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Israel/Palestine: 98% of Gaza’s Tree Cropland Destroyed by Israel
Dec 3, 2025
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Kimberly M. S. Cartier
Eos
Two years of war in Gaza have taken a devastating toll on the people living there. Nearly 70,000 people, including more than 20,000 children, have…
Myanmar: Opium Poppy Farming Hits 10-Year High in War-Torn Myanmar
Dec 3, 2025
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Kevin Doyle
Al Jazeera
In its latest Myanmar opium survey, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime found that poppy cultivation increased by 17 percent compared with the previous…
Iraq: How an Oil Pipeline Battle Shows the US Gaining Sway in Iraq
Dec 3, 2025
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Ahmed Rasheed, Maha El Dahan, Humeyra Pamuk, and Anna Hirtenstein
Reuters
Iranian drones swept through the mountain air of northern Iraq's Kurdistan region in mid-July, homing in on their targets: oilfields run by Americans.
Afghanistan: United Nations: Budget Cuts Have Increased Mine-Related Casualties in Afghanistan
Dec 3, 2025
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
The United Nations has warned that reduced funding for mine-action programs in Afghanistan has led to a rising number of civilian casualties.
2026 Grawemeyer World Order Award Winner Explores the Connection between Climate Change and Security
Dec 2, 2025
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Betty Coffman
University of Louisville
For his work to understand why climate change leads to negative security consequences in some places and not others, Joshua W. Busby, professor of public…
As Solar Geoengineering Enters its Startup Phase, Governments Must Address Emerging Security Risks
Dec 2, 2025
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Scott M. Moore and Imran Bayoumi
Just decades ago, the idea of artificially cooling the planet to help fight climate change was viewed as science fiction. But as climate change impacts…
Sudan: Solar Power Supplies Safe Water to Refugees and Host Communities in Sudan’s White Nile State
Dec 2, 2025
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Antonia Vadala
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
With the generous support of the Government of Italy, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency has implemented a large-scale solarization project that is transforming access to…
Gaza Strip: Amid Ceasefire, FAO Helps Herders Protect Remaining Livestock, Combat Malnutrition
Dec 2, 2025
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
With winter approaching, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is helping approximately 2,000 families in the Gaza Strip that still have…
Food Security: Africa's Unresolved Conflicts Drive Acute Food Insecurity
Dec 2, 2025
Africa Center for Strategic Studies
Acute food insecurity is when a person's inability to consume adequate food puts their life or livelihood in immediate danger. This equates to a risk…
Water and Power: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Nile Basin Security
Dec 1, 2025
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Chourouk Mestour
When Ethiopia began filling the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in 2020, the dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt over the GERD and the Nile Basin…
Evidencing a Recovery Plan for Black Sea Dolphins and Porpoises
Dec 1, 2025
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Linas Svolkinas
Many human activities pose threats to cetaceans, including military activities. Russia’s war against Ukraine is no exception and there are significant concerns over its impact…
Liberia: From Destruction to Protection: How Strengthening Sustainable Forest Practices Helped Change the Mentality of Liberian Forest Communities
Dec 1, 2025
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Paul M. Kanneh and Matthias F. Larbeindee
Liberia Forest Media Watch
Unregulated agriculture activities, hunting of endangered species and unsustainable logging have been a normal practice by residents of Salayea (Lofa) and Gba (Nimba) community forests.…
Landmine Casualties Swell amid Ban Challenges: Monitor
Dec 1, 2025
Agence France-Presse
New land mine use in Myanmar, Ukraine and other conflicts coupled with funding cuts for clearance saw casualty numbers surge in 2024, a monitor said…
Iraq: Iraq Invites US Companies to Take over Major Oil Field as Lukoil Faces Sanctions
Dec 1, 2025
Kurdistan24
Iraq’s Ministry of Oil announced on Monday that it has formally invited several major American energy companies to submit bids to operate the West Qurna…
DRC: Seeking Minerals, Trump Tries Dealmaking and Peacemaking
Dec 1, 2025
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Théodore de Kerros
Christian Science Monitor
Along the ripped flanks of the Rubaya hills, in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, hundreds of workers dig through one of the…
UK: Northern Ireland’s Rural Women at ‘Disproportionate Risk’ from Climate Change Carbon Budgets, Warns Campaign Group
Nov 30, 2025
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Mark Robinson
MSN
Rural women in the north are among those that could facing a “disproportionate” impact from the government’s future carbon-cutting budgets, according to a campaign group.
