sources of Conflicts group is a forum for the robust and provacative debate and exchange of information and ideas related to the ecological or environmental sources of conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Specific objectives of the discussion group are the following:

1. To disseminate and share research findings with a geographically and disciplinarily diverse group of scholars in Sub-Saharan Africa and elsewhere.

2. TO disseminate reference information, including useful literature, linkages to net-sites, and announcements of upcoming meetings, fellowships, and other opportunities for further study.

3. To share widely and to debate viewpoints on the multiple sources of conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa.

4. To encourage collaborative research on issues of common interest.