International
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Climate Crisis Is Not a Distant Threat, It’s Happening Now: UN official
Jul 27, 2025
Ariana News
The United Nations is sounding the alarm that Afghanistan’s climate crisis is no longer a distant or future concern—it is unfolding in real time, severely…
Dominican Republic: Making Space for Women in Mangrove Conservation
Jul 26, 2025
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Sumina Subba
Women4VBiodiversity
Mangroves are the green shields of our ecosystem. In recent times, these green lines of defense are disappearing and with them, the protection they offer…
South Sudan: Joining Forces for a Conflict-Sensitive Flood Response in South Sudan
Jul 25, 2025
UN
South Sudan is among the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world. Climate change-related extreme weather events, such as droughts and floods, are exacerbating local conflict dynamics,…
Liberia: Govt. Mediates Foya-Kaluhun Land Conflict
Jul 24, 2025
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Naneka Hoffman
New Dawn
In a significant step towards resolving a long-standing land dispute affecting residents in the Foya and Kaluhun districts of Lofa County, the Minister of Internal…
Afghanistan: 203 Mining Contracts Signed in Four Years: Taliban Ministry
Jul 24, 2025
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Bais Hayat
Amu TV
The Taliban-run Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said Thursday that it has signed 203 small- and large-scale mining contracts over the past four years, with…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Drone Attacks Cut Oil Production in Iraqi Kurdistan by More than 70 Percent
Jul 23, 2025
New Arab
More than 70 percent of Iraqi Kurdistan’s oil production has been shut down due to recent drone attacks targeting vital facilities. The northern Iraqi autonomous…
Afghanistan: Clash over Goldmine Claims 1 Life in Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province
Jul 22, 2025
Xinhua
One gold miner has been confirmed dead as a clash erupted over a gold mine in northern Afghanistan's Badakhshan province, provincial police spokesman Ehsanullah Kamgar…
Sudan: Sudan’s Gold Trade: Fueling War, Smuggling, and Humanitarian Collapse
Jul 21, 2025
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Damsana Ranadhiran
Blitz
As Sudan’s devastating civil war stretches into its second year, a sinister transformation has occurred in the nation’s economy. Once hailed for its mineral potential,…
Afghanistan: 6 Killed over Land Dispute in Balochistan
Jul 21, 2025
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Ahmad Sohaib Hasrat
Pajhwok Afghan News
At least six people have been killed and several others injured in an armed clash between two tribes over a land dispute in Balochistan, according…
Afghanistan: UNICEF: Children in Afghanistan Denied Education Due to Lack of Water and Sanitation Services
Jul 21, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Tajudeen Oyewale, the representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Afghanistan, states that children in Afghanistan, particularly girls, are unable to attend school…
Colombia: Empowering Women and Protecting the Planet: Resilient Coffee Production in La Celia, Colombia
Jul 21, 2025
Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s and Finlays have partnered to launch a dedicated roast & ground product sourced directly from the lush, rolling hills of La Celia – a…
Iraq: Iraq Agrees to Oil Plan with Kurdistan in Step toward Export Deal
Jul 20, 2025
IranOilGas.com
After months of deadlock and oil tensions, the Iraqi central government has made a historic decision by taking full control of Kurdistan’s oil exports and…
Afghanistan: 5 Killed, 11 Wounded in Clash over Land Ownership in Baghlan
Jul 20, 2025
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Farid Tanha
Pajhwok Afghan News
At least five people were killed and 11 other, including a woman and several other local residents, were wounded during an armed clash between two…
Afghanistan’s Pistachios: From Global Exports to Destruction amid Poverty and Disorder
Jul 20, 2025
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Elina Qalam
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Several Afghan dried fruit exporters have reported that pistachios have been harvested prematurely over the past two years, before reaching the “shool” (a term used…
Afghanistan: For the First Time in Modern History a Capital City Is on the Verge of Running Dry
Jul 19, 2025
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Alysha Bibi, Rhea Mogul, and Masoud Popalzai
CNN
Kabul is inching toward catastrophe. It could soon become the first modern capital in the world to run completely dry according to a recent report…
Afghanistan: Against the Odds, Afghan Women are Building Livelihoods and Resilience
Jul 18, 2025
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UN Women Asia and the Pacific
