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Afghanistan: Afghanistan to Cultivate Pistachio Forest in Restive Province
Jul 8, 2021
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Xinhua
The Afghan agriculture authorities planned to cultivate a pistachio forest in the country's northern Sari Pul province, in the latest efforts to boost agriculture in…
Iraq: Basra Protests Erupt as Power Cuts Hit Scorching Iraq
Jul 8, 2021
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Azhar Al-Rubaie, Al Jazeera
As summer temperatures reached scorching levels, hundreds of Iraqis poured into the streets to protest widespread power outages in Baghdad and the country’s southern provinces.…
DRC: Overcoming Community-Conservation Conflict: Q&A with Dominique Bikaba
Jul 8, 2021
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Rhett A. Butler, Mongabay
Kahuzi-Biega National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is renowned for its biodiversity, including Grauer’s gorilla — an endemic subspecies — and around…
Afghanistan: This Afghan Entrepreneur Directly Supports Women Who Harvest the World’s Most Precious Spice
Jul 8, 2021
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Shane Mitchell
“I drink a cup of saffron tea every day,” says Tahmina Ghaffer, founder of Moonflowers, an importer of Afghanistan’s “red gold.” “It’s my waking-up ritual.”
Born…
From Environmental Security to Conservation and Peace (Launching of "Voices for Peace and Conservation" Podcast, Episode 6 — A Road to Geneva Initiative)
Jul 8, 2021
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Conservation International, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, PeaceNexus Foundation, and World Wide Fund for Nature Germany
This episode's content was provided by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The IUCN is a membership Union uniquely composed of more than 1,400…
The Climate Crisis Is Driving Global Conflict – Cop26 Is a Chance for Leaders to Rethink Security Threats
Jul 7, 2021
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Peter Laederach
It’s now established that one of the triggers of the Syrian conflict is related to the scarcity of natural resources, primarily pastoral land. New research…
The Irrefutable Link Between Climate Change and Conflict
Jul 7, 2021
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Global Risk Insights
The Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative Index measures a country’s climate change vulnerability against its capacity for resilience. War-torn states like Yemen, Mali, the Central…
One of Libya’s Power and Desalination Plants Keeps Leaking Oil into the Sea
Jul 7, 2021
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Eoghan Darbyshire
Following recent reports of coastal oil spills near the city of Derna in eastern Libya, Eoghan Darbyshire identifies the timeline and scale of the spills,…
South Sudan: Efforts to Boost South Sudan Agriculture Found Lagging
Jul 7, 2021
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Daniel Friday Martin, Voice of America
While people in South Sudan have enjoyed independence for the past 10 years, one longstanding problem – food insecurity – still hangs over the world’s…
USA: Senior Policy Advisor and Head of Programme - Conflict Prevention & Sustaining Peace
Jul 7, 2021
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United Nations University
The United Nations University (UNU) is an international community of scholars engaged in policy-oriented research, capacity development and dissemination of knowledge in furthering the purposes…
DRC: In DRC, Community Ownership of Forests Helps Guard the Grauer’s Gorilla
Jul 6, 2021
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Marlowe Starling, Mongabay
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri) share their forest home with rural communities – which could help…
Sweden: Senior Researcher, Climate Change and Risk Programme
Jul 6, 2021
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Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
The Senior Researcher leads and develops high-quality research to better understand the security risk and opportunities for peace in regions highly exposed to climate change.…
Netherlands: (Senior) Lecturer “Water Conflict, Cooperation and Diplomacy”
Jul 6, 2021
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IHE Delft
IHE Delft is the largest international graduate water education facility in the world and is based in Delft, the Netherlands. The mission of IHE Delft…
USA: Call for GPN ExpRes Roster – Climate and Security Risk Policy and Programming Experts
Jul 6, 2021
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the global development network of the United Nations. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for…
USA: Call for GPN ExpRes Roster – Climate and Security Risk Policy and Programming Experts
Jul 6, 2021
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the global development network of the United Nations. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for…
Russia Diamond Miner Alrosa Offers New Tracking Technology
Jul 5, 2021
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Yuliya Fedorinova, Bloomberg
Russia’s Alrosa PJSC is offering diamond buyers a new laser-marking technology that will allow customers to trace rough stones and polished gems from the mine…
Colombia: In the Colombian Andes, a Forest Corridor Staves off Species Extinction
