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Myanmar: Government Committee to Settle All Land Grab Cases in Six Months
Jul 1, 2016
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Htet Naing Zaw, The Irrawaddy
The Central Committee on Confiscated Farmlands and Other Lands will settle all land grabbing cases in Burma within “six months,” said Naypyidaw Council Chairman Myo…
Liberia: Ex-NOCAL Official Indicted
Jul 1, 2016
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Winston W. Parley, The New Dawn
An ex-official of the now bankrupt National Oil Company of Liberia or NOCAL, Mr. Isreal Ankinsanya has been indicted for alleged money laundering, after allegedly…
South Sudan: South Sudan President Directs Oil Minister to Speed up Work on Oil Refineries
Jul 1, 2016
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Platts
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has directed oil minister Dak Duop Bichiok to speed up work on oil refineries that were damaged or faced completion…
Colombia: Almost Half of Colombia’s Protected Ecosystems in Danger of Extinction
Jul 1, 2016
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
Almost half of Colombia’s protected ecosystems is in danger of extinction and have been put on a so-called “Ecosystem Red List.” The list was presented…
Thailand: Mosha, Thai Elephant Wounded by Land Mine, Gets New Prosthetic Limb
Jul 1, 2016
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RIchard C. Paddock, New York Times
Mosha was 7 months old when she stepped on a land mine near Thailand’s border with Myanmar and lost a front leg. That was a…
Vietnam/South China Sea: Anti-China Riots in Vietanam Killed at Least 16 Chinese, Injured Hundreds
Jul 1, 2016
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Samuel Biag, Ang Malaya Net
In an anti-China protests leading to riots in Vietnam, more than 20 were reportedly dead sixteen of which were described as Chinese nationals and five…
South Sudan: South Sudan to Amend Mining Act
Jul 1, 2016
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Sudan Tribune
South Sudan government has announced plans to amend the Mining Act to reduce area given to companies and relax preliminary requirements for exploration. The proposal,…
Colombia: Applied Climate Scientist
Jun 30, 2016
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
We are looking for a climate scientist with special emphasis on seasonal climate forecasting for agricultural applications. This person will lead research and operational activities…
Myanmar: Activists Demand Peace in Shan State before Hydropower Projects Move Ahead
Jun 30, 2016
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Khin Wyne Phyu Phyu, Myanmar Times
As the content and outcome of discussions between State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and the Thai government on Myanmar dam projects during her…
Myanmar: Hydropower and the Cost of Life
Jun 30, 2016
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Connor Macdonald, Al Jazeera
More than 8,000 people from 23 villages were forcibly displaced by the Thein Sein government during the construction of the Upper Paunglaung Dam, which began…
Liberia: Open Letter from Goldman Prize Laureates
Jun 30, 2016
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Goldman Environmental Prize winners
A host of Goldman Environmental Prize winners sent a letter to Liberia's Forest Development Authority (FDA) expressing their concerns at the FDA's plan to legalize…
Vietnam’s ‘Soft Diplomacy’ in the South China Sea
Jun 29, 2016
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James Borton
China’s unilateral sovereignty claims on more than 80 percent of the international sea and massive military build-up on artificial islands over the past two years…
Lao Woman Says Shots Were Fired in Land Dispute
Jun 29, 2016
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Radio Free Asia
A Lao police officer and three men associated with country’s military, who are accused of squatting on a three-hectare parcel of land in Luang Prabang…
Myanmar: Seizure of Large Quantities of Illegal Timber Continues
Jun 29, 2016
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Kyaw Hsu Mon, The Irrawaddy
With a crackdown announced on the illegal timber trade—and a proposed nationwide logging ban by the end of the fiscal year in March 2017—seizures of…
Colombia: Illegal Mining, Logging and Coca Cultivation Are Ravaging Colombia’s National Parks
Jun 29, 2016
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James Bargent, Earth Island Journal
Colombia’s national parks were created as both a showcase for the country’s spectacular biodiversity and as a protected refuge for its delicate ecosystems. But in…
