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Mexico: Mexico Community Takes on Illegal Loggers
Sep 9, 2015
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John Holman, Al Jazeera
Organised criminal gangs have helped make Mexico one of the worst victims of deforestation in the world. However, a small community is now taking on…
Don't Be Fooled by Dialogue -- Argentina Only Wants One Answer to 'the Falklands Question'
Sep 8, 2015
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Jan Cheek
On Friday 4th, Ms Cecilia Nahón, Argentina Ambassador to the United States, wrote an article for the Huffington Post, titled 'Malvinas: All Argentina Is Saying…
Trustee of Environmental Investigation Agency Trust Ltd
Sep 7, 2015
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Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)
Trustees
EIA Trust is seeking two experienced and engaged individuals to join the Board of Trustees. We are seeking one Trustee with high-level fundraising experience and…
Coffee: A Pillar of Peace in South Sudan and Africa
Sep 7, 2015
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John Prendergast
Four years after independence there is very little to celebrate in South Sudan. Border and land disputes continue to strain ties, and given other high-visibility…
Myanmar: A Closer Look at Chin State’s Vulnerable Flood-Displaced
Sep 7, 2015
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Lawi Weng, The Irrawaddy
Hundreds of newly displaced families in this small village in Chin State wait hopefully for relief in temporary shelters after a landslide wiped away their…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan Says Paying $75 Million to Genel, DNO, Gulf Keystone
Sep 7, 2015
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Isabel Coles and Stephen Kalin, Reuters
Iraq's Kurdistan region said on Monday it had allocated $75 million of revenue from its independent crude sales to oil exporting companies that have gone…
Syria: How Climate Change is Behind the Surge of Migrants to Europe
Sep 7, 2015
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Aryn Baker, Time
More than 10,000 migrants and refugees traveled to Western Europe via Hungary over the weekend, fleeing conflict-ravaged and impoverished homelands in the hope of finding…
DRC: Companies Struggle to Comply with Rules on Conflict Minerals
Sep 7, 2015
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Lynnley Browning, New York Times
A pink My Little Pony balloon does not usually evoke images of rifle-toting warlords in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Still, Party City Holdings, the…
Colombia: 47 Municipios de Cundinamarca Están en Riesgo de Sequía (47 Municipalities in Cundinamarca Are at Risk of Drought)
Sep 7, 2015
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El Espectador
Este lunes, desde la Gobernación de Cundinamarca, advirtieron que 47 de 116 municipios del departamento están en alerta, debido al desabastecimiento de agua y a…
The Improbability of a Water War in South Asia
Sep 6, 2015
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Manu Moudgil
Water wars in South Asia are unlikely due to well-etched treaties and economic compulsions. If there is ever to be a Third World War, many believe it…
Angola: Foreign Oil Drillers Sour on Regulation-Happy Angola, Total Says
Sep 5, 2015
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Candido Mendes, Bloomberg
Angola risks losing investment from foreign oil companies as costly government regulations and low world prices make the country, vying to be Africa’s largest producer,…
DRC: Is There Even Such a Thing as Conflict-Free Minerals?
Sep 4, 2015
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Tom Clynes, Take Part
For decades, it has been impossible to distinguish processed tantalum that originated in DRC from other sources. The Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative and other endeavors aim…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Chinese, Vietnamese Presidents Meet, Agreeing to Properly Handle Disputes
Sep 4, 2015
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Claire Hopkins, Press Examiner
The two leaders said they are pleased with the development of the Vietnam-Laos relationship and cooperation on all fronts, including the recently signed trade agreements…
Myanmar: Myanmar Activist in Court as Land Crackdown Deepens, Rights Groups Say
Sep 4, 2015
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Reuters
A prominent farmers' activist in Myanmar appeared in court on Friday in what watchdog organisations say is part of an escalating crackdown on land rights…
How History Shaped China's Water Crisis
Sep 3, 2015
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David Pietz
During the hot, dry month of August 1992 the farmers of Baishan village in Hebei province and Panyang village in Henan came to blows. Residents…
Gold Fever Grips Uganda
Sep 3, 2015
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Rodney Muhumuza
The hunt for gold takes the men 100 metres underground, past contraptions of wood and rope rigged to function like pulleys, past hard rock that…
Red Cross: Water Continues to Be Used as Weapon of War in Syria
Sep 3, 2015
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Schuyler Null
Water is being used as a weapon of war on one of Syria’s deadliest battlegrounds, says the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and its…
Afghanistan: Report: $1B Wasted in Afghan Refugee Crisis
Sep 3, 2015
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Paul D. Shinkman, US News & World Report
Almost $1 billion in support from the U.S. government has done little to stem a refugee crisis in Afghanistan that has reportedly displaced millions of…
Liberia: GVL Excepts to INHCR Report
Sep 2, 2015
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The New Dawn
The Indonesian oil palm company, Golden Veroleum Liberia, has taken exception to the recent report by the Independent National Commission on Human Rights on the…
Israel/Palestine: Gaza Could Soon Become Uninhabitable, UN Report Predicts
Sep 2, 2015
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Peter Beaumont, Guardian
A hard-hitting new United Nations report says Gaza could become uninhabitable in less than five years if current economic and population trends continue. It cites…
Syria: Syria's Ailing Water Network Could Spark Epidemics: Red Cross
Sep 2, 2015
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Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Syria's water network, heavily damaged by bombs and shelling, is at risk of collapse as its civil war drags on, increasing the threat of deadly…
Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security
Sep 1, 2015
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Liu Institute of Vancouver
The Liu Institute for Global Issues invites applications for the Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver)…
Liberia: Liberian Lawmaker Wants Audits - Falls Short in Equity
Sep 1, 2015
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Henry Karmo, FrontPageAfrica
Representative Bhofal Chambers (CDC-District #2 Maryland County) has written the House of Representatives requesting the august body to ensure the audit of several Ministries and…
India: Marathwada Towns Come to Blows over Dam Water
Sep 1, 2015
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Syed Rizwanullah, Thain News Network
Water wars are breaking out on the Osmanabad-Beed border, and officials have even come to blows over their share of water in Manjra dam -…
South China Sea: India Ready to Move Oil Platform into South China Sea
Sep 1, 2015
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Want China Times
India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation is ready to move an oil platform into the South China Sea to help the Vietnamese government explore for…
The Turkish-Kurdish Energy Deal Could Pave Way for Iraq’s Breakup
Aug 31, 2015
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Ozan Serdaroglu
When they signed an energy agreement in November 2013, the Turkish AKP (Justice and Development) government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of Northern Iraq…
Sierra Leone: Spain to Hand over US-Belgian Businessman Wanted in Sierra Leone Blood Diamonds Case
Aug 31, 2015
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Ciaran Giles, Associated Press
An American-Belgian businessman arrested for suspected involvement in enslavement and pillaging blood diamonds during Sierra Leone's civil war will be handed over shortly to Belgium,…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Controversy Continues over How to Cut up Kirkuk
Aug 31, 2015
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Saad Salloum, Al-Monitor
While the Kurds think of the oil-rich province of Kirkuk as the “Jerusalem of Kurdistan,” since the adoption of the 2005 Iraqi Constitution, the Turkmens have been calling for…
Lebanon: Climate & Energy Campaigner
Aug 30, 2015
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Greenpeace Mediterranean
Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organisation that acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace. Our…
Afghanistan: International Environmental Negotiations Specialist
Aug 30, 2015
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UNEP
Afghanistan is vulnerable to climate change, particularly extreme weather events, including floods and droughts, which adversely affect natural ecosystems, agriculture and community livelihoods. Unfortunately, governing…