Richard (Drew) Marcantonio
Keough School of Global Affairs; Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
Assistant Professor of Environment, Peace and Global Affairs
- Environmental peacebuilding
- Environmental management and policy
- Applied research and knowledge co-creation
- Climate change
- Environmental justice
- Pollution emissions as a type of violence that harms human health
- Promoting livelihoods and ecosystems to sustain together
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New Security Beat | Blog
Is Peace Enough? Why Sustainability Requires More Than Stability
July 17, 2025
By Richard Marcantonio, an Assistant Professor of Environment, Peace, and Global Affairs at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame.
Al-Ain News (Arabic)
Marcantonio reveals to Al-Ain News the complexities of the strange relationship between peace and sustainability
June 19, 2025
Many previous studies have linked sustainability and peace, describing the relationship as positive; it would seem logical that environmental sustainability, which conserves and provides resources for people and communities, would reduce conflicts and disputes, which are often over resources. However, a recent study has proven the exact opposite. The study's authors found that the countries with the highest levels of peace are also the least environmentally sustainable. Al-Ain News contacted Dr. Richard Marcantonio, the study's lead author, and conducted an exclusive interview with him to learn the details.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Give peace a chance? Why sustainability requires more than stability
June 04, 2025
By Richard “Drew” Marcantonio, researcher, teacher and practitioner of environmental peacebuilding at the University of Notre Dame and the author of Environmental Violence: In the Earth System and the Human Niche.
Science Magazine
Environmental Vulnerability Drives Conflict Occurrence
May 16, 2025
In a groundbreaking exploration of the nexus between environmental fragility and the outbreak of human conflict, researchers [Richard] Marcantonio and Field unveil compelling evidence that solidifies the intricate relationship between ecological vulnerability and the incidence of violent confrontations worldwide.
OSV News
As ‘Laudato Si” turns 10, experts urge greater response to pope’s urgent message on climate
April 14, 2025
“I think there are small outcroppings of things that actually wholly align with ‘Laudato Si’,’ but it’s certainly not at any accelerating rate that’ll make a substantive difference,” said Richard Marcantonio, an assistant professor of environment, peace and global affairs at the Kroc Institute.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Memo to Trump: Five reasons to act on climate
February 11, 2025
“A piece of advice for Trump that he might actually take, given his fascination with the military and an interest in presenting a stance of domination, is that environmental security issues pose the greatest threat to global stability today—economic, social, and ecological stability,” writes Drew Marcantonio, an assistant professor of environment, peace, and global affairs at the University of Notre Dame.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
How regenerative agriculture can foster peacebuilding in conflict areas
January 20, 2025
By Drew Marcantonio, a researcher, teacher and practitioner of environmental peacebuilding at the University of Notre Dame and the author of Environmental Violence: In the Earth System and the Human Niche.
Philanthropy News Digest
As chief contributor to pollution, business will also be crucial to addressing it and protecting human health
August 14, 2024
Toxic pollution is the single largest cause of death and poor health, killing up to 9 million people each year — about 100 times more than war and terrorism combined. Business produces the bulk of this deadly pollution, but can also play a critical role in addressing it and mitigating its effects, according to new research by University of Notre Dame expert Richard (Drew) Marcantonio.
phys.org
Environmental violence and enterprise: The outsized role of business for environmental peacebuilding
August 13, 2024
Toxic pollution is the single largest cause of death and poor health, killing up to 9 million people each year—about 100 times more than war and terrorism combined. Business produces the bulk of this deadly pollution, but can also play a critical role in addressing it and mitigating its effects, according to new research by University of Notre Dame expert Richard (Drew) Marcantonio.
New Security Beat | Blog
Building a Response to Environmental Violence
May 21, 2024
By Richard Marcantonio, the Assistant Professor of Environment, Peace, and Global Affairs at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. His research, teaching, and applied work focus on environmental violence, management, and peacebuilding.
Fast Company
War takes a toll on the environment. Here’s how to change that
May 16, 2024
By Richard Marcantonio, an assistant professor of management and organization at the University of Notre Dame, and Josefina Echavarria Alvarez, a professor of the practice in international peace studies at the University of Notre Dame.
The Conversation
Wars cause widespread pollution and environmental damage − here’s how to address it in peace accords
May 14, 2024
By Richard Marcantonio, Assistant Professor of Management and Organization, and Josefina Echavarria Alvarez, Professor of the Practice in International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Cyclone Daniel: A ‘natural’ disaster exacerbated by climate change and political instability
October 02, 2023
Drew Marcantonio is researcher, teacher and practitioner of environmental peacebuilding at the University of Notre Dame and the author of Environmental Violence: In the Earth System and the Human Niche.
Global Policy
How We Can Truly Build Back Better in Ukraine
June 26, 2023
Drew Marcantonio, Ph.D, is a researcher at the University of Notre Dame focused on regenerative livelihoods, environmental management and violence, and peacebuilding.