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Myanmar: Ministry Mulls Dam Fisheries Proposal
Sep 13, 2016
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation is weighing the merits of issuing fishing permits for over 500 dams across the country, in response to…
Myanmar: Ban on Logging to Be Lifted Next Year
Sep 13, 2016
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Kyi Kyi Sway, Myanmar Times
The temporary suspension of logging in Myanmar’s forested areas is set to be lifted in April, with production next financial year to resume at reduced…
Myanmar: Tatmadaw Insists Landmine Use Kept within Reasonable Minimum
Sep 13, 2016
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The Tatmadaw continues to produce and use landmines, deputy defence minister Major General Myint Nwe told parliament yesterday, emphasising that this activity was kept to…
India: Why Water War Has Broken out in India's Silicon Valley
Sep 13, 2016
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BBC
Violence has broken out in India's technology hub Bangalore in Karnataka state over a long-running dispute about water. Protesters are angry at a Supreme Court…
Afghanistan: Snow Leopards' Return Brings Hope to Remote Afghan Region
Sep 12, 2016
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Associated Press
In a picturesque corner of Afghanistan, a unique conservation effort has helped bring the elusive snow leopard back from the brink and given hope to…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Wants You to Come See its Snow Leopards
Sep 12, 2016
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Jess McHugh, Travel + Leisure
The return of snow leopards to one of the poorest and most isolated regions of Afghanistan has been hailed as a victory for tourist professionals…
Myanmar: Hungry for Power, Myanmar Bets on Hydro in New Energy Plan
Sep 11, 2016
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Shwe Yee Saw Myint and Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters
Electricity-starved Myanmar is looking to overhaul its long-term power strategy, aiming to hike the planned share of hydropower in its energy mix at the cost…
Libya: Libyan Rebels Loyal to Khalifa Haftar Seize Key Oil Facilities
Sep 11, 2016
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Heba Saleh, Financial Times
Forces under the command of General Khalifa Haftar, a renegade general in eastern Libya, say they have seized control of key oil export facilities, dealing…
Iraq: Baghdad Wants Back All Oilfields that Fell to Kurds During ISIS War
Sep 10, 2016
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Rudaw
Iraq's ministry of oil says that it intends to retake full control of all Kirkuk oil fields that fell to the Peshmerga during the war…
Water Wars: Series of Summits Highlights Persistent Divisions in the South China Sea
Sep 9, 2016
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Chris Mirasola
Staircase snubs notwithstanding, world leaders traded familiar talking points at this year’s G-20 Summit in Hangzhou, China. President Barack Obama stated that China should “abide by international law” and warned…
Intel Ad Campaign Highlights Importance of Supply Chain Responsibility
Sep 9, 2016
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Lewis Golove
The past two decades in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been characterized by civil war and mass atrocity, the staging ground of “Africa’s…
Myanmar: Is Yearly Flooding the New Normal?
