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DRC: Man’s World: Are Women in Artisanal Mining Still a ‘Bad Omen’?

Jun 28, 2021 | Yoana Cholteeva

Many communities believe women to bring bad luck at mining sites, despite women making up up to half of artisanal miners.

When it comes to the…


Local Environmental Governance to Reduce Conflict and Deforestation in Afghanistan

Jun 28, 2021 | 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,…


Israel: Education Manager (Tel Aviv)

Jun 27, 2021 | EcoPeace Middle East

EcoPeace Middle East is a unique organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists. Our primary objective is to promote cooperative efforts to protect…


DRC: Deputy Chief of Party, Hearth Gorilla Coffee Alliance

Jun 27, 2021 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues,…


DRC: SWM Program Coordinator

Jun 27, 2021 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues,…


Indonesia: Social Forestry Research Internship

Jun 27, 2021 | World Resources Institute

World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human…


Sudan: Project Manager, Livelihoods and Resilience

Jun 27, 2021 | Cooperazione Internazionale

Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI) is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965.  For more than 50 years of long-term support and constant presence in…


DRC: Country Manager

Jun 27, 2021 | Natural Resource Governance Institute

The Natural Resource Governance Institute is an independent nonprofit organisation dedicated to improving countries' governance over their natural resources to promote sustainable and inclusive development.

Background: 

In…


USA: Climate and Security Risk Policy Analyst (open only to Norwegian nationals)

Jun 27, 2021 | UNDP

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…


China/Iraq: Why Did Iraq Pull the Plug On Its $2 Billion Oil Deal with China?

Jun 27, 2021 | Felicity Bradstock, OilPrice.com

Just when it looked like Iraq was becoming a regional leader it decided to halt a $2 billion pre-paid oil supply deal with China's state-owned…


EnPAx Icon Call to University-Level Educators Who Teach Environmental Peacebuilding Courses

Jun 27, 2021 | Education Interest Group of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Education Interest Group of EnPAx has launched a Syllabus Project to survey what is happening to educate the next generation of environmental peacebuilders. Please note…


South Sudan: WASH Specialist, Monitoring & Evaluation Support Project (South Sudan nationals only)

Jun 27, 2021 | Management Systems International

MSI is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. They operate in some…


Switzerland: Geneva Internship Program (Spring/Summer 2022)

Jun 27, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…


Switzerland: Geneva Internship Program (Winter 2022)

Jun 27, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…


Mozambique: WASH Coordinator

Jun 27, 2021 | FHI 360

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization based in North Carolina. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and all U.S. states and territories.…


Central African Republic: Park Manager

Jun 27, 2021 | African Parks

African Parks is a non-profit conservation organization that takes on the complete responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with…


The National Security Risks of the US Drought

Jun 26, 2021 | Erin Sikorsky

Each new report about this year’s western drought reveals another record-breaking development: Hoover Dam’s Lake Mead is at its lowest level ever. More acres have already…


South Sudan: South Sudan Poised to Realize Nile Dam Dream

Jun 26, 2021 | New Business Ethiopia

The world’s youngest country is plagued by flooding, a lack of power, water scarcity and poor infrastructure, but the project is part of the oil-revenue…


Policy to Practice (Launching of "Voices for Peace and Conservation" Podcast, Episode 3 — A Road to Geneva Initiative)

Jun 25, 2021 | Conservation International, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, PeaceNexus Foundation, and World Wide Fund for Nature Germany

Conversation with Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia 2010 – 2018. In this episode, former Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos shares his thoughts about the…


Guerrilla Fighter to Environmental Peace Activist (Launching of "Voices for Peace and Conservation" Podcast, Episode 4 — A Road to Geneva Initiative)

Jun 25, 2021 | Conservation International, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, PeaceNexus Foundation, and World Wide Fund for Nature Germany

What does it mean to contribute to peacebuilding in Post Conflict Colombia through nature conservation? And how to save Colombia’s mega biodiversity in the aftermath…


Climate Resilience to a Climate of Peace (Launching of "Voices for Peace and Conservation" Podcast, Episode 2 — A Road to Geneva Initiative)

Jun 25, 2021 | Conservation International, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, PeaceNexus Foundation, and World Wide Fund for Nature Germany

How does climate change link to peacebuilding and conservation? This episode looks into a high-priority policy and research topic: the nexus of climate change and…


Iraq: Iraq Signs Deal with Abu Dhabi's Masdar for 2 GW of Solar Power Projects

Jun 25, 2021 | Herman Wang and Jonathan Fox, S&P Global Platts

Iraq has signed an agreement with Masdar, the renewable energy arm of Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, to develop at least 2 GW of solar…


Ukraine: Water Wars in East Ukraine

Jun 25, 2021 | Lily Hyde, Politico

After seven years of war, life in eastern Ukraine’s Donbass region has been divided in every way — socially, politically, economically, militarily. The one exception…


Colombia: In Colombia, End of War Meant Start of Runaway Deforestation, Study Finds

Jun 25, 2021 | Nicolás Bustamante Hernández, Mongabay

The signing of a peace deal in 2016 between the Colombian government and armed rebels was one of the most anticipated moments in decades for…


Myanmar: Deforestation of Endangered Wildlife Habitat Continues to Surge in Southern Myanmar

Jun 25, 2021 | Morgan Erickson-Davis, Mongabay

Tanintharyi, Myanmar’s portion of the spit of land that splits the Gulf of Thailand from the Andaman Sea, is still swathed in old growth rainforest…


South Sudan: Govt Lost $4 Billion in Uncollected Oil Taxes - South Sudan VP

Jun 25, 2021 | Waakhe Simon Wudu, Voice of America

Juba — South Sudan's government says it has lost more than $4 billion in unpaid oil taxes since the country gained its independence a decade…


South Sudan: South Sudan Heads for Mediation over Oil Spills

Jun 25, 2021 | Ed Reed, Energy Voice

The First Instance Division will allow South Sudan and Hope for Humanity Africa (HHA) to attempt to find a resolution through talks. Mediation is due…


Cultivating Cronyism: The Collapse of Agriculture in Post-War Iraq and Syria

Jun 24, 2021 | Chloé Bernadaux

Historically, Iraq enjoyed some of the world’s most productive soils. Agriculture represented more than 18 percent of the country’s economic output in 1995, but over the last…


Ethiopia/Sudan: Containing the Volatile Sudan-Ethiopia Border Dispute

Jun 24, 2021 | International Crisis Group

In mid-December, Sudanese troops moved into al-Fashaga, an agricultural area on the frontier with Ethiopia, expelling Ethiopian farmers and building fortifications. Fighting threatens to escalate.…


Colombia: Tilapia Farming Offers Hope for Remote Communities in Post-Conflict Colombia

Jun 23, 2021 | Carlos Eduardo Guevara-Fletcher, The Fish Site

A pilot project that aims to use tilapia farming as a way to bring peace and economic prosperity to a violent part of rural Colombia…