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Myanmar: Over 300 Jade Mining Permits to Expire This Month
Sep 1, 2016
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Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times
Permits for 321 jade and gems blocks will expire in September, the government has said, and will not be renewed, under an industry-wide freeze on…
DRC: The Population of Shabunda Deserve to Benefit from Their Own Country’s Mineral Wealth
Sep 1, 2016
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Mining Journal
The demands from the minister, Martin Kabwelulu, came after a Global Witness investigation showed up to US$17 million of gold produced by privately held Kun…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq, Kurdistan Jointly Export Kirkuk Oil Again: Trading Sources
Sep 1, 2016
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Dmitry Zhdannikov, Reuters
Iraqi state oil firm SOMO and Iraq's semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan have begun jointly exporting crude from the giant Kirkuk oilfield again after cutting a…
Somalia: UN Worried La Nina Will Worsen 'Dire' Drought in Somalia
Sep 1, 2016
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Katy Migiro, Reuters
The La Nina weather phenomenon is likely to worsen drought and hunger in Somalia, especially in the north where many people and their animals are…
UN Lawyers Present Revised Post-Conflict Environmental Protection Principles
Aug 31, 2016
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Doug Weir
What should parties to a conflict and international organisations do to help protect the environment and those who depend on it from the effects of…
Consultant(e) pour la création de modules de formation sur le droit et la gouvernance environnementale
Aug 31, 2016
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Devex International Development
Elaborer un curriculum de formation articulé en quatre modules sur des aspects spécifiques du droit international environnemental avec une attention particulière sur le rôle de…
Liberia’s Land Law Could Protect Forests, People and the Climate
Aug 31, 2016
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Gaurav Madan
Depending on the season, the journey to Rivercess County requires either bumping along dirt paths or navigating endless stretches of mud. In the heart of…
Myanmar: Tanintharyi Govt Eyes Unused Farmland
Aug 31, 2016
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Su Phyo Win, Myanmar Times
The Tanintharyi Region government has announced it will take back undeveloped land from companies that have failed to implement proposed agriculture projects, but will need…
Liberia: Ellen Signs Criminal Conveyance Act
Aug 31, 2016
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New Dawn
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has signed into law an “Act against Criminal Conveyance of Land” following its passage by both Houses of the Legislature. According to…
Colombia: Colombia Asks FAO to Collaborate in Implementation of Peace Agreements
Aug 31, 2016
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EIN News
The government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, have asked FAO to collaborate in the implementation of the first point of…
Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Says All Will Lose in Any South China Sea War
Aug 31, 2016
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Agence France-Presse
Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang warned on Tuesday there would be no winners in any armed conflict sparked by territorial disputes in the South China…
Afghanistan: In Afghanistan’s Farm Belt, Women Lead Unions and Find New Status
Aug 31, 2016
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Mujib Mashal, New York Times
In this lush farm belt deep in central Afghanistan, women have been the organizing force behind a new wave of small village farm unions. That…
China/South China Sea: China, ASEAN Eye Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea —Sources
Aug 31, 2016
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Michaela del Callar, GMA News
Amid mounting worries over territorial conflicts in the South China Sea, Chinese and Southeast Asian leaders plan to establish an emergency diplomatic hotline and adopt…
Iran/Iraq: Iran, Iraq in Talks for Crude Oil Swap, amid Baghdad's Revenue Dispute with KRG
Aug 31, 2016
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Platts
Iran may allow neighboring rival Iraq to export crude oil through its territory, though any plan to do so would have to overcome several hurdles,…
DRC: 'Clean up' Artisanal Mining Sector in South Kivu, DRC Minister Warns after Gold Rush Exposé
Aug 31, 2016
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Romil Patel, International Business Times
The Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) mines minister has called for a "genuine clean up" of South Kivu's mining sector. Martin Kabwelulu issued the call…
Liberia: Extractive Revenue Drops from US$135M in 2014 to US$100M in 2015 LEITI's 8th Report Revealed
Aug 31, 2016
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Global News Network
The Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) his disclosed that direct government revenue from the extractive industries dropped from US$135.3m in the Fiscal Year 2013/2014…
DRC: Senior Analyst
Aug 30, 2016
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Enough Project
The Senior Analyst on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be responsible for investigating, researching, and writing about the drivers of high-level corruption and…
Congo: Land-Use Planning Specialist
Aug 30, 2016
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World Resources Institute
WRI seeks a senior Land Use Planning Specialist to support its efforts to lead multi-sectoral, data-driven, and inclusive land use planning processes across Central Africa.…
Colombia: Deputy Chief of Party
Aug 30, 2016
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Chemonics
Chemonics seeks a deputy chief of party for the Colombia Carbono Activity. This USAID-funded activity will support Colombia in the implementation of its agriculture, forestry,…
Colombia: Fellow, Water & Cities
Aug 30, 2016
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Conservation International
Conservation International is working to conserve ecosystems that provide water and prevent flooding in three of the five largest megacities in Latin Americas – Bogotá,…
Sierra Leone: National Consultant to Contribute to The Development of a Five Year Strategic Implementation Plan (MMMR)
Aug 30, 2016
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UNDP
The services of a national consultant is required to work alongside an international consultant to prepare a 5 Year Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) to guide…
Nepal: Faculty Members Vacancy
Aug 30, 2016
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Institute of Crisis Management Studies
The Institute of Crisis Management Studies is a newly established centre for academia focusing on management of crises, those occurring both as a result of human…
Communications Manager
Aug 30, 2016
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Global Witness
Global Witness invites candidates to help communicate and instigate with Global Witness, a dynamic international organization that investigates and campaigns to stop human rights and…
Lebanon: Extension/Provision of Individual Services of an International Climate Change Adaptation Consultant
Aug 30, 2016
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UNDP
UNDP Lebanon is recruiting an international consultant to prepare a concept note that identifies the scope for GCF climate change adaptation (CCA) projects in Lebanon,…
South Sudan: Project Coordinator, Food Security
Aug 30, 2016
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life…
DRC: WASH Project Manager
Aug 30, 2016
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Medair
Medair is a humanitarian organisation inspired and motivated by Christian faith to relieve human suffering in some of the world’s most remote and devastated places.…
Sierra Leone: Urban WASH Advisor
Aug 30, 2016
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GOAL
GOAL has grown its existing WASH programme portfolio considerably since the onset of the EVD outbreak, to encompass WASH in health facilities as well as…
Colombia: Chief of Party
Aug 30, 2016
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Chemonics
Chemonics seeks a chief of party for the anticipated Colombia Carbono Activity. This USAID-funded activity will support Colombia in the implementation of its agriculture, forestry, and…
Iraq: Iraq Blacklists Three Oil Tankers for Shipping Kurdish Crude
Aug 30, 2016
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Zainab Calcuttawala, OilPrice.com
Three tankers that shipped crude from Kurdistan have been blacklisted by the Iraqi State Organization for the Marketing of Oil (SOMO) in a move designed…
After Conflict, Peacebuilding and Recovery Efforts Too Often Miss the Environment
Aug 29, 2016
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Tim Kovach and Ken Conca
In June 2010, The New York Times published a front page story trumpeting a Pentagon announcement of roughly $1 trillion worth of mineral resources in Afghanistan. Officials said…