Sep 9, 2016
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Hein Ko Soe, Fronteir
Environmentalists and activists told Frontier that they believed there were two factors driving more regular flooding. The first is man-made climate change. Myanmar’s National Adaptation…
Myanmar: Jade Companies Threaten to Sue Trespassing Prospectors
Sep 9, 2016
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Kyaw Hsu Mon, Irrawaddy
Jade mining companies in upper Burma have threatened to sue jade prospectors taking small stones from dumping areas, in an announcement made by Sagaing Division…
Iraq: Trump’s Illegal, Impossible, and ‘Beyond Goofy’ Idea of Seizing Iraq’s Oil
Sep 9, 2016
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Steven Mufson, Washington Post
The United States can’t just walk off with Iraq’s oil when it decides to get out. In 2015, Iraq produced about 4 million barrels a…
Nature Protection Mulled as Path for Peace
Sep 9, 2016
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SciDev.Net
The United Nations and other peacekeeping bodies should include an element of environmental protection and research in their efforts to pacify warring nations, a conference…
Myanmar: Thanlwin Dams Only Benefit China: Activists
Sep 8, 2016
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Eleven Myanmar
Chinese-sponsored dam projects on the Thanlwin River are unacceptable because of their environmental impact while the benefits will go to China and Thailand, activists from…
Colombia: Owner of Land Where FARC is Set to Demobilize Assassinated
Sep 8, 2016
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
The owner of a plot of land in southwest Colombia that was designated to host a concentration camp for demobilizing and disarming FARC guerrillas has been assassinated, her…
Liberia: Low Income, Adaptive Capacity Makes Liberia Vulnerable to Climate Change
Sep 8, 2016
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Henry Karmo, FrontPageAfrica
Recently, Liberia has experienced pest infestation in Bong County and rainstorms in several parts of the country as well as flood in Monrovia and its…
Myanmar: The Lost Forests of Myanmar [Photos]
Sep 7, 2016
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Ledger Independent
These hills were once so thick with trees that condemned criminals were sent here to die. Today, illegal logging has left only a handful of…
Liberia: Liberian Speaker's Resignation Enhances Land Bill Approval, Reducing Land Rights Protests but 2017 Electoral Unrest Risk Remains
Sep 7, 2016
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Corinne Archer, IHS Jane's Intelligence Weekly
Liberia's speaker of the house, Alex Tyler, formerly of the ruling Unity Party, stepped down on 1 September over his alleged role in a corruption…
Myanmar: More Timber Found on Military Research Compound
Sep 7, 2016
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Si Thu Lwin, Myanmar Times
Another 11 tonnes of illegal timber was confiscated from a former wood factory within a forest area cordoned off for military research on September 1,…
Myanmar: Collapsed Dam Destroys Homes in Mon State
Sep 7, 2016
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Eleven Myanmar
A dam collapsed in Aung Thukha Ward, Kyaikkhami, Thanbyuzayat Township, Mon State, on September 2, causing several homes to flood.
Tomorrow’s Peacebuilders Awards 2016: Call for Applications
Sep 6, 2016
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Peace Direct & Alliance for Peacebuilding
Do you know any environmental peacebuildrrs who warrant recognition? Would international recognition and a $10,000 prize help your organisation make a bigger impact? Apply today for…
Afghanistan: Communication Specialist for AEITI Secretariat
Sep 6, 2016
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Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, Afghanistan
The Communication Specialist would manage the communications team; and would remain responsible in developing, managing, co-coordinating, networking, implementing, monitoring, reporting and advocating the AEITI communication…
DRC: WASH Advisor
Sep 6, 2016
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International Rescue Committee
The WASH Advisor will coordinate, provide guidance and technical support for the implementation of facility-level and community-level WASH interventions as part of a comprehensive health…
Afghanistan: Mineral-Rich, Conflict Torn Electronics Treasure Trove
Sep 6, 2016
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Jennifer Baljko
Besides oil, gas, and minerals such as as gold, copper and tantalum, a 2010, New York Times article cited an internal Pentagon memo stating that Afghanistan was…
Iraq: Iraq Puts out More Oil Fires at Northern Field, Some Still Burning
Sep 6, 2016
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Reuters
Iraq has put out fires at six more oil wells in the Qayyara region, which Iraqi forces recaptured from Islamic State late last month, but…
This Precious Resource Leads to Most Wars and Armed Conflicts and Things Are Only Getting Worse
Sep 5, 2016
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Benedict Brook
Armed conflicts are usually seen as falling into one of very few categories; capturing territory, a political ideology attempting to dominate another or, simply, for…
Climate Change, Arctic Security, and Methane Risks
Sep 5, 2016
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Chad Briggs
Over the past year, the climate risks of methane (CH4) released from natural sources have attracted increasing media attention in scientific and media forums as…
Report Highlights Health and Environmental Impact of Makeshift Oil Refineries in Syria
Sep 5, 2016
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Doug Weir
Many Syrian civilians have begun refining oil due to the drastic decline in production by professional oil refineries in Syria. The conditions in these makeshift…