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Alternative Dispute Resolution/Conflict Prevention

About ADR/Conflict Prevention


What is ADR?

ADR/conflict prevention is a term that encompasses a broad spectrum of “upstream” and “downstream” strategies for preventing, managing, and resolving disputes outside of the conventional arenas of the courts, legislature, and administrative channels. The strategies are . . . more

 

 
Why ADR?
 
ADR strategies have become popular for natural resource disputes in recent years because of their potential, when applied appropriately, to more efficiently, cost-effectively, and cooperatively produce agreements and resolutions that are more enduring and accurate than the traditional, formal systems of redress. The use of conflict prevention or ADR also . . . more