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Liberia: New US$4M Slaughter House Revamps Meat Value Chain
Sep 5, 2016
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Omari Jackson, Liberian Observer
The proprietors of the newly established Careysburg Slaughter House envision a revamped meat industry marked by the highest safety quality standards and an enhanced value…
Colombia: Colombia’s War Has Displaced 7 Million. With Peace, Will They Go Home?
Sep 5, 2016
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Nick Miroff, Washington Post
In the nation with more internal refugees than any other, you won’t find the uprooted and the dispossessed huddled in tent camps or fleeing in…
RGS Annual Conference 2016
Sep 4, 2016
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Becca Farnum
The RGS Annual Conference 2016 took place this week at the Royal Geographical Society and included a session on "Environmental Peacebuilding: The Peace-Environment-Conflict Nexus (2): Nature…
In Myanmar, Nature Can Help Communities Face Climate Challenges
Sep 3, 2016
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Ryan Barlett
The impacts of climate change are becoming an ever starker reality around the world, with 2016 on pace to be the hottest year in human history -…
Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste Backing Oil Development before Hague Ruling
Sep 3, 2016
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Hamish McDonald, Saturday Paper
Timor-Leste’s government has insisted that gas and oil from the discovery called Greater Sunrise be brought for processing to Timor’s coast. Timor-Leste has stepped up…
Iraq: Oil Fires in Iraq Seen from above [Photos]
Sep 3, 2016
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Nathan Yau, Flowing Data
On August 17, 2016, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 acquired an image of dense smoke plumes roughly 50 kilometers (30 miles) south…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Zebari: Erbil-Baghdad Will Equally Share Oil Export Revenues
Sep 3, 2016
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Rudaw
Iraqi Finance Minister Hosyar Zebari said Saturday that revenues from a recent oil accord between Baghdad and Erbil are to be shared equally, adding that “a very…
Myanmar: Myanmar Forest-Cutting Continues Despite Government Efforts
Sep 2, 2016
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Esther Htusane, Associated Press
The hills of northern Myanmar's Sagaing region were so legendarily thick with forests that in the days of kings, condemned criminals were ordered into the…
Conflict Minerals: Can Blockchain Help Curb the Flow of Blood Diamonds?
Sep 2, 2016
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Prableen Bajpai, Nasdaq
The more precious the asset, the higher the probability of people committing crime to gain a share in it. Diamonds are no exception. The $80…
Iraq: This Oil Fire in Iraq Has Been Burning for 3 Months
Sep 2, 2016
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Marisa Gertz, Time
NASA’s Landsat 8 satellite first captured images of the black smoke plumes south of Mosul in early June. Since then, the fire has steadily continued…
In Kosovo, Post-War Water Faults Show Challenge of Balancing Political with Technical
Sep 1, 2016
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Florian Krampe
Rivers have shaped the Western Balkan Peninsula’s characteristic landscape and played an important role in its history. Following the violence of the Yugoslav secession wars…
In Kosovo, Post-War Water Faults Show Challenge of Balancing Political with Technical
Sep 1, 2016
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Florian Krampe
Rivers have shaped the Western Balkan Peninsula’s characteristic landscape and played an important role in its history. Following the violence of the Yugoslav secession wars…
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.…