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Myanmar: EITI Report to Include Forest Sector
Oct 17, 2017
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
The forest sector will be covered independently in a report for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) this year, said an official of the forestry department…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Forces Retake All Oil Fields in Disputed Areas as Kurds Retreat
Oct 17, 2017
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David Zucchino, New York Times
Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq surrendered all disputed oil fields to Iraq’s military on Tuesday, retreating in the face of overwhelming force that appeared to halt,…
Liberia: Ellen Relaxes Regulatory Mandates
Oct 17, 2017
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New Dawn
President Ellen Johnson - Sirleaf has issued Executive Order No. 89, instituting policy measures to stimulate economic growth by reducing administrative and business process requirements…
Sierra Leone: Egg-Sized Diamond for Sale: Proceeds to Benefit Sierra Leone's Poorest
Oct 17, 2017
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Nellie Peyton, Reuters
Sierra Leone will auction one of the world’s largest diamonds to fund development projects in the impoverished community where it was found, the group managing…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Takes Oil Fields from the Kurds, but the Conflict Still Threatens Crude Flows
Oct 17, 2017
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Tom DiChristopher, CNBC
The Iraqi national army swiftly took control of oil fields in disputed territory on Monday and Tuesday, largely avoiding clashes with Kurdish forces, news reports…
Climate Change Did Not Cause Syrian War
Oct 16, 2017
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Tim Radford
LONDON, 11 October, 2017 – Climate change in the form of sustained drought is not to blame for the bloody and prolonged conflict in Syria, according to a…
Indigenous Resistance: My Fight for Land and Life in Colombia
Oct 16, 2017
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Angelica Ortiz
My name is Angelica Ortiz. I am a Wayuu woman from the Ipuana clan of the Lomomato indigenous reserve in La Guajira, Colombia. I am…
NATO and Climate Change: The Need for a More Coherent Approach
Oct 16, 2017
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Amar Causevic
Climate change represents a non-traditional threat to international security and the future existence of modern civilization. Year after year, drought, famine, storms and flooding become…
On Trump, Afghanistan, and the Plunder Doctrine
Oct 16, 2017
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Kate Harveston
Plunder. It’s a word typically reserved for the likes of pirates, but it seems somehow appropriate when used next to the name Donald Trump. Perhaps…
South Sudan: South Sudan's First Dedicated Oil and Gas Receives Mixed Response
Oct 16, 2017
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Oil Review Africa
Reuters reported that the conference failed to attract prospective investors from the biggest global energy companies. However, smaller companies turned out to learn more about…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqis Seize Military Base, Oil Field from Kurdish Forces near Contested Kirkuk
Oct 16, 2017
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Loveday Morris and Mustafa Salim, Washington Post
Iraqi forces said Monday they seized a military base, an oil field and other key infrastructure from Kurdish soldiers near the northern city of Kirkuk,…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: A River Runs through It: Scientific Border Tales from Afghanistan and Pakistan
Oct 16, 2017
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Jason Porter and Callie Raulfs-Wang, USAID
Like many sources of water all over the world, the Kabul River and its tributaries are at the center of a looming crisis—a limited supply…
Myanmar: More Than 500 Tonnes of Timber Seized in Sagaing
Oct 15, 2017
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Eleven
The Forest Department under Sagaing regional Ministry of Environmental Conservation said it seized 558.361 tonnes of illegal timber and arrested 79 suspects in late September. …
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Forces Launch Operation for Kurdish-Held Oil Fields, Military Base
Oct 15, 2017
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Washington Post
Clashes broke out early Monday as Iraqi forces moved to recapture Kurdish-held oil fields and a military base near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk,…
South Sudan: South Sudan Denies Oil Pollution Effects
Oct 14, 2017
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APA News
South Sudan’s undersecretary in the Ministry of Petroleum has on Saturday denied reports of deaths due to environmental pollution caused by oil exploration.In August last…
