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South Sudan: Project Officer (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH))

Jul 6, 2018 | International Organization for Migration

Established in 1951, IOM is a Related Organization of the United Nations, and as the leading UN agency in the field of migration, works closely…

South Sudan: Livelihoods Coordinator/Team Leader

Jul 6, 2018 | Relief International

Relief International (RI) is a home to teams of humanitarian activist-professionals committed to transforming adversity into renewal for the world’s most vulnerable populations. By partnering…

Myanmar or Vietnam: International Staff

Jul 6, 2018 | International Centre for Environmental Management

ICEM – International Centre for Environmental Management is an award-winning independent technical service centre that assists government, private sector and communities to define and implement…

Papua New Guinea: Livelihoods Specialist

Jul 6, 2018 | DAI

DAI is seeking a Livelihoods Specialist for an anticipated USAID Biodiversity Program in Papua New Guinea, which will support conservation and natural resource management activities…

Central African Republic: Chief of Party - Artisanal Mining and Property Rights

Jul 6, 2018 | Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, and technical services worldwide. Tetra Tech’s reputation rests on the technical expertise and dedication of their…

Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan Agrees to Compensate Sudan for 2012 Heglig War Damage

Jul 6, 2018 | Dickens H. Okello, Chimp Reports

The South Sudanese government has agreed to pay Sudan damages incurred during the 2012 war in the disputed oil rich Helgig region. ChimpReports has seen…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Perilous Talc Mines

Jul 6, 2018 | Asad Jabarkhail, Institute for War & Peace Reporting

Safdigul Shirzad spends his days working in a talc mine in Markikhail village in the eastern province of Nangarhar’s Shirzad district. In return, he gets…

Sudan: Tribal Leaders in Sudan's Disputed Abyei Agree on Migration Corridors

Jul 5, 2018 | Radio Dabanga

At a conference brokered by the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) that ended today, leaders of the disputed border area's Misseriya and Dinka…

Iraq: Iraq Bans Farming Summer Crops as Water Crisis Grows Dire

Jul 5, 2018 | Philip Issa, Associated Press

Iraq has banned its farmers from planting summer crops this year as the country grapples with a crippling water shortage that shows few signs of…

Liberia: Charcoal Union Wants Allocation of 'Pro-Poor Forest'

Jul 5, 2018 | Alvin Worzi, Daily Observer

Women from five of the 15 counties represented their colleagues at the occasion in Monrovia. The government through the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) should place…

Liberia: Watchdogs Strategize to Protect Liberia’s Remaining Forest

Jul 5, 2018 | Joaquin M. Sendolo, Daily Observer

The Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia (SCNL) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) with funding from the British…

Food Security: Agriculture Key to Conflict Prevention, Says FAO Chief

Jul 5, 2018 | Business Standard

Agriculture plays a vital role in averting conflict and promoting lasting peace, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation chief Jose Graziano da Silva said on…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Fires and Armed Conflict Take Toll on Kurdish Flora, Fauna

Jul 5, 2018 | Fazel Hawramy, Al-Monitor

Wildfires are common in Iraqi Kurdistan, a scenic region where many Iraqis seek refuge from the summer heat. Several fires broke out across the Kurdistan mountains in…

Colombia: Can Bird Watching Help Save Colombia's Forests?

Jul 4, 2018 | Manuel Rueda, Deutsche Welle

Colombia teems with birds, but until recently fighting between the government and guerilla groups scared visitors away. Now, former war zones are fast becoming bird-watching…

Afghanistan: Farmers Display ‘Alternate Poppy Crops’ at Kabul Expo

Jul 4, 2018 | Rohullah Arman, TOLOnews

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock held an agricultural exhibition in Kabul on Tuesday that was an “alternate to poppy cultivation”. The produce on…

South Sudan: South Sudan Restricts Export of Charcoal, Scrap Metal

Jul 4, 2018 | Xinhua

South Sudan on Wednesday imposed restrictions on exports of charcoal, waste and scrap of ferrous cast iron in a bid to regulate depletion of natural…

Libya: Oil Exports Suspension Could Create Crisis

Jul 4, 2018 | Jamal Jawhar, Asharq Al-Awsat

The crisis of suspending Libyan oil exports from eastern regions overshadowed the political and social life of the country, amid the fear of a "catastrophic"…

First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Jul 3, 2018

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is proud to announce that the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held in October 2019 at the University…

Myanmar: Soil Dumping Worsens Impact of Flooding in Mining Areas, Activists Say

Jul 3, 2018 | Zarni Mann, Irrawaddy

Environmental activists in the Hpakant and Lonekin jade mining regions of Kachin State have urged the government to impose strict controls on the dumping of…

Sierra Leone: 144.12-Carat-Diamond Discovered in Sierra Leone

Jul 3, 2018 | National Minerals Agency

The Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources and the National Minerals Agency (NMA) hereby inform the general public that a 144.12 carat diamond was brought…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Still in Talks with Turkey, KRG over Resuming Kirkuk Oil Exports

Jul 3, 2018 | Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters

Iraq is still in talks with Turkey and Kurdish regional authorities to resume Kirkuk oil exports through the Ceyhan port, Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar al-Luaibi…

Iraq/Kurdistan: KRG Unaware of Negotiations with Baghdad on Resuming Kirkuk Oil Exports

Jul 3, 2018 | Rudaw

A senior Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) official has denied knowledge of any negotiations between Erbil and Baghdad on the possible resumption of Kirkuk exports via…

South Sudan: US Envoy Sees Rise in Oil Output Easing South Sudan Peace Deal

Jul 3, 2018 | Okech Francis, Bloomberg

South Sudan’s plan to boost oil production should help it fund a forthcoming transitional government that seeks to end more than four years of civil…

Colombia: Colombia’s Serranía de Chiribiquete becomes World’s Largest Tropical Rainforest National Park

Jul 3, 2018 | WebWire

Serranía de Chiribiquete National Park, located in the heart of the Colombian Amazon, was expanded today to 4.3 million hectares, making it the world’s largest…

Ángela María Amaya Arias

Professor and Researcher
Universidad Externado de Colombia
Colombia
Jul 3, 2018

Angela María Amaya Arias is a lawyer, researcher, and professor, focusing on environmental law and sustainable development. After training as a lawyer at the Universidad…

Trump Administration Threatens US Environmental Security

Jul 2, 2018 | Matthew King

Numerous articles have been written about how the Trump administration has been undermining federal regulatory agencies and their ability to ensure that Americans have access…

Intern, Gender Justice Initiative

Jul 2, 2018 | Rights and Resources Initiative

Rights and Resources Group is a non-profit organization that serves as coordinating mechanism for the Rights and Resources Initiative, a global coalition to advance forest…

Myanmar/Thailand: Water Purification Plant to Be Built Near Letpadaungtaung Copper Project

Jul 2, 2018 | Kaung Khant Lin, Eleven Myanmar

Thailand and Myanmar will invest US$5 million to build a water purification plant near Letpadaungtaung copper mining project in Monywa, Sagaing Region, according to the…

South Sudan: 'The Conflict Must End' - Fighting Threatens to Drive up Hunger Lean Season

Jul 2, 2018 | Africa Renewal

On Saturday, a new ceasefire came into effect in South Sudan. But within hours it had been violated - terrible news for millions of South…

DRC: Knowledge Management and Learning Specialist– Environmental Policy and Capacity Support Activity

Jul 1, 2018 | Tetra Tech

Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting, engineering, and technical services worldwide. Tetra Tech’s reputation rests on the technical expertise and dedication of their…