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Colombia: Colombia’s Land Thieves Going Unpunished: Land Restitution Chief
Jul 23, 2018
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Stephen Gill, Colombia Reports
Colombia must punish those who teamed up with paramilitary death squads to steal land during the country’s armed conflict, according to the outgoing-director of the…
Iraq/Saudi Arabia/Kuwait: Saudi and Kuwait Move to Support Iraq amid Protests over Electricity Crisis
Jul 22, 2018
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Naser Al Wasmi, The National
Iraqi officials plan to travel to Riyadh to strike an energy deal with Saudi Arabia as protests over electricity cuts reach Baghdad. This came after Iran…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Faces Worst Drought in Decades, as UN Warns 1.4 Million People Need Help
Jul 22, 2018
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Ben Farmer and Akhtar Makoii
North and Western Afghanistan are this year facing their most severe drought in decades as the cumulative effect of several years of low rainfall has seen agriculture collapse. A…
Liberia: Liberia's Biggest Palm Oil Project Quits Eco-Certification Scheme
Jul 21, 2018
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Reuters
Liberia’s largest palm oil company, Golden Veroleum, has quit a global eco-certification scheme in response to accusations from a global watchdog that it failed to…
Brazil: Interview: 'They Should Be Put in Prison': Battling Brazil's Huge Alumina Plant
Jul 21, 2018
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Jonathan Watts, The Guardian
In Brazil, Maria do Socoro Silva is leading Amazonian forest people against alleged land-grabbing, corruption and pollution. The intimidation of Maria do Socorro Silva has come…
Colombia: 'This is a Last Hold-Out': Son of a Murdered Farmer in Colombia
Jul 21, 2018
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Jonathan Watts, The Guardian
Hernán Bedoya was shot 15 times on 5 December while he was riding his horse to the vet in Pedeguita y Mancilla, Chocó. It was broad…
Is Pakistan Heading Towards a Civil War?
Jul 20, 2018
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Zeeshan Munir
Political fervor in Pakistan is on the rise. Elections 2018 are around corner and country is abuzz with political sloganeering, promises, hopes, blame-games and public…
Momentum Builds in the Fight for Land Rights in Guatemala: Making Us All a Bit Braver
Jul 20, 2018
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Shona Hawkes
In 2011, 769 families in the Polochic Valley in Guatemala were evicted to make way for the Chabil Utzaj sugar mill. Without land to farm and…
South Sudan: A Crude Role in South Sudan’s War
Jul 20, 2018
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Zeinab Mohammed Salih, US News & World Report
So long as South Sudan's oil exports enrich the people in the country who have strong ties to arms suppliers, a United Nations-imposed arms embargo…
Iran/Afghanistan: Iran and Afghanistan at Loggerheads over Water
Jul 20, 2018
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Ahmad Majidyar, Middle East Institute
Tension between Iran and neighboring Afghanistan over water rights has reached new heights as declining rainfall, prolonged droughts, and mismanagement of water resources have severely…
Colombia's Price for Peace: Cocaine and the Environment
Jul 19, 2018
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Simeon Tegel
Sometimes winning the peace can be more complicated than winning the war. At least that seems to be the hard lesson that Colombia is learning as deforestation…
Liberia: EPA Flexes Muscle
Jul 19, 2018
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New Dawn
The EPA mandated dated 13 July says Bea Mountain Mining Corporation should pay the fine with an official receipt presented to EPA within 72 hours…
Sudan/South Sudan: Khartoum, Juba Deploy Joint Forces to Protect Oil Fields
Jul 19, 2018
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Sudan Tribune
South Sudan and Sudan have effectively deployed a joint border joint force to protect oil fields, said South Sudan’s Minister of Petroleum Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth.…
Iraq: More Turmoil in Iraq as Deadly Protests Ravage Oil-Rich South
Jul 19, 2018
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Natasha Turak, CNBC
Protests that began last week in Iraq are continuing amid widespread anger over abysmal public services provision by the government. The unrest threatens to delay…
Syria: US-Backed Forces, ISIS Clash over Oil-Rich Areas in Syria
Jul 19, 2018
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OilPrice, Tsvetana Paraskova
