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Liberia: Banks Raising $400m for Palm Oil Expansion 'Must Examine High Risks'
Apr 20, 2015
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Oliver Tickell, The Ecologist
Banks preparing to launch a $400m bond issue for a global palm oil giant with a history of legal violations and broken standards have been…
Iraq: BP Says Taking More Oil from Iraq as Payment
Apr 20, 2015
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Reuters
BP (BP.L) has been lifting more crude oil cargoes in the past couple of months as payment for its work in southern Iraq, and is…
Sudan/South Sudan: As Gold Fuels Darfur Conflict, Activists Push for More Sudan Sanctions
Apr 19, 2015
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Johnny Magdaleno, Al Jazeera
Taj el-Bisary, an independent researcher for aid groups, visits the Darfur region in western Sudan, where he was born, at least three times a year.…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Refinery at Baiji Secured, but Iraq Fighting Still Rages at Ramadi
Apr 19, 2015
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Mitchell Prothero, McClatchy DC
Iraqi security forces backed by heavy air support from the American-led coalition have secured Iraq’s largest oil refinery from a determined Islamic State offensive. But…
Colombia: In Colombia, Land Mines Are Cleared, Inch by Inch
Apr 19, 2015
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William Neuman, New York Times
Luvin Mejía kneels on the ground, wearing a heavy Kevlar vest and pants, a thick clear plastic shield over his face. It can take him…
A New Climate for Peace Report
Apr 17, 2015
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adelphi, International Alert, The Wilson Center, and the European Union Institute for Security Studies
The executive summary of an independent report commissioned by the G7 Foreign Ministers was released on April 14th to coincide with the G7 Foreign Ministers’…
New Photo Shows China's First Airfield in the World's Most Contested Archipelago
Apr 17, 2015
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Ishaan Tharoor
The image, provided by IHS Jane's Defense Weekly, shows that China has begun building a runway on an island in the disputed Spratly Islands in the…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Beijing, Hanoi Reach Agreement on Handling Disputes at Sea
Apr 16, 2015
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Today
China and Vietnam have agreed to manage their maritime disputes in the South China Sea through peaceful negotiations based on mutual interests, Chinese state media…
Water Wars: Battle Lines Drawn for Control over Water
Apr 16, 2015
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Suparna Dutt-D’Cunha, Gulf News
Societal unrest and strategic manoeuvring over water have pervaded the Middle East for a long time now, pushing people to act aggressively to secure the…
Liberia: FDA's U.S.$6 Million PUP Trial Defendants Linked to 'Falsifying Signatures of Land Deeds'
Apr 16, 2015
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Abednego Davis, Liberian Observer
Several former managers of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) on trial for illegally issuing sixty-one (61) Private Use Permits (PUPs) in the amount of US$6M…
Conflict Minerals: Global Witness Criticises Proposed EU Conflict Minerals Law
Apr 16, 2015
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Metal Bulletin
Campaign group Global Witness has called proposed European conflict minerals legislation “weak and ineffective”.
It criticised the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee following its vote on…
DRC: Illicit Wildlife, Gold, Timber Trade Funds DRC Conflict
Apr 16, 2015
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Environmental News Service
Organized crime funded by illegal trade in natural resources is fueling the 20-year-long conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC, that has…
Catalyzing Cooperation: Disaster Diplomacy and its Potential to Short-Circuit the Climate-Conflict Link
Apr 15, 2015
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Tim Kovach
Here is a growing chorus of voices claiming climate change will foster more conflict and violence. Books have been released on the impending age of climate…
Yemen: Yemen War Puts 2015 Crop at Risk, Food Security Worsening - FAO
Apr 15, 2015
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Reuters
Conflict in Yemen is disrupting the crop planting season and threatens to create food shortages, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on…
Iraq: Oil Minister Says Iraq Close to Securing Refinery From Militants
Apr 15, 2015
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Jim Snyder, Bloomberg
Iraq’s oil minister said troops were closer to securing the country’s largest refinery after an attack by Islamic State militants last week.
