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Bangladesh: Bapa Protests against Illegal Land Grabbing in Dhaleshwari River
Jul 27, 2018
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Motiur Rahman, Dhaka Tribune
Bapa has claimed that the Northern Power Generation Company, owned by an Awami League MP has been illegally grabbing land on the river banks and…
Nigeria: Nigeria Grazing Violence Kills Many More than Boko Haram, Poses Serious Stability Threat: Think-Tank
Jul 26, 2018
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Alexis Akwagyiram, Reuters
Violence in Nigeria between semi-nomadic cattle herders and settled farmers has killed around six times more people than deaths related to the Boko Haram insurgency…
Myanmar: Armed Conflict Harming Efforts to Save Myanmar’s Tigers, Group Says
Jul 26, 2018
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Nyein Nyein, The Irrawaddy
Ending armed conflict is crucial to Myanmar’s efforts to save the tiger populations in its wildlife reserves, said a wildlife conservation NGO on Thursday, warning…
Mapping Climate Security: New Dashboard Tool Visualizes Complex Vulnerability in Asia
Jul 25, 2018
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Olivia Smith
In many parts of South and Southeast Asia, high population density and vulnerability to climate change combine with low levels of household resilience and poor…
Ukraine: Ukraine’s Donbas Bears the Brunt of Toxic Armed Conflict
Jul 25, 2018
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UN Environment
For years Donbas has been one of the country’s most polluted regions – as toxic waste from nearly two centuries of intensive coal mining, and…
Access to Water Continues to be Jeopardized for Millions of Children in War-Torn Yemen
Jul 24, 2018
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UNICEF
UNICEF deplores in the strongest terms yet another attack on vital and lifesaving water systems in Yemen. A large water facility in Sa’ada, northwest of the…
Iraq: Iraqi Oil Exports Increase Despite Protests
Jul 24, 2018
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Daniel J. Graeber, UPI
Iraqi oil exports for June, the last full month for which data are available, were slightly higher than the month before on average, the government…
Afghanistan: Guns and Roses: Farmers in War-Torn Afghanistan Enjoy Sweet Smell of Success
Jul 24, 2018
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The Asian Age
Standing in a field of roses in eastern Afghanistan, former poppy grower Mohammad Din Sapai quickly but carefully plucks the delicate petals that will be…
Natural Resources and Conflict: SDC Brief Calls for International Process on Environment-Climate Change-Fragility-Conflict Nexus
Jul 24, 2018
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Leila Mead, IISD
Destruction and overexploitation of natural resources and ecosystems can increase the risk of violent conflict, according to a brief titled, ‘Fragility and Conflict,’ published by…
Protecting the Amazon Means Protecting Local Communities
Jul 23, 2018
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Aditi Sen
A recent report released by the government of Colombia highlights a 23% surge in deforestation in the country from 2016 to 2017, most notably in the Amazon…
Meet the Women Protecting Vanuatu's Resources for Future Generations
Jul 23, 2018
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Julia Woods
Located in the South Pacific, the small, low-lying islands of Vanuatu are home to immense cultural and ecological diversity. However, these beautiful islands and the…
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…