Clashes between Islamic State militants and U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continue in eastern Syria, where the Islamist terrorists try to keep control over an…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: CASA-1000 to Start Power Supply in Next Two Years
Jul 19, 2018
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Israr Khan, The News
The much-awaited regional power project CASA-1000 is about to supply electricity from central Asian states to Pakistan and Afghanistan within next two years, a senior…
Colombia: Colombia Peace Deal Brings New Threat to Country's Rainforest
Jul 19, 2018
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St John's College and University of Cambridge
A historic peace treaty which brought an end to half a century of violence has led to mass deforestation in Colombia, scientists have warned. The…
Colombia: Colombia’s Wild Land is Prime for Fly-Fishing and Brimming with Adventure
Jul 19, 2018
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Aaron Gulley, Men's Journal
After decades of civil war, a new peace deal has finally opened the country’s remote interior to hardy travelers, making Colombia the hottest adventure destination on…
Myanmar: Unused Land Seized from Farmers Has Been Returned, Myanmar Military Says
Jul 18, 2018
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Radio Free Asia
Myanmar’s military said Wednesday that it has been returning to its rightful owners all unused land it confiscated for decades from farmers, a day after…
Afghanistan: Parkour for Peace: Kabul Youth Turns War-Pocked Landscape into a Playground for Dare Devils
Jul 18, 2018
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Getee Ramazan Habibi, Global Voices
Parkour, a form of urban acrobatics born in France, has found a welcome home in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. There, in a city that…
Environmental Peacebuilding Association Now Offering Institutional Membership
Jul 17, 2018
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is pleased to announce that it is now accepting institutional members to join its global network. Institutional membership provides the opportunity…
How Cocoa Farming Can Preserve Forests and Peace in Colombia
Jul 17, 2018
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Edward Davey
Victor Combita is a cocoa farmer and community leader from San José del Guaviare in the heart of the Colombian Amazon. For many years, his…
Myanmar: Myanmar Must Provide Justice in Decades-Old Land Grab Cases: HRW
Jul 17, 2018
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Richard Finney, Radio Free Asia
Myanmar should move quickly to settle decades-old claims by farmers forced from their land by the country’s military, a rights group said on Tuesday, adding…
Afghanistan/Iran: In Parched Afghanistan, Drought Sharpens Water Dispute with Iran
Jul 17, 2018
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Rupam Jain, Reuters
Severe drought across much of Afghanistan is spurring plans to build new dams to help farmers. It is also aggravating tensions with Iran over supplies…
Colombia: Colombia Pledges Deforestation-Free Cocoa by 2025
Jul 17, 2018
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Oliver Nieburg, Confectionary News
The world’s tenth largest cocoa producer has joined the Cocoa & Forests Initiative as it looks to combat a 46% increase in tree cover loss…
Liberia: New Report Spotlights Financiers of Palm Oil Giant Clearing Liberia’s Forests
Jul 17, 2018
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Daniel Pye, Mongabay
An Indonesian-owned plantation company operating in Liberia has come under renewed scrutiny for allegedly clearing hundreds of hectares of protected forestland, including chimpanzee habitat, wetlands…
Chad: Project Leader
Jul 16, 2018
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Sahara Conservation Fund
The Sahara Conservation Fund (SCF) is a ground-breaking international NGO at the forefront of efforts to save the endangered wildlife of the Sahara and the…
Myanmar: Forest Project Manager
Jul 16, 2018
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World Wildlife Fund
WWF Myanmar was established in 2013 and is working to conserve the country’s biodiversity and build a secure and sustainable future for people and wildlife.…
Vietnam: Wildlife Program Coordinator
Jul 16, 2018
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World Wildlife Fund
WWF was one of the first International non-government organizations working in Vietnam. In 1985, WWF began working on a national conservation strategy and since then…
Vietnam: Forests Program Coordinator
Jul 16, 2018
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World Wildlife Fund
WWF was one of the first International non-government organizations working in Vietnam. In 1985, WWF began working on a national conservation strategy and since then…