South Sudan: USAID Launches New Sustainable Agriculture Program in S. Sudan
Oct 14, 2017
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Sudan Tribune
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced a three-year Sustainable Agriculture for Economic Resiliency project in war-torn South Sudan. The program, it…
ISIL's Scorched Earth Policy in Iraq: Options for its Victims to be Recognized under International Law
Oct 13, 2017
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Doug Weir
With what has been called a ‘landmark’ resolution, the UN Security Council has established a team to investigate international crimes committed by ISIL in Iraq.…
Myanmar: Myanmar Takes Another Step to Join EU-Led Forest Protection Agreement
Oct 13, 2017
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Khin Su Wai, Myanmar Times
Myanmar has taken another step to join a EU-led agreement to combat illegal logging and forest management, which will eventually help ease timber exports to the…
Afghanistan: Herat: Saffron Price Goes 90pc up in Recent Years
Oct 12, 2017
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Pajhwok Afghan News
“Fifteen years back, I exported five kilograms of saffron to Iran but no one bought it there, so I brought it back to Herat, I…
Food Security: Relief Aid is Saving Lives, but World Must Tackle Root Cause of Famine: Conflict – UN Chief
Oct 12, 2017
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UN
Until fighting stops and development takes root, communities and entire regions will continue to face hunger, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council…
Afghanistan: 85pc of Drinking Water in 10 Provinces Contains E. Coli
Oct 11, 2017
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Zarghona Salehai, Pajhwok Afghan News
Drinking water in 10 provinces of the country is 85 percent polluted with the E. coli bacteria, according to a survey calling for serious steps,…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Plan to Fix Oil Pipeline to Turkey Bypasses, Isolates Kurds
Oct 11, 2017
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Khalid Al Ansary and Mohammed Sergie, Bloomberg
Iraq’s oil minister ordered urgent repairs to a disused pipeline from northern fields to a Turkish port, a step that could eliminate the central government’s need…
South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Conference Fails to Draw Biggest Energy Firms
Oct 11, 2017
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Maggie Fick, Reuters
South Sudan’s president was a no-show for the nation’s first international oil conference, a gathering that also failed to attract prospective investors from the biggest…
Myanmar: DVB Documentary Sheds Light on High Profile Land Dispute, Corruption
Oct 11, 2017
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Nyo Me, Myanmar Times
A new documentary produced by the Democratic Voice of Burma(DVB), looks at the lasting legacy military land grabs have on business and bureaucracy in Myanmar.…
DRC: Congolese Block Export of Raw Metals to China
Oct 11, 2017
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William Clowes, Business Live
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has ordered Sinohydro and China Railway Construction’s local mining venture to stop exporting unprocessed copper and cobalt and to…
Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste Open to Investment in Oil, Gas, Tourism, Agriculture and Fisheries, Says Ambassador
Oct 11, 2017
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Business Advantage PNG
With its longstanding dispute with Australia over the Timor Sea resolved, neighbouring Timor-Leste looks set to expand its petroleum and mineral industries. Meanwhile, its government…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq to Reopen Oil Pipeline to Turkey, Bypassing One in Kurdistan
Oct 11, 2017
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Reuters
Iraq will reopen an old crude oil pipeline to Turkey which bypasses one operated by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the oil ministry said in…
Post-Production Underway for MOOC on Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace
Oct 10, 2017
Post-production is underway for our Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace. Since filming all but three of the lectures this past…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi VP Warns of 'Civil War' over Kurdish-Held Kirkuk
Oct 9, 2017
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Associated Press
Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi warned on Monday there could be a "civil war" over the Kurdish-administered city of Kirkuk if talks over Kurdish independence…
Colombia: Colombia, an Example to World, Balances Conservation and Development
Oct 9, 2017
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Justin Catanoso, Mongabay
While the now-ended 50-year civil war claimed eight million victims, it had the paradoxical effect of protecting a variety of Colombian ecosystems. That’s because FARC…