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Balkans: Environmental Peacebuilding and Sustainability
Feb 10, 2018
Ohio University is seeking applications for the Balkans: Environmental Peacebuilding and Sustainability program. This 7 credit field course (in Washington DC and the Balkans) affiliated with the…
Liberia: House Draws up Citizenship, Land Ownership Amendments for Referendum
Feb 9, 2018
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Leroy M. Sonpon, III, Daily Observer
The House of Representatives has begun reviewing four resolutions amending certain provisions of the Liberian Constitution, including citizenship and land ownership but uncertainty hovers over…
DRC: Rangold, Other Big Miners Battle Proposed Mineral Tax in DR Congo
Feb 9, 2018
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Wachira Kigotho, Bloomberg
Randgold Resources, Glencore Plc, and other mining companies are fighting a new mining bill in the Democratic Republic of Congo that would raise taxes and…
Colombia: Scorched Earth: Colombia’s ‘Refugee Farmers’ Returning to Land
Feb 9, 2018
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Maximo Anderson, Mongabay
After five decades of civil war, Colombia is holding more than seven million displaced people, second only to Syria worldwide, according to the Internal Displacement…
Nigeria: Cattle Colonies Will Deny Farmers Access to Arable Land – Bassey
Feb 9, 2018
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Oluseyi Taiwo-Oguntuase, Independent
Nnimmo Bassey, an environmental activist, is the Executive Director of Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF). He spoke with Seyi Taiwo-Oguntuase on the uncontrolled killings…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Won't Honor KRG Payment Deals with Int'l Oil Companies: Report
Feb 9, 2018
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Rudaw
The Iraqi government will not cover the gross payments due to oil companies that have signed agreements with the Kurdistan Region, but will require new…
Myanmar: Wetlands Status Sought for All of Mottama
Feb 8, 2018
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
One year after part of the Mottama Gulf was declared a wetland site of international importance under UNESCO’s Ramsar Convention, the Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association…
Myanmar: Drones to Aid Mangrove Rehabilitation
Feb 8, 2018
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Myat Moe Aung and Aye Sapay Phyu, Myanmar Times
Worldview International Foundation is testing a project aimed at speeding up the rehabilitation of mangrove forests in Yangon Region using drones to replant the shrubs,…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Signs Agreement to Build Oil Refinery Near Kirkuk
Feb 8, 2018
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Reuters
Iraq has signed an agreement to build a 70,000-barrels-per-day oil refinery near the northern city of Kirkuk, the oil ministry said on Thursday. The agreement…
Call for Applications: Rotary Peace Fellowship
Feb 7, 2018
The Rotary Foundation is now accepting applications for the fully-funded 2019 Rotary Peace Fellowship. Up to 100 social change leaders are selected globally every year…
Compromise Is Key to Kurdistan Oil Recovery
Feb 7, 2018
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Alan Mohtadi
Relations between the Kurdistan regional government (KRG) and the central government of Iraq have been at an all-time low since the KRG’s independence referendum in…
Cameroon: Consultancy for Conflict Sensitive Analysis
Feb 6, 2018
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Danish Refugee Council
Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a Danish international non-governmental organisation, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people…
Afghanistan: Field Coordinator
Feb 6, 2018
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Solidarités International
SI has been working in Afghanistan for 37 years. The mission is currently implementing emergency activities in 4 provinces: Bamyan, Wardak, Paktika and Khost, including…
Senegal: Monitoring and Evaluation Director
Feb 6, 2018
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Winrock International
Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity,…
Somalia: Food Security and Livelihood Program Manager
Feb 6, 2018
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Action Against Hunger
Action Contre la Faim (Action Against Hunger) has been conducting humanitarian programs in Somalia Since May 1992. Currently, AAH is conducting its humanitarian activities in…
Jordan: MEAL Officer
Feb 6, 2018
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Syria Relief & Development
SRD is an international non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working to provide humanitarian relief in Syria and in Jordan. SRD…
Department of Defense, U.S. National Security Community Caught off Guard by Growing Illegal Fishing Threat
Feb 6, 2018
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Stimson Center
The Department of Defense and U.S. national security community have not appropriately prioritized addressing the growing threat posed by illegal, unreported, unregulated (IUU) fishing, according…
Myanmar: Myanmar to Adopt Genomic Rice Breeding Practices with JICA Support
Feb 6, 2018
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Thompson Chau, Myanmar Times
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Myanmar’s agricultural research department are set to implement a genomic rice breeding initiative.
Myanmar: Parliament Warns Urban Planners to Follow the Law
Feb 6, 2018
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Nyein Zaw Lin, Myanmar TImes
A legislator has asked parliament to conduct a systematic review of all urban planning projects to determine if they are following the law. Urban planning inconsistent…
Philippines: Mindanao Tribes Oppose Plan to Develop Ancestral Lands
Feb 6, 2018
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Jigger Jerusalem and Cagayan de Oro, Union of Catholic Asian News
Tribal leaders in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao are opposing a government plan to bring in investors to develop indigenous peoples' lands. President Rodrigo…
Congo - DRC: Highlight of the New Mining Code and PPP Reform to Be Promulgated Shortly
Feb 5, 2018
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Julien Barba and Eric Diamantis
Two major reforms relating to the new Mining Code and Public Private Partnerships have been voted and will be promulgated and applicable shortly in Democratic…
Iraq: Iraq Plans Military Operation to Secure Oil Route to Iran: Security Sources
Feb 5, 2018
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Reuters
Iraqi forces are preparing an operation to consolidate control of an area near the Iran border to be used for the transit of Iraqi oil,…
Myanmar: Illegal Gold Mining Destroys Farmland in Homelin
Feb 5, 2018
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Ma Pe Nyein, Eleven
More than 100 acres of farmlands have been being damaged in Homelin Township, Sagaing Region due to illegal gold mining, according to farmer Aung Myint…
Climate Change: UN Security Council Notes Climate-Conflict Link in West Africa, Sahel
Feb 5, 2018
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Africa Times
Protesters are marching for change in Togo, where President Faure Gnassingbé has held office since 2005 after following a father who had been in office…
DRC: DRC Mining Code Shake up Draws Criticism from International Mining Community
Feb 5, 2018
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Nicholas Say, Cambridge House International
The last week as seen a number of concerned comments from the highest levels of the mining world, and some serious selling pressure on the…
Iraq: Iraq Plans Military Operation to Secure Oil Route to Iran: Security Sources
Feb 5, 2018
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Reuters
Iraqi forces are preparing an operation to consolidate control of an area near the Iran border to be used for the transit of Iraqi oil,…
Afghanistan: MAIL to Construct Another 12 Cold Storage Facilities
Feb 5, 2018
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
The ministry has announced it will start construction on another 12 cold storage facilities in the country at a total cost of $36 million USD.…
DRC: DRC Mining Code Shake up Draws Criticism from International Mining Community
Feb 5, 2018
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Nicholas Say, Cambridge House
The last week as seen a number of concerned comments from the highest levels of the mining world, and some serious selling pressure on the…
Myanmar: Is the Burmese Ruby the New Blood Diamond?
Feb 4, 2018
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Panna Munyal, National
A piece by SumOfUS argues that luxury brands must stop dealing in gems from Myanmar – the Southeast Asian country known for its high-quality rubies.…
Iraq/Islamic State: The Islamic State’s Toxic Farewell: Environmental Sabotage and Chronic Disease
Feb 4, 2018
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Tamer El-Ghobashy and Joby Warrick, Washington Post
Militants detonated 25 oil wells in a desperate and ultimately unsuccessful effort to defend their terrain against Iraqi security forces in 2016 and wreck a…