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Chad: Project Coordinator
Jan 23, 2021
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International Union for the Conservation of Nature
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a union of Members made up of governments and civil society organizations. It provides public, private…
Iraq: International Farmer Field School Expert
Jan 23, 2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
FAO is well-known for its Farmer Field School (FFS) extension approach as an effective capacity building approach for farmers that can be well adapted to…
Afghanistan: Assistant FAO Representative
Jan 23, 2021
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
The main aim of the FAO country offices, which are headed by an FAO Representative, is to assist governments to develop policies, programmes and projects…
Kenya: Programme Management Officer, Climate Security Mechanism
Jan 23, 2021
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UNEP
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental…
Central Asia: World Bank : Promoting Women's Participation in Water Resource Management in Central Asia
Jan 22, 2021
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World Bank Group
Although water resources have the potential to drive economic development in Central Asia, ineffective resource management often stands in the way. The good news is…
South Sudan: South Sudan Invites Companies to Bid for Environmental Audit
Jan 22, 2021
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Charné Hundermark, Africa Oil & Power
South Sudan’s Ministry of Petroleum has invited a shortlist of companies to bid for the environmental audit of the country’s oil fields. The audit will…
Liberia: ACDI/VOCA FIFES Activity to Assist Local Stakeholders Protect Liberian Rainforests Ends, but Critical Activities Continue
Jan 22, 2021
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Glenn Lines, ACDI/VOCA
Liberia holds the last large blocks of rainforests remaining in West Africa. Despite being home to two-thirds of those remaining blocks, Liberia and its communities…
Conflict Minerals: New Day for the US Conflict Minerals Rule
Jan 21, 2021
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National Law Review
It is expected that the Biden Administration’s SEC will renew focus on the US conflict minerals rule and other responsible sourcing measures. The SEC could…
South Sudan: Old Grudges and Empty Coffers: South Sudan’s Precarious Peace Process
Jan 21, 2021
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Sam Mednick, New Humanitarian
On the streets of South Sudan’s capital city, billboards honour the country’s politicians for ending five years of conflict that cost almost 400,000 lives and…
Liberia: Illegal Sierra Leonean Miners Dying in Liberia
Jan 21, 2021
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Mae Azango, FrontPage Africa
Many Sierra Leonean illegal miners are dying in mining communities in Gbarpolu, without the knowledge of their families back in Sierra Leone, locals say. It…
Environmental Affairs Officer
Jan 21, 2021
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UN Global Service Centre
The United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) provides critical Supply Chain, Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies services and Training to all peacekeeping and special political…
Kenya: Women in Asal Areas to Benefit From Sh500 Million UN Empowerment Project
Jan 21, 2021
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Njoki Kihiu, AllAfrica
Nairobi — Kenyan Women in Kitui, West Pokot, and Laikipia Counties are set to benefit from an Sh500 million project which seeks to economically empower…
Middle East: Planting Hope, Growing Peace: Models for Sustainable Peacebuilding in the MENA
Jan 21, 2021
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Adina Friedman, Morocco World News
The year 2020 has highlighted – and exacerbated – extreme disparities across and within countries and the environmental degradation we humans have caused the planet.…
Report Finds That Russia Securitises the Environment – But on Its Terms
Jan 20, 2021
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Nina Lesikhina
Our new report seeks to understand why Russia opposes measures to more effectively integrate the environment into international policymaking on peace and security. To do…
Ensuring Women’s Participation in Land Governance: “Bringing the Law Home” in Tanzania
Jan 20, 2021
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Isabella Nchimbi
Despite Tanzania’s progressive legal framework on land rights and governance, many women are often left out of community decision-making due to social and cultural norms…
New Day for the US Conflict Minerals Rule
Jan 20, 2021
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Dynda A. Thomas
It’s Inauguration Day in the US, and it’s likely to be a new day for the US conflict minerals rule. Where have we been and…
Afghanistan: DACAAR, Danish Technical University (DTU) and Kabul Polytechnic University (KPU) Embark on a Joint Advanced Groundwater Search
Jan 20, 2021
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Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees
There are great perspectives for Afghanistan in a newly developed groundwater research in Afghanistan. Using remote-sensing technology (earth observations), the project aims to create an…
Indigenous Women Are Championing Climate Justice
Jan 19, 2021
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Kavita Ramdas and Laura Garcia
For Indigenous Mollo people on Indonesia’s Timor Island, the forests, mountains, and water are not just their surroundings; they are as essential to their lives as food…
Call for Proposals: Anthropology and Conservation Virtual Conference
Jan 19, 2021
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Royal Anthropological Institute
The Royal Anthropological Institute is very pleased to announce the call for panel proposals for a major interdisciplinary conference on Anthropology and Conservation. The aim of…
Colombia: Pablo Escobar's Hippos Have Invaded Colombia's Waterways and Need to Be Culled, Study Says
Jan 19, 2021
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Doha Madani, NBC News
Scientists warn that a rapidly growing population of hippopotamuses that were introduced to Colombia decades ago by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar should be culled to…
Colombia: Rainforest Trust and Conservation Organizations Announce Major Milestone in Colombia Middle Magdalena Valley - Rainforest Trust Saves Rainforest
Jan 19, 2021
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Rainforest Trust
Rainforest Trust announced 5,407 acres in the El Silencio Natural Reserve, located in Colombia’s Middle Magdalena Valley, have been secured for conservation. In addition to…
China/Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: China at the Heart of Rising Nile River Conflict
Jan 19, 2021
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Jonathan Gorvett, Asia Times
The Chinese-financed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), despite a recent breakdown in talks on Africa’s largest development project, risks powering up a range of downstream…
Canada Must Clarify Its Policies on Conflict and the Environment
Jan 18, 2021
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Conflict and Environment Observatory
Our study into Canada’s practice used the draft legal principles developed by the UN’s International Law Commission (ILC) on the Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts (PERAC) as…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan Sign Oil Production Agreement
Jan 18, 2021
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Construction Review Online
East African countries Sudan and South Sudan have signed a number of agreements that involve oil production in the two countries. The countries have agreed…
Sierra Leone: New Mining Law Ready for Sierra Leone Parliament
Jan 18, 2021
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Alpha Abu, Politico SL
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Timothy Musa Kabba has told journalists that the much anticipated Mines and Minerals Development Act is ready…
Liberia: Government of Liberia Launches Processes Leading to Digitization and Systematic Land Titling
Jan 18, 2021
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Obediah Johnson, FrontPage Africa
In a bid to help curtail the growing wave of land disputes and boost revenue generation in the country, the Government of Liberia (GOL), through…
Afghanistan: New Cold Storages in Laghman Boost Onion Cultivation by 10%
Jan 18, 2021
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Wadsam
The Afghan government has built 190 cold storages for onion in eastern Laghman province as part of the Agricultural Products' Management project. Built at a…
Climatizing Security: Protecting Americans in the Age of Climate Change
Jan 18, 2021
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Sherri Goodman and Kate Guy
Beyond the recent attack on the U.S. Capitol and the coronavirus looms the climate crisis. The Trump-fueled mob attack and climate change have one thing in common in America today: they…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Oil Production 'Justified,' in Compliance with OPEC Decision: KRG
Jan 18, 2021
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Hiwa Shilani, Kurdistan 24
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Natural Resources on Monday responded to the recent statements Iraq’s oil minister made about the Kurdistan Region’s oil.…
Consultancy for Nexus Programme Evaluation in the Lake Chad Region
Jan 17, 2021
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Plan International
Plan International strives to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world. As an independent development and humanitarian organisation, we work alongside…