UN Women Asia and the Pacific
Kabul, Afghanistan — Even in the face of relentless obstacles, Afghan women continue to find opportunities to lead, build and hope, with UN Women standing by…
China: Gender and Social Inclusion Matter for Agrobiodiversity
Jul 17, 2025
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Marlène Elias and Amelia Arreguín Prado
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
When people think about agrobiodiversity, they often imagine seed banks, crop trials, or ecosystem services. But behind every saved seed and managed landscape are people–often…
Sierra Leone: From Diamonds to Dirt: Sierra Leone Youth Bring Land back to Life
Jul 16, 2025
UN
Craters filled with muddy water pocket the landscape of the Kono district in Sierra Leone – the result of past diamond mining ventures which sparked a…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Drone Strikes Shut Oilfields in Iraq's Kurdistan, Cut Output by up to 150,000 bpd
Jul 16, 2025
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Nayera Abdallah and Ahmed Rasheed
Reuters
Drone attacks for a third day on oilfields in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have slashed crude output by 140,000 to 150,000 barrels per day, two…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Drone Attack Halts Oil Output at Sarsang Field in Iraqi Kurdistan
Jul 15, 2025
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Ahmed Rasheed
Reuters
A drone attack halted production at the Sarsang oilfield in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Tuesday only hours before its US operator signed a deal to…
Liberia: Putu Residents Left in the Shadows as Logging Funds Spark Confusion and Discontent
Jul 15, 2025
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Esther Natelia Scott and Emmanuel Weedee-Conway
FrontPage Africa
As logging trucks continue to haul timber from the forests of Putu, residents of the community say they are left behind in worsening poverty, with…
Colombia: In Colombia, Indigenous Youth Seek to Protect Land. They Have to Escape Violence to Do It
Jul 15, 2025
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Steven Grattan
Associated Press
Indigenous groups have often argued that they are uniquely qualified to act as protectors of the land, and have often fought for legal rights to…
Afghanistan: Kabul’s Water Crisis: How Unsustainable Foreign Aid Projects Made It Worse
Jul 13, 2025
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Modaser Islami
Arab News
As Kabul makes global headlines for being on the brink of running out of water, experts say the crisis stems not only from natural and…
Afghanistan: Kabul Water Crisis: Experts Urge Immediate Launch of Panjsher Project
Jul 12, 2025
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Suhrab Sarwari
Pajhwok Afghan News
With a worrying decline in groundwater levels in Kabul, environmental experts warn that any delay in launching the Panjshir Water Transfer Project could push the…
Myanmar: In Myanmar, a Rush for Rare Earth Metals Is Causing a Regional Environmental Disaster
Jul 12, 2025
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Michael Sullivan
NPR
The Wat Tha Ton Temple sits high above the tourist town of Tha Ton, with a magnificent view of the Kok River valley to the…
Syria: ‘We Belong to This Land’: Syrians Navigate Landmines to Battle Wildfires
Jul 11, 2025
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Majd Obeissi
Al Jazeera
Syria’s wildfires are the first major natural disaster since the country overthrew the Bashar al-Assad regime in December.
DRC/Rwanda: Behind the Congo-Rwanda Peace Deal: History, Minerals, and Power [Video]
Jul 11, 2025
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Ahmed Ghoneim
CGTN America
A historic US-brokered peace deal has been signed for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. But beneath the handshakes, photo ops, and headlines…
Gambia/Senegal: NAM Says Cassamance Conflict Shuts out Gambian Farmers from Accessing Ancestral Lands
Jul 10, 2025
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Nyima Sillah
Voice Gambia
Hon. Bakary K. Badjie, the National Assembly Member (NAM) for Foni Bintang has said that the decades long unresolved conflict in the troubled southern Senegalese…
DRC: DRC Conflict Deepens: Tshisekedi’s Deal with Blackwater Sparks Fears of Mineral-Driven War as Civilians Suffer
Jul 10, 2025
Eastleigh Voice
As violence intensifies in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), President Félix Tshisekedi’s decision to bring in Blackwater, a private military company with a controversial…
India/Pakistan: Can India Stop Pakistan’s River Water — and Will It Spark a New War?
Jul 9, 2025
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Abid Hussain
Al Jazeera
India announced it was walking out of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), a six-decade-old transboundary water agreement that governs the division of water from the…