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DRC: Provincial Program Coordinator
May 9, 2016
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Belgian Development Agency
The coordinator position includes coordinating several projects in the province of Bandundu, focused on the development of agriculture, the opening up and strengthening of technical…
Conservation Officer - Tropical Forest Landscapes
May 9, 2016
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The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Do you have a passion for tropical forests and their global conservation? Do you have knowledge of the drivers of deforestation and the complexity of…
David Jensen and John Bennett Join Environment, Peace, and Security Faculty
May 9, 2016
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Columbia University
Two faculty have joined Columbia University’s Environment, Peace, and Security Certification of Professional Achievement program. Both globally recognized experts in environment and security practice will…
Myanmar: In Shan State, New Water Sources Combat an Old Scourge
May 9, 2016
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Kyaw Phyo Tha, The Irrawaddy
Shan State, much like the rest of Burma, has been suffering from an unusually powerful El Niño weather pattern this year. In the southern parts…
Cambodia: Serial ‘Land Grabber’ Put on New Blacklist
May 9, 2016
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Niem Chheng, Phnom Penh Post
Businesses and individuals with a history of improper land dealings are to be added to a “blacklist” barring them from registering or transferring land, according…
Conflict Minerals: Freeport-McMoRan Announces Agreements to Sell its Interests in TF Holdings Limited for $2.65 Billion in Cash and up to $120 Million in Contingent Consideration
May 9, 2016
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Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its interests in TF Holdings Limited (TF Holdings) to China…
Myanmar: No Logging Ban for Myanmar Despite Reported Announcement
May 9, 2016
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Morgan Erickson-Davis, Mongabay
Late last month, news reports heralded a new move by the Myanmar government that would ban the logging of all hardwood in the country. However,…
Call for Papers: Preparing the First Book on Media, Peace & the Environment
May 8, 2016
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Media Association for Peace
Call for Papers is still open! MAP is pleased to invite journalists, activists, students, researchers, environmental experts and policy makers to submit papers to the…
My Park Rangers Protect Congo’s People and Ecosystems as War Rages all Around
May 7, 2016
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Emmanuel de Mérode
A ranger in Virunga national park has a 44% chance of suffering a violent death during their career, the highest rate of service deaths for…
Afghanistan: The Calm before the Storm
May 7, 2016
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Naqeebullah Miakhel and Najibullah Noorzai, Diplomat
The Afghan Government’s position on direct peace negotiations with the Taliban through the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG), involving senior officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United…
War, Peace and Water: The Increasing Threat of Drought-Fuelled Conflicts
May 6, 2016
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Laura Tuck
In the past, droughts of this severity have led to conflict and even wars between neighbouring communities and states. One of the first in recorded…
South Sudan: Juba Economy: Reviving Tourism
May 6, 2016
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Wolfgang H. Thome, eTurboNews
Information coming out of Juba suggests that the newly-formed South Sudan unity government will now turn its attention to reviving the national economy, all but…
Liberia: Land Rights at Root of Palm Oil Conflict in Liberia, Campaigners Say
May 6, 2016
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Matthew Ponsford, Reuters
The lack of tenure over ancestral lands lies at the root of violent clashes on land leased to foreign palm oil producers in Liberia, a…
Indonesia/Timor-Leste: Indonesia 'May Be Drawn into Timor Talks'
May 6, 2016
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Lisa Martin, Australian Associated Press
The foreign affairs department says potentially reopening border negotiations with East Timor could draw Indonesia into the fray. Federal Labor has pledged to reopen good-faith…
Myanmar: One-Year Logging Ban Proposed
May 5, 2016
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Catherine Trautwein, Myanmar Times
A temporary ban on logging has been proposed to the government and is likely to be approved, according to Myanma Timber Enterprise managing director U…
