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Colombia: Qualitative Chromatography: A Driving Force for Regeneration in Colombian Coffee Farming

Jun 12, 2026 | Luisa Fernanda Ruiz Villamizar
Universidad Industrial de Santander

Colombia, recognized as the world’s largest producer of mild coffee and the third-largest coffee producer globally, faces the challenge of maintaining crop productivity without compromising…


DRC/Rwanda: Global Witness Investigation Traces M23-Linked Coltan, Lending Support to DRC's Allegations against Tech Firms

Jun 12, 2026
Ecofin Agency

Democratic Republic of Congo's 2024 accusations against global technology companies have received new support. In a report published on June 10, 2026, Global Witness traced…


Iran/United States: ‘War Crimes’: Analysis Suggests US Bombed Water Facilities Used by 20,000 Iranians in Precision Strike

Jun 11, 2026 | Julia Conley
Common Dreams

As temperatures in the village of Bemani, Iran, near the Strait of Hormuz, reached above 100°F this week, two water facilities were struck by bombs,…


DRC: How the Hunt for Africa's Minerals Is Driving Ebola Outbreak in DRC and beyond [Video]

Jun 10, 2026
Firstpost

A rising Ebola outbreak in Central Africa is exposing the hidden ecological cost of the world's modern digital lifestyle. With the Democratic Republic of Congo…


Iran: Iran's Water Crisis Worsened by Geopolitical Conflicts and Environmental Mismanagement

Jun 9, 2026
Mwakilishi

Iran is confronting an escalating water crisis as satellite images reveal the vanishing of its vital lakes, exacerbating an already dire situation for the nation…


Colombia: Colombia Passes Landmark Cattle Traceability Law to Combat Illegal Deforestation

Jun 9, 2026 | Maxwell Radwin
Mongabay

Colombia passed a landmark law June 4 aimed at improving traceability of its cattle supply chain to ensure beef isn’t sourced from deforested land. The…


Ukraine: Field Coordinator (M/F) - Kharkiv

Jun 9, 2026 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and…


DRC: Kabobo-Luama Landscape Director

Jun 9, 2026 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society is an international NGO headquartered at Bronx Zoo in New York City, USA, working to save wildlife and wildlands and to…


Afghanistan: Solar-powered Greenhouses Enable Afghan Women to Grow Food, Income, and Hope

Jun 8, 2026 | Hortidaily
Hortidaily

For seven years after her husband died, Noorhaya, 45, toiled under the harsh sun in Kandahar Province, southern Afghanistan, trying to grow enough vegetables to…


South Asia and the Future of Water Security

Jun 7, 2026 | Asad Ali

Water has long been the lifeline of South Asia, sustaining agriculture, energy production, and the livelihoods of millions. In a region where shared rivers cross…


Iran/Iraq: Iraq Warns of Fiscal Disaster If Iran War Persists in Obstructing Oil Exports

Jun 7, 2026 | Sinan Mahmoud
National

Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein has said the fallout from the Iran war threatens to push the country towards a fiscal “disaster” if oil exports,…


Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Rules Out New Oil Contracts in Kurdistan, Pushes to Restart Exports

Jun 7, 2026
BasNews

Iraq’s Oil Ministry has ruled out signing new contracts with international oil companies operating in the Kurdistan Region, saying existing agreements will remain valid as…


Afghanistan: CASA-1000 Project: A New Gateway for Energy Cooperation and Economic Growth in Afghanistan

Jun 7, 2026
Radio Television of Afghanistan

The Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat has announced that work on the strategic CASA-1000 power transmission project is progressing rapidly across three phases in different parts of…


South Asia's New Water Conflict Is over Data, Not Dams

Jun 6, 2026 | Saima Afzal

Today the challenge facing the treaty extends beyond water allocation itself. It concerns transparency, compliance and the growing strategic value of information in shared river…


UNCLOS Conciliation: Cambodia’s Path to Peace, Not Conflict

Jun 6, 2026 | Roth Santepheap

Cambodia’s decision to pursue compulsory conciliation under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea is not a move toward confrontation. It is a…


Iraq/Kurdistan: Energy Security, Illegal Weapons among Key Issues in Erbil-Baghdad Talks: Official

Jun 6, 2026
BasNews

The head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) bloc in the Iraqi parliament said on Saturday that representatives of oil companies operating in the…


Climate Change: The Green Transition’s Dirty Secret: How Climate Projects Are Stripping Indigenous Land Rights

Jun 6, 2026 | Utkarsh Mishra
CounterCurrents

There is a version of the green transition that appears in corporate sustainability reports and climate conference presentations: renewable energy scaled at speed, forests preserved…


Somalia: Area Manager

Jun 5, 2026 | Danish Refugee Council

The Danish Refugee Council has been operational in Somalia since 1998 and is currently among the largest international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) in the country, with…


Water Wars Washing away South Asia’s Fragile Peace

Jun 5, 2026 | Jannatul Naym Pieal

Six decades of water cooperation are giving way to surging water nationalism — a shift that is fast weaponizing the region’s rivers.


Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Community-Led Green Push Restores Forest Cover Lost to War [Video]

Jun 5, 2026
WION

On World Environment Day, a community-led reforestation initiative in Char Bagh village in northeastern Afghanistan highlights a powerful story of environmental recovery. After years of…


Afghanistan: Afghanistan Climate Crisis Deepens as Communities Scale up Environmental Action

Jun 5, 2026
UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

As Afghanistan marks World Environment Day, communities across the country are grappling with intensifying climate and environmental challenges that are increasingly affecting livelihoods, food security,…


DRC/Uganda: A Disease of Deforestation: How Ebola Is Linked to the Smartphone in Your Pocket

Jun 5, 2026 | Sonia Shah
Guardian

As demand for cobalt, gold and other minerals grows, mining is accelerating deforestation in the Congo basin – and increasing the risk of deadly Ebola…


Sudan: WASH Coordinator (M/F) - Ndjamena

Jun 4, 2026 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and…


Haïti: WASH Coordinator - Emergency Response Team (M/F)

Jun 4, 2026 | Solidarités International

Solidarités International is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and…


Chad: Spécialiste en Environnement

Jun 4, 2026 | Société de Développement International

La société de Développement International, un organisme de Recherche & Développement ayant son siège social à Québec au Canada recherche pour un projet au Tchad,…


Environmental Security Means National Security. It Cannot Be Secured through Treaties Alone

Jun 4, 2026 | Aisha Khan

On every World Environment Day (June 5), nations pause to acknowledge a crisis that has been in the making for over half a century. For…


Disaster Risk Reduction during Armed Conflicts

Jun 4, 2026 | Rebekah Harries

Countries enduring conflict are hit harder and suffer more deaths when disasters such as storms and earthquakes strike. Rebekah Harries asks whether disaster risk reduction…


Afghanistan: Drought and Water Shortages Deepen Crisis in Rural Afghanistan [Video]

Jun 4, 2026 | Jack Barton
Al Jazeera

Afghanistan's worsening drought is pushing farmers and families to the brink in Herat province, where falling water tables have forced some to dig wells more…


Afghanistan: Afghanistan Signs 20-mln-USD Deal for Salt Mine Development

Jun 4, 2026
Xinhua

Afghanistan's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum signed a major contract on Thursday with a private company to develop the second block of the Namsar salt…


Afghanistan: From Poplars to Pistachios, Afghans Rediscover the Value of Trees

Jun 4, 2026
Agence France-Presse

Under the shade of recently planted poplars in northeastern Afghanistan, village leader Ghulam Ali Poya is proud to see residents rediscover the value of trees…