“They are clearing their…
Nepal: Nepal's Community Forests Fight Poverty and Destruction
Apr 14, 2015
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Jennifer Collins, Deutsche Welle
From low-lying grasslands and steamy subtropical jungles, to soaring snowy peaks and pine forests, Nepal is a country of dramatic extremes. This tiny mountain nation…
Ethiopia: Ethiopians Talk of Violent Intimidation as Their Land is Earmarked for Foreign Investors
Apr 14, 2015
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David Smith, The Guardian
The human cost of Ethiopia’s “villagisation” programme is laid bare by damning first person testimony published on Tuesday. The east African country has long faced…
Yemen: Conflict, Famine, Refugees, and IDPs: A Perfect Storm in Yemen?
Apr 14, 2015
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Omer Karasapan, Brookings Institution
The current crisis in Yemen will only add to the fraying of an already extremely fragile country and worsen an unfolding human tragedy. Thousands have…
Conflict Minerals: MEPs Divided on Conflict Minerals Scheme
Apr 14, 2015
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Benjamin Fox, EU Observer
EU lawmakers have clashed over which businesses should be covered by new rules on the trade of conflict minerals used to fund civil wars.
In a…
Iraq/Syria: Research and Markets: Oil and Refined Flows From Northern Iraq and Eastern Syria
Apr 14, 2015
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Business Wire
A 30 page overview of the sources, locations, and flows of licit and illicit crude and refined product from Northern Iraq and Eastern Syria. From…
Ethipoia/Somalia: The Need for Fair Water-Sharing & Management Between Somalia and Ethipoia
Apr 14, 2015
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Bazi Bussuri Sheikh, Somaliland Press
Water is said to hit humans at a profoundly at a profoundly different level than other resources. Water experts argue that people are willing to…
Iraq: ISIS Likely to Increase Kidnappings As Oil Money Dries Up
Apr 13, 2015
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Luke Hurst, Newsweek
The Islamic State could step up its kidnapping operations to raise funds, following the loss of control of three oil fields in Iraq, according to…
Conflict Minerals: Preventing Military Groups From Funding Their Activities
Apr 13, 2015
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European Parliament
Military groups in conflict areas such as in the Democratic Republic of the Congo often use the sale of minerals found in their territory to…
Central African Republic: Forest Programme Coordinator
Apr 12, 2015
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World Wildlife Fund
We seek a Central Africa Forest Programme Coordinatorwho will ensure the effective development,implementation and monitoring of the sub-regional and national forest components of the Central Africa…
Haiti: WASH Build Specialist
Apr 12, 2015
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Build Change
For the position of WASH Specialist, Build Change is seeking an experienced WASH Professional with design and construction management experience. In addition to the implementation of…
Iraq: Video Shows Islamic State Attacking Iraqi Refinery — But Their Oil Money Might be Running Dry
Apr 12, 2015
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Gillian Mohney, Vice News
Video released this weekend appears to show Islamic State fighters attacking Iraq's largest oil refinery in the northern city of Baiji, an assault that comes…
South Sudan: Help Milton and Blandford Deanery Plant Seeds of Hope
Apr 12, 2015
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Jackie Spiteri, Blackmore Vale
Offering the opportunity of both a healthier diet and a cash crop, a pilot project being run in South Sudan with the help of the…
Water Wars: The Growing Potential for Water Wars
Apr 12, 2015
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Richard Rousseau, International Policy Digest
Tensions over water are nothing new and will increase as shortages mount. However, it is possible to avoid violent conflicts over this fundamental resource for…
China/South China Sea: China’s Reclamations Roil South China Sea
Apr 11, 2015
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James Borton, International Policy Digest
The South China Sea remains at the epicenter of one of the most volatile maritime areas in the world with little or no agreement on…
Apply Now! Practicum on Experiential Peacebuilding: The Environment
Apr 10, 2015
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Outward Bound Peacebuilding
Join an extraordinary journey in the Costa Rican cloud forest that integrates conflict resolution and leadership training in the context of natural resources via a…