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South Sudan: South Sudan Plans to Resume Oil Production in Unity Region
Aug 20, 2016
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Geeska Afrika
South Sudan has announced it was working to restart oil production in Unity state after more than a year of no operation due to the…
From Machetes to Maps: How a ‘Red Line’ Eased Conflict in Bolivia’s Amazon
Aug 19, 2016
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Candido Pastor
Over the past 30 years, Bolivia has tried to protect its valuable forests from agricultural clear-cutting by establishing a protected area system that covers more than 16…
Every Humanitarian is an Environmentalist
Aug 19, 2016
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Erik Solheim
More than 130 million people worldwide need humanitarian assistance to survive. Some are caught in conflict. Some are caught in disasters beyond human control. Others…
Rivers of Conflict Between India and Pakistan
Aug 19, 2016
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Brahma Chellaney
Just as the Philippines hauled China before an international arbitral tribunal in The Hague over Beijing's expansive claims in the South China Sea, Pakistan recently…
Afghanistan: Funding Cuts, Insurgency Hamper Afghan Goal to Clear Mines by 2023
Aug 19, 2016
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Josh Smith and Mirwais Harooni, Reuters
Afghanistan's campaign to clear millions of landmines left by the Soviet invasion and ensuing civil war is in danger of stalling, as international aid slumps…
Myanmar/Thailand: Chevron Says No Plan to Exit Thailand, May Keep Stake in Myanmar Gas Field
Aug 19, 2016
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Reuters
Chevron is committed to its Thailand investments despite job cuts that have spurred rumours of the U.S. oil major's exit, and may keep a Myanmar…
Afghanistan: Funding Cuts, Insurgency Hamper Afghan Goal to Clear Mines by 2023
Aug 19, 2016
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Josh Smith and Mirwais Harooni, Reuters
Afghanistan's campaign to clear millions of landmines left by the Soviet invasion and ensuing civil war is in danger of stalling, as international aid slumps…
Peace Paves the Way for Environmental Gains in Colombia
Aug 18, 2016
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Arnaud Peral
The armed conflict has left an immense ecological footprint and has limited the extent to which Colombia can achieve development through biodiversity.
There are many examples…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Resumes Pumping Oil through Kurdish Pipeline
Aug 18, 2016
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Reuters
Iraq has resumed pumping oil from fields operated by state-run North Oil Company (NOC) via a Kurdish pipeline to Turkey, a spokesman for the oil…
Myanmar: Myanmar's Suu Kyi Assures China of Solution to Stalled Dam
Aug 18, 2016
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Ben Blanchard, Reuters
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi told China's premier on Thursday that her new government is willing to look for a resolution that suits both…
Why Liberia Could Plunge Back into Conflict if a Historic Land Rights Bill isn't Passed
Aug 17, 2016
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Elsa Buchanan
Liberia could plunge back into civil war if the nation does not pass a historic bill protecting community land rights in a region where weak…
Beware the Illusion of China-ASEAN South China Sea Breakthroughs
Aug 17, 2016
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Prashanth Parameswaran
According to China Daily, the 13th senior officials’ meeting on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea ended…
Guatemala’s Indigenous Peoples Endure Poverty and Contested Land Rights
Aug 17, 2016
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World Politics Review
Individuals who self-identify as indigenous—about half the population—are recognized as full citizens, even though they may face many types of de facto discrimination. As collective…
Myanmar: Year-Long Ban on Myanmar’s Logging Trade Kindles Hope for Forests
Aug 17, 2016
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Ping Manongdo, Eco-Business
Myanmar has enacted a national logging ban for one year and a 10-year logging ban in the Pegu Yoma region to protect the country’s vastly…
Colombia: Fracking Operations Spur Violence and Unrest in South Colombia
Aug 17, 2016
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Protests were reported in El Doncello, El Paujil, Morelia and Valparaiso where thousands of locals reportedly took to the streets to demand action that would…
Myanmar: MP Accuses Militia of Aiding Chinese Timber Smugglers in Puta-o
Aug 17, 2016
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Swan Ye Htut, Myanmar Times
Smuggling of valuable timber in northern Kachin State has reduced forest cover in some areas by up to 80 percent, say local officials. They blame…
Myanmar: Massive Dam Project at Center of China-Myanmar Talks
Aug 17, 2016
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Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press
Efforts by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi this week to bolster ties with her country's dominant northern neighbor China may hinge on whether she…
Haiti: U.N. Admits Role in Cholera Epidemic in Haiti
Aug 17, 2016
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Jonathan M. Katz, New York Times
For the first time since a cholera epidemic believed to be imported by United Nations peacekeepers began killing thousands of Haitians nearly six years ago,…
DRC: Senior Consultant- Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Aug 16, 2016
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Enough Project
The Senior Consultant on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be responsible for researching, investigating, and writing about the drivers of conflict and…
China: China Associate, Forest Legality Initiative
Aug 16, 2016
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World Resources Institute
The Associate will be a key subject matter expert and will facilitate program management and contribute to the development of high quality project activities and…
DRC: Central Africa Regional Strategy Lead, Forests
Aug 16, 2016
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World Resources Institute
The World Resources Institute (WRI) seeks a Central Africa Regional Strategy Lead to lead development of national strategies, support work plan development, monitoring, communication and…
Liberia: Economic Assessment Consultant
Aug 16, 2016
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International Alert
International Alert is requesting ‘Expressions of Interest’ (EOI) from qualified and experienced specialists for a "Community Economic Needs and Opportunities Assessment" to be submitted by 31…
Myanmar: Farmers Seek Reform of Seized Lands Scrutiny
Aug 16, 2016
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Nay Aung, Myanmar Times
Villagers in Magwe Region’s Sinbaungwe township are calling for the reconstitution of committees in the township tasked with resolving seized land claims, saying their current…
Myanmar: Seized Timber under Military Microscope in Pyin Oo Lwin
Aug 16, 2016
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Si Thu Lwin, Myanmar Times
The Tatmadaw is responsible for taking action in a case involving more than 300 tonnes of illegally harvested timber in Pyin Oo Lwin township, Mandalay…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Division among Iraq's Shabak Minority Reveals Kurdish-Arab Land Rivalry
Aug 16, 2016
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Saad Salloum, Al-Monitor
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced Aug. 10 the end of the first and second phases of the Mosul liberation operations. Since the third and last phase will…
Iraq/Kurdistan: In Kurdistan, Beekeepers Sweeten Lives as Business Flourishes
Aug 15, 2016
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Rawa Abdulla, Rudaw
Although the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources does not have specific data about the number of bees, beekeepers and their…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Oil Minister Sees End to Kurd Dispute as War Hurts Output
Aug 15, 2016
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Khalid Al Ansary, Bloomberg
Jabbar al-Luaibi, the former head of Iraq’s biggest crude producer who was appointed oil minister on Monday, said that he sees ways to resolve the…
Syria: SDF Burn Properties Records in Manbij
Aug 15, 2016
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Baladi
Private sources confirmed to Baladi News that Syria’s Democratic Forces (SDF) burned the property records division in the court of Manbij (3rd Story) after capturing…
Still Sick 25 Years after the Gulf War, a Vet Seeks Answers — and the Minneapolis VA May Have Them
Aug 14, 2016
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Jeremy Olson, Star Tribune
Today, researchers at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center are leading a wave of studies to solve the mystery of Gulf War Illness, a cluster of…
India: Global Warming Making Siachen Riskier for Soldiers
Aug 14, 2016
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Press Trust of India
Climate change is making the life of the soldiers posted in the world's highest and arduous battlefield - Siachen Glacier - not just tough but…