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Liberia: Campaign Leader
Jun 6, 2016
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Global Witness
This role will involve developing and leading campaign strategies and messages for Global Witness’s campaigns, organise and lead both desk and field based investigations on…
China: We Have No Fear of Trouble': China Talks Tough over South China Sea
Jun 6, 2016
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Tim Hume, CNN
A senior Chinese admiral strongly defended his country's activities in the South China Sea Sunday, restating Beijing's sovereignty in the region and warning it "had…
Afghanistan: Illegal Mining of Lapis Lazuli Fuels Taliban's Rise in Afghan Province
Jun 6, 2016
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Joe Boone, The Guardian
Struggle for control of mines producing blue stone is claiming lives in Afghanistan’s once peaceful province of Badakhshan.
Afghanistan: Blood Lapis: How Mining Funds Afghanistan’s Violence
Jun 6, 2016
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Megan Alpert, Foreign Policy
In northern Afghanistan, a man ties a 200-pound chunk of lapis lazuli to his back and hauls it down a mountain that is too steep…
Afghanistan: India Out to Damage Pakistan’s Water Interests on Kabul River
Jun 5, 2016
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Khalid Mustafa, The News
Afghanistan’s authorities with the help of Indian experts have completed the feasibilities and detailed engineering of 12 hydro-power projects with capacity to generate 1,177MW of…
Afghanistan: Greed, Corruption and Danger: A Tarnished Afghan Gem Trade
Jun 5, 2016
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Mujib Masal, New York Times
The local people called the militia’s takeover of the giant lapis mine in northeastern Badakhshan Province a white coup — easy and bloodless. Perhaps, but…
Afghanistan’s First-Ever Environmental Short Films Contest Held for World Environment Day
Jun 5, 2016
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UNDP
Filmmakers, actors and writers from across Afghanistan today received awards in the country’s first-ever Environmental Short Films Contest, organized by the United Nations Development Programme…
The Environmental Impact of the Refugee Crisis
Jun 4, 2016
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Anna Stockmore
Media outlets have largely ignored the environmental impacts of the refugee crisis in the Middle East. However, with the current influx of 2.1 Million Syrian…
Blog: Jordan Grapples With The Environmental Consequences Of Its Refugee Crisis
Jun 4, 2016
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Doug Weir
The massive flow of refugees fleeing the violence and atrocities of the Syrian conflict is creating huge political and logistical challenges for neighbouring countries. Amidst…
Cambodia: Regional Initiative Lead for Wildlife and Wildlife Crime
Jun 4, 2016
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World Wildlife Fund for Nature
The Greater Mekong region is one of the biologically richest places on the planet; its varied natural resources support the livelihoods and well-being of millions…
Liberia: Agronomist
Jun 4, 2016
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ArcelorMIttal
ArcelorMittal Liberia’s (AML) and IDH’s cooperation in the Biodiversity Conservation Programme (BCP), as part of the IDH Liberia Smallholder Production and Forest Protection program, is…
Mali: Director of Park and Zoo
Jun 4, 2016
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Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC)
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC), which was founded in 1988, is registered in Geneva, Switzerland, as a private, non-denominational, philanthropic foundation. It is…
Kurdistan Financial Crisis: Replacing Oil with Agriculture for Prosperity and Independence
Jun 4, 2016
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Glenn Field, Rudaw
In the midst of Iraqi Kurdistan’s economic crisis, the region is in desperate need of alternative sources for revenue other than their oil and gas…
Over 1,200 Companies File Conflict Minerals Reports with the SEC
Jun 3, 2016
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Enough Team
Enough Project has been tracking the SEC conflict minerals reports since they began rolling in. Among the things they are looking at is who is…
Iraq: As Iraq Repays Debt, Lukoil Pledges to Unlock Investment
Jun 3, 2016
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Dmitry Zhdannikov, Reuters
Iraq has positively surprised oil majors by starting quickly to repay accumulated debts, the head of Russia's Lukoil said, pledging more investment to allow OPEC's…
South Sudan: IMF Warns of Further Deteriorating Economy in South Sudan
Jun 3, 2016
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Sudan Tribute
The world’s economic centre house - the International Monetary Fund (IMF) based in New York - has warned of further deteriorating economic situation in South…
Japan: Japan Protests Chinese Gas Rig Construction in East China Sea
Jun 3, 2016
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Ryutaro Abe, The Asahi Simbun
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida lodged a protest with the Chinese Embassy on June 2 after the ministry confirmed that China is constructing drilling towers in…
Myanmar: Minister Promises to Ban Timber Trade
Jun 3, 2016
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Eleven Myanmar
Ohn Win, minister for natural resources and environmental conservation, says he is working to stop timber extraction completely this financial year.
