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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
United States: Gender Equality Analyst
Jan 17, 2021
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UN Volunteers
The United Nations Volunteers programme is a United Nations organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide.
The Young Women Leaders Programme is an opportunity…
Jerusalem: Women Peace and Security (WPS) Consortium Coordinator
Jan 17, 2021
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War Child
War Child is an independent and impartial international non-governmental child rights organization investing in a peaceful future for children and young people affected by armed…
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…
South Sudan: Call for Program Management Professionals – USAID Gender Aware Sustainable Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (GASWASH) Activity
Jan 17, 2021
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DT Global
Built on more than 50 years of experience from AECOM International Development, Development Transformations, and GPD Charitable Trust, DT Global is pioneering a new model…
Sierra Leone: Consortium Director
Jan 17, 2021
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is a non-governmental, international, humanitarian organisation dedicated to the reduction of suffering and the elimination of extreme poverty in the world's poorest countries.…
Climate Change: IPRI Launches Lecture Series to Highlight the Impact of Climate Change on National Security
Jan 16, 2021
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Business Recorder
The Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) has organised a series of lectures to highlight the impact on national security due to climate change. As per…
Afghanistan: Pollution More Threatening Than Violence
Jan 16, 2021
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
Insecurity alone is not threatening the lives of the people in Afghanistan; there are many other issues as well that make the lives difficult for…
From Rhetoric to Reality: Advancing Women’s Participation in Peace Processes
Jan 15, 2021
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Marlene Spoerri
As President-elect Biden prepares to tackle global challenges, there is a concrete way to increase the odds of success: involve more women in high-level decision-making.…
Myanmar: Yangon’s Wells, Reservoirs and Lakes Hit an All-Time Low
Jan 15, 2021
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Phoe Wa, Myanmar Times
It has been nearly two months since the rain last fell over Yangon. Though many clouds have passed over the city, no precipitation has fallen…
Colombia: Colombia Launches Mining Lending Scheme
Jan 15, 2021
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Bnamericas
Colombia’s energy and mining ministry and agriculture financing fund Finagro are implementing a four-year loan scheme for small and medium miners.
Canada Must Clarify Its Policies on Conflict and the Environment
Jan 14, 2021
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Stavros Pantazopoulos
Our newly published study of Canada’s practice on the protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts finds some progressive policies but these are…
Myanmar: Myanmar to Launch Digital Land Database
Jan 14, 2021
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Aung Loon, Myanmar Times
Myanmar will launch an online land database soon, said Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations U Thaung Tun. The online land database will be…
Dismantling Barriers to Women’s Participation in Peace Processes
Jan 14, 2021
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Women' Peace and Humanitarian Fund
The Women’s Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) – together with UN, government and civil society partners – launched on Thursday a new financing mechanism to urgently accelerate…
Myanmar: Agriculture Ministry Wants More Dams amid Water Shortage
Jan 14, 2021
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation, is considering building more dams to address the increasing water scarcity in the country due to less…
South Sudan: South Sudan Resumes Environmental Audit in Oil-Field Areas
Jan 14, 2021
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Xinhua
South Sudan on Thursday resumed its plan to boost environmental audit in oil-producing regions following public uproar over poor waste management. Puot Kang Chol, Petroleum…