It comes…
Monitoring Sudan’s Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining from Space
Nov 30, 2025
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Jonathan Walsh
Gold is helping fuel the war in Sudan, and its extraction is causing environmental degradation and chemical pollution that threatens human health.
Sustainability in the Wake of the Colombian Armed Conflict
Nov 30, 2025
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Ash Fowkes-Gajan
In the Colombian armed conflict, land ownership and agricultural strongholds for rebel forces were a form of political power. The peace owed to the 2016…
Sudan: Khartoum Residents under Threat from Environmental Hazards in War-Ravaged City [Video]
Nov 30, 2025
Africanews
It’s been six months since Sudan’s Armed forces retook the capital Khartoum. But two years of fighting has wrought untold devastation. Now, people returning to…
Replace or Reshape: Can Solar Power Alter Iraq’s Reliance on Oil?
Nov 29, 2025
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Shafaq News
Iraq’s latest drive to allocate land for solar projects around the capital has sharpened a central question in its energy debate: can renewables meaningfully ease…
DRC/Rwanda: Apple Sued over Conflict Minerals Linked to DRC and Rwanda [Video]
Nov 29, 2025
CNBC-TV18
A US-based advocacy group has sued Apple, alleging the tech giant continues to use conflict-linked minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda.…
Russia/Turkey: Mystery Fire: Two Russian Shadow Fleet Tankers Catch Fire in Black Sea Near Turkey
Nov 29, 2025
Mathrubhumi
Two oil tankers linked to Russia’s shadow fleet caught fire in the Black Sea near Turkey on 28 November 2025, triggering rescue operations and raising…
Liberia’s Recurring Land Disputes: Can the JNB’s Rescue Government Spare Us This Menace?
Nov 28, 2025
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Mohamed M. Komara
For years, Liberians have echoed the principle that “Liberia is a country of law, not of men.” It was a powerful slogan for those resisting…
Climate Change: Africa Confronts Climate–Security Crisis with Call for Peace-Resilient Action
Nov 28, 2025
Devdiscourse
Climate change is no longer just an environmental crisis in Africa—it is a driver of conflict, forced displacement, and growing insecurity across the continent.
Iraq: Weaponising Energy: Khor Mor Attacks Expose Iraq’s Power Struggles
Nov 28, 2025
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Amena Bakr
The National
This week, the Khor Mor gasfield in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq was struck once again in a rocket attack. The explosion triggered an immediate…
Sunk: Another Bid to Redefine Conflict Diamonds
Nov 27, 2025
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John Jeffay
At the end of the day it was the inclusion of state-armed actors that sank the latest Kimberly Process attempt to redefine conflict diamonds.
Post-Conflict Reforestation in Colombia
Nov 27, 2025
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Caroline Sheehan
Deep in the Colombian Amazon, where only recently thick tree canopies concealed guerrilla movements, a different kind of revolution is taking root.
Iraq: Drone Strike Hits Iraq Gas Complex, Cuts Supply
Nov 27, 2025
Agence France-Presse
A drone strike on Wednesday targeted a gas complex in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, disrupting the gas supply to the region's power plants, local authorities…
Myanmar: From Forest to Farm: The Changing Landscape of Myanmar’s Rural Communities
Nov 27, 2025
Myanmar Digital News
As forests disappear, farmland grows. In many rural areas, people clear trees to plant crops like rice, corn, sesame, and rubber. Farming is important for…
Tajikistan: Drone Strike Kills 3 Chinese Engineers in Tajikistan: Mystery Deepens as Taliban Denies Role, Blames Pak-based Terror Group for Gold Miners’ Deaths
Nov 27, 2025
Bhaskar English
Three Chinese engineers were killed in a drone attack on a gold mine in Tajikistan's Khatlon Province on November 26. Tajikistan claimed the drone flew…