Jul 2, 2021
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Veronika Perkova, Mongabay
The northern tropical Andes have lost almost 75% of their natural habitat largely to agricultural expansion and are starting to witness the additional damaging impacts…
Ethiopia/Sudan: Sudan and Ethiopia’s Dispute in Fertile Border Area Threatens Regional Stability
Jul 2, 2021
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Mohammed Amin, Middle East Eye
A more than a century-old dispute between Sudan and Ethiopia over the Sudanese border region of al-Fashaga had been lying relatively dormant for more than…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s Warring Military and Rebels Find Common Ground in Corrupt Jade Trade
Jul 2, 2021
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Andrew Nachemson and Kyaw Hsan Hlaing, Mongabay
Jade mining is fueling conflict in Myanmar, channeling money into the coffers of the military and ethnic armed groups, according watchdog group Global Witness. The…
Invisible to the Frontline (Launching of "Voices for Peace and Conservation" Podcast, Episode 5 — A Road to Geneva Initiative)
Jul 1, 2021
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Conservation International, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, PeaceNexus Foundation, and World Wide Fund for Nature Germany
This episode's content was provided by the World Wide Fund for Nature-Germany and Conservation International, which work to promote increased equality among men and women…
Cambodia: Carving up the Cardamoms: Conservationists Fear Massive Land Grab in Cambodia
Jul 1, 2021
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Gerald Flynn, Andrew Ball, and Phoung Vantha, Mongabay
A new regulation signed into law in March this year but only unveiled publicly in May will see almost 127,000 hectares (313,800 acres) of previously…
South Sudan: South Sudan Crude Output Plunges as Blocks Reach Peak Production
Jul 1, 2021
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Okech Francis, Bloomberg
South Sudan is experiencing a rapid drop in crude output as producing oil blocks have hit peaks and have begun to decline, according to Ministry…
IUCN Announces Commitments to Help Usher a Generation of Equality for Sustainability and Gender Equality
Jul 1, 2021
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IUCN
Today, as a part of the high-level Generation Equality Forum, Dr. Grethel Aguilar Rojas, Deputy Director General, Regions and Outposted Offices of the IUCN delivered…
Invitation and Call for Papers for "Environmental Peacebuilding: Prospects for the Asia-Pacific Region"
Jun 30, 2021
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University of Melbourne, CDA Collaborative Learning Project, Environmental Peacebuilding Association, and Murdoch University
The confluence of drastic environmental change, fragility and conflict in the Asia-Pacific region demands a rethinking of existing approaches to development, security, and peacebuilding. The region…
Calls for Applications for "Second Berlin Winter School for Young Scholars: The Laws and Politics of (In)Security and Social Cohesion – An Interdisciplinary Conversation"
Jun 30, 2021
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Centre Marc Bloch, Integrative Research Institute Law & Society, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Centre for Socio-Legal Studies of the University of Oxford
This Winter School will take place in Berlin from the 1st to the 3rd December 2021. It seeks to engage in debate how (in)security has…
Liberia: Unsustainable Land-Use Threats Ecosystems and Habitats
Jun 29, 2021
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Jonathan Browne, New Dawn
The chair of the Man And the Biosphere Programme International Coordinating Council (MAB-ICC) has said that unsustainable land-use practices, teamed with overexploitation of resources and…
Colombia: Beef Industry Causes Deforestation in Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park
Jun 29, 2021
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Tatiana Pardo Ibarra, Mongabay
Behind some of the beef sold in Colombian supermarkets is a story of deforestation in protected areas and illegal armed groups who benefit from cattle…
South Sudan: Advocacy Group Sues South Sudan at Regional Court for Failure to Manage Oil Waste Causing Negative Human and Environmental Impacts
Jun 29, 2021
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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
South Sudan has been dragged to the East African Court of Justice over oil waste mismanagement that has caused unprecedented health damages to the environment…
Local Environmental Governance to Reduce Conflict and Deforestation in Afghanistan
Jun 28, 2021
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Mishkat Al Moumin and Anna Kasradze
How should the international community support the stabilization of Afghanistan after U.S. and NATO troops withdraw? Answers from President Biden, high ranking U.S. administration officials,…
South Sudan: South Sudan Misused Oil Revenues: Government Official
Jun 28, 2021
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Benjamin Takpiny, Anadolu Agency
Mismanagement of oil revenues is undermining development in South Sudan, according to a senior official. Deputy Finance Minister in the transitional unity government Agok Makur…