Myanmar: Chinese Delegation Visits Myanmar Locals Displaced by Controversial Dam Project
Jun 3, 2016
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Kyaw Myo Min, Radio Free Asia
China’s ambassador to Myanmar met on Friday with residents forced to relocate for the construction of the controversial China-backed Myitsone Dam project in Kachin state…
Myanmar: USDP to Sue Newspapers over Gems Corruption Story
Jun 3, 2016
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Sam Yamin Aung, The Irrawaddy
The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), has said it will sue two Burmese weekly newspapers... for defaming former President Thein Sein and the USDP…
Colombia: Two Die, Dozens Hurt in Colombia Protests
Jun 3, 2016
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Emirates 24/7
Two people were killed and dozens injured Thursday in Colombia as more than 30,000 farmers joined a growing anti-government protest, blocking roads and clashing with…
Afghanistan: Afghan Government Money Reaching Taliban through Marble Trade
Jun 3, 2016
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Sune Engel, The Guardian
Intent on maintaining a marble industry, government buys stone from firms who in turn pay fees and taxes to Taliban.
Event Report: Addressing the Environmental Dimensions of Armed Conflict to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
Jun 2, 2016
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Jessica Dorsey
During UNEA-2, the TRW Network partnered with Zoi Environment Network, The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) and Norwegian People’s Aid on a ‘Green Room’ side event on…
Congo: Park Director
Jun 2, 2016
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Wildlife Conservation Society
Purpose:
The purpose of this position is to ensure the effective protection and conservation of NNNP and its wildlife while helping to develop world-class tourism and…
Ogoniland/Nigeria: A Future for Ogoniland
Jun 2, 2016
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UNEP
Speech by UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner at the Launch of the Ogoniland Clean-up and Restoration Programme
Climate Change: At Security Council, Climate Change Cited among Factors Impacting Stability in Sahel
Jun 2, 2016
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Climate Diplomacy
At a meeting today in the United Nations Security Council on the situation in the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa, senior UN officials stressed that…
India: PM Modi To Inaugurate Afghan-India Friendship Dam On June 4
Jun 2, 2016
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NDTV
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Afghanistan on Saturday where he will hold talks with President Ashraf Ghani and inaugurate the Afghan-India Friendship Dam, earlier…
Myanmar: Gems Traders Accuse Ex-President of Misusing More Than US$1 Million
Jun 2, 2016
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Kyaw Hsu Mon, The Irrawaddy
At one time, the Myanmar Gems Traders Association had €93 million (US$103.9 million) in its bank account. But, now, all that money is gone, and…
South Sudan: South Sudan’s Oil Fields are Becoming a Wildlife Trafficking Hotspot
Jun 2, 2016
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Jason Patinkin, Quartz Africa
South Sudan’s oil industry, plagued by violence, corruption allegations, and environmental ruin, faces another crisis: the smuggling of illegal wildlife products.
Myanmar: Tribunal to Investigate Gem Association Embezzlement Claims
Jun 2, 2016
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Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times
A Tribunal has been established to investigate almost US$100 million that reportedly went missing from a gems and jade industry body during U Thein Sein’s…