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Afghanistan/Iran: Taliban, Iranian Border Guards Clash on Nimroz Border over Misunderstanding

Dec 2, 2021 | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Iran's border guards and the Taliban ended clashes along a segment of the border in what Iranian state media reported was a "misunderstanding" from the…

USA: Research Scholar and Project Manager, Climate and Geopolitics Project

Dec 1, 2021 | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a unique global network of policy research centers in Russia, China, Europe, the Middle East, India, and the United…

Cambodia: More Than 40 Suspects Sent to Court in Deforestation and Land Encroachment Crackdown

Dec 1, 2021 | Khmer Times

Provincial authorities in Siem Reap sent 47 suspects to the Provincial Court as part of the national crackdown on land grabbing and deforestation crimes in…

China/Indonesia/South China Sea: Beijing Demanded Indonesia Stop Oil and Natural Gas Drilling during Stand-off

Dec 1, 2021 | Reuters

China told Indonesia to stop drilling for oil and natural gas in maritime territory that both countries regard as their own during a months-long stand-off…

Myanmar: Climate Danger Grows in ‘Vulnerable’ Myanmar after Military Coup

Dec 1, 2021 | John Liu and Rory Wallace, Al Jazeera

There is increasing concern that Myanmar is at risk of a serious environmental crisis, as the generals who seized power in a coup on February…

Belgium/EU: Programme Assistant for Environmental Peacemaking Programme

Dec 1, 2021 | European Institute of Peace

The European Institute of Peace (EIP) is looking for exceptional individuals who share our vision for a world where people live in safety and peace because conflicts…

DRC: Backed by AFRICOM, Corporations Plunder DR Congo for “Climate-Friendly” Materials and Blame China

Nov 30, 2021 | TJ Coles, The Gray Zone

Cobalt, a key metallic element used in lithium batteries and other “green” technology, is sourced from slave labor in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As…

Climate Change: These 11 Countries Could Face Extreme Instability from Climate Change, Says US Intelligence

Nov 30, 2021 | Amanda Macias, CNBC

The nation’s collective intelligence community identified 11 countries vulnerable to geopolitical instability due to climate change in its first-ever National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change report.…

Colombia: Indigenous Community Saves Colombia’s Poison Dart Frog from Coca and Logging

Nov 30, 2021 | Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay

The golden dart frog (Phyllobates terribilis) is found only in southwest Colombia, where mountains and rainforest meet the mangroves of the Pacific coast. For centuries,…

Liberia: LLA to Issue Title Deeds to Several Communities for Customary Land

Nov 30, 2021 | New Dawn

The Liberia Land Authority(LLA), with support from the joint United Nations Peace Building Support Programme, will on 2 December 2021, commence a historic land survey…

Afghanistan: Herat Saffron Yield Cut in Half by Drought

Nov 30, 2021 | TOLOnews

Officials from Herat’s agriculture department say that saffron production in the province has decreased this year compared to last year. Pir Mohammad Halimi, head of…

Colombia: What Makes Colombia the Next Ecotourism Hotspot

Nov 30, 2021 | Gilberto Salcedo Ribero, Trade Arabia

Tourism is one of the growing economic sectors of Colombia; it managed to attract millions of visitors to the country, thanks to its welcoming people,…

Colombia: Auxico to Build $116m Rare-Earth Refinery in Colombia

Nov 30, 2021 | Mariaan Webb, Mining Weekly

CSE-listed Auxico Resources has announced plans to build a 10 000 km2 rare earth refining facility in the free-trade zone in Santa Marta, Colombia, capable of…

View: Uncertain Futures of women's rights in Afghanistan

Nov 29, 2021 | Avni Sablok

Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding and the Omicron Variant

Nov 29, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association® and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Preparations for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding continue apace, with the start of the Conference two months away.

The agenda is filling up and…

Israel/Jordan: Angry Protests in Amman against Jordan-Israel Solar Power for Water Deal

Nov 29, 2021 | John Solomou, ANI

Thousands of Jordanians took part in a huge protest at the heart of the Jordanian capital Amman on Thursday against the declaration of intent signed…

Egypt/Ethiopia: New Egyptian-Ethiopian Escalation over Nile Dam

Nov 29, 2021 | Mohamed Saied, Al-Monitor

Ethiopia has announced that it will soon finish construction work on the GERD, while Egypt has warned of the consequences of not reaching an agreement…

Indonesia: Lack of Resolution Mechanisms Allow Palm Oil Conflicts to Fester in Indonesia

Nov 29, 2021 | Hans Nicholas Jong, Mongabay

Indonesia has no effective mechanism for resolving its epidemic of land conflicts between rural communities and palm oil companies, according to a new study. Indonesia…

Kyrgyzstan: Mining Kyrgyzstan: Chinese Companies Encounter Increasing Conflict

Nov 29, 2021 | Khiradmand Sheraliev, Diplomat

Kyrgyzstan’s mining industry has long been considered one of the country’s leading economic sectors. During the Soviet era, Kyrgyzstan’s rich and diverse mineral resources had…

Jordan: Communications and Content Development Officer

Nov 28, 2021 | EcoPeace Middle East

EcoPeace Middle East is a unique trilateral environmental organization. Our primary objective is the promotion of cooperative efforts to protect our shared environmental heritage. In…

Iran: Iran Is Thirsty as People Protest

Nov 28, 2021 | Hoshang Amiri, Iran Focus

The hollow promises of the Iranian regime to the people are no longer effective. These days there is a crisis in Iran over a more…

Yemen: Early Warning and Early Response Project Expert Consultant ‘Advancing Tolerance in MENA’

Nov 28, 2021 | Search for Common Ground

Search for Common Ground (Search)-Yemen is seeking an experienced consultant to support the rollout and implementation of an Early Warning and Early Response System (EWER…

Mozambique: Programme Specialist - Livelihoods and Women Economic Recovery

Nov 28, 2021 | United Nations Development Program

The United Nations Development Programme is a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.

The cyclones…

DRC: Program Manager, Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Nov 28, 2021 | Wildlife Conservation Society

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

UK: Conflict and Environment Observatory for Enhanced Decision Making on Connected Climate, Peace and Prosperity Agendas with Impact Stories from the Lake Chad Region

Nov 28, 2021 | University of Greenwich

Are you an aspiring PhD candidate looking for your next challenge? Are you passionate about delivering innovative research in a field of growing importance to…