Liberia: Equatorial Palm Oil Signs MOU with Liberian Communities
May 5, 2016
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Josh White, Digital Look
Palm oil development and production company Equatorial Palm Oil announced on Thursday that its Liberian operation has signed a memorandum of understanding with designated community…
South Sudan: South Sudan Sees Oil Output Rise Limited by Damage to Fields
May 5, 2016
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Okech Francis, Bloomberg
Damage to South Sudan’s oil fields after more than two years of civil war will hamper plans to boost output, Petroleum Minister Dak Duop Bischok…
OECD Issues New Edition of OECD Due Diligence Guidance on Conflict Minerals and Declassifies Report on Implementation of Guidance
May 4, 2016
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Cydney Posner
Just in time for those Forms SD and conflict minerals reports, due May 31, the OECD has posted a new edition of the OECD Due…
Behind the Headlines, Emerging Security Threats in the Middle East
May 4, 2016
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Anders Jägerskog & Ashok Swain
The Middle East as a whole has the lowest per capita water availability in the world. At the same time it has also one of…
Afghanistan: Bountiful Afghan Opium Harvest Yields Profits for the Taliban
May 4, 2016
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Taimoor Shah and Mujib Mashal, New York Times
As the opium harvest winds down across Helmand Province, Afghanistan’s largest in territory and poppy cultivation, farmers and officials are reporting high yields. The skies…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Explosions Hit Two Oil Wells in Northern Iraq's Kirkuk: Sources
May 4, 2016
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Reuters
Explosions at two oil wells near territory controlled by Islamic State in northern Iraq halted production on Wednesday as firefighters worked to put out the…
Could a Lack of Water Cause Wars?
May 4, 2016
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Pola Lem, ClimateWire
Water scarcity is expected to increase globally as populations boom and climate change sharpens uncertainty around the resource's availability, according to a report by the…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan Ex-Minister Calls for Global Mediation over Oil Charges with Sudan
May 4, 2016
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Sudan Tribune
South Sudanese outgoing oil minister has criticized the government of neighbouring Sudan for allegedly backtracking from its initial positive gesture to renegotiate the charges for…
New Study: Good Governance of Natural Resources Essential for Post-Conflict Peacebuilding and Economic Recovery
May 3, 2016
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ELI, UNEP, University of Tokyo, and McGill University
WASHINGTON, DC and GENEVA—After armed conflict, those who survive need food, water, shelter, the means to earn a living, and the promise of a return…
Liberia: FDA Halts Liberian Hardwood
May 3, 2016
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Joe Abban, New Dawn
The Forestry Development Authority or FDA, has with immediate effect ordered the Liberian Hardwood Corporation (LHC) to haltfelling of logs in Bloquiah forest, Gboe Chiefdom,…
Israel/Palestine/Gaza: Gaza Sewage Crisis, Festering in Conflict, Poisons Coast
May 3, 2016
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Fares Akram and Daniella Cheslow, Associated Press
Each day, millions of gallons of raw sewage pour into the Gaza Strip’s Mediterranean beachfront, spewing out of a metal pipe and turning miles of…
South Sudan’s Broken Oil Industry Increasingly Becoming a Hazard
May 2, 2016
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Wim Zwijnenburg
The environment has long been a factor in violent conflict in South Sudan, especially with respect to control over oil. The first oil was discovered…
Afghanistan: Islamic State Eradicating Afghan Poppy Crops
May 2, 2016
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Zia-U-Rahman Hasrat and Noor Zahid, Voice of America
The United States and the West have long targeted Afghan opium and heroin production. Now the industry has a new enemy: Islamic State (IS). Afghan…
Thailand: Under the Pump
May 1, 2016
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Paritta Wangkiat, Bangkok Post
Farmers are crippled by debt and drought, but debate over water management and the government's focus on monoculture means a solution is far from cut…
Iraq: Iraq Oil Exports Near Record Even as Protests Threaten Paralysis
May 1, 2016
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Khalid Al Ansary and Anthony Dipaola, Bloomberg
Iraq’s oil exports approached a record high in April, adding barrels to a worldwide supply glut even as protests against public corruption threatened to paralyze…