India: Murders, Violence on Rise as Parched Central India Battles for Water
Jun 29, 2016
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Shuriah Niazi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
As northern and central India continue to suffer thorough severe drought and oppressive heat, police in Bundelkhand and several other regions are reporting a rise…
Central African Republic: Bush Pilot
Jun 28, 2016
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Chinko Project
The Chinko Project sustainably manages a nature reserve in the heart of Africa – one of the last pristine mosaics of wooded savannah and tropical…
DRC: Landscape Rural Development Manager
Jun 28, 2016
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WWF
WWF-DRC is seeking an experienced and qualified Landscape Rural Development Manager who will oversee the development and implementation of a rural development strategy in the…
DRC: Consultant for Law Enforcement Activities in Salonga National Park
Jun 28, 2016
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World Wildlife Fund for Nature
WWF-DRC has entered into a partnership agreement with ICCN (Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature) for the co-management of Salonga National Park in…
Timor-Leste: Australia Is Behaving Like China in Disputed Waters
Jun 28, 2016
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Dan De Luce
There’s a major Asian power that refuses to compromise in its far-reaching territorial claims in oil-rich waters, despite appeals from its smaller neighbor to resolve…
Illegal Trade of Wildlife Intolerable
Jun 28, 2016
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Massouda Qarizada
Most parts of Afghanistan is occupied by the Hindokush Mountains and surrounded by the foothills covered with different types of plants and bushes like pines,…
Conflict Minerals: Agreement in Principle Announced for EU Regime on Conflict Minerals
Jun 27, 2016
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National Law Review
In a so-called “trilogue” meeting on June 16, the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers, and the European Commission reached a “political” agreement on the…
Liberia:: Land Dispute Leaves Five Injured in Lofa
Jun 27, 2016
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Global News Network
Five persons have been seriously injured in a group fight as a result of a land dispute in Zorzor District, Lofa County. The incident occurred…
Uganda: Cleric Predicts “Bloody War” over Africa's Raw Resources & Scramble over Land
Jun 27, 2016
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John Muto-Ono p'Lajur, Black Star News
The Executive Director of Africa Faith and Justice Network (AFJN), Reverend Father Aniedi Okure, OP, has predicted that there will be bloody World War over…
Pakistan: Land Grabbing One of the Reasons Behind Terrorism: CM Sindh
Jun 26, 2016
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Geo TV
Chief Minister Sindh Shah was addressing a Sindh Assembly session in which he said that land grabbing is also a reason behind target killing incidents.…
Myanmar: Government Ends Dam Construction
Jun 26, 2016
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Elevan Myanmar
The government has suspended the construction of dams and mainly focused on the maintenance and the effective use of the existing ones, the state-owned newspapers quoted Dr Tun Win, deputy minister for livestock, agriculture and irrigation.
Colombia: As FARC Signs Cease-Fire, Will Colombia's Cocaine Trade Decrease?
Jun 25, 2016
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David Iaconangelo, Christian Science Monitor
FARC's leader, Timoleón Jiménez, finally signed a cease-fire pact with Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos, seen as a final step before sealing a permanent peace and…
UK: WASH Resilience Advisor
Jun 24, 2016
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OXFAM
The post holder will support countries to focus on more sustainable water and sanitation programming, to ensure better quality and management of services in urban…
Myanmar: Mandalay Farmers Dispute Land in Protected Forest Area
Jun 24, 2016
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Kyaw Ko Ko, Myanmar Times
A group of 29 farmers whose land at the foot of Shwe Thar Lyaung Mountain in Mandalay Region was confiscated by the government in 2008…
Sri Lanka: Illegal Fishing, Land Grabbing by Outsiders Add to Tamil Fishermen's Woes
Jun 24, 2016
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P.K.Balachandran, The New Indian Express
Seven years after the end of the war the fishermen of Kokkilai in the Tamil-majority Mullaitivu district of North-East Sri Lanka are yet to enjoy…