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Myanmar: Procurement and Fleet Officer

Dec 28, 2020 | World Wide Fund for Nature

As a part of World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF-Myanmar was established in 2014 with the aim to support Myanmar’s development ambitions with a focus…


Myanmar: Landscape Conservation Manager

Dec 28, 2020 | World Wide Fund for Nature

WWF Myanmar was established in 2013 and is working to conserve the country’s biodiversity and build a secure and sustainable future for people and wildlife.…


Climate Change and Rule of Law Expert

Dec 28, 2020 | International Development Law Organization

The International Development Law Organization is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the promotion of the rule of law. With a joint focus on the promotion…


DRC: Consultancy, Mining and Hydrocarbon Peer Reviewer

Dec 28, 2020 | 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.

Countries…


DRC: Law Enforcement Advisor - Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Dec 28, 2020 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society is a non-governmental organization headquartered at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, that aims to conserve the world's largest wild…


DRC: Head of Finance and Administration - Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Dec 28, 2020 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society is a non-governmental organization headquartered at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, that aims to conserve the world's largest wild…


EnPAx Icon Final Call for Abstracts for Presentations at Conference on “Environmental Governance for Peace in Colombia” (Deadline: 2020-12-31)

Dec 28, 2020 | Environmental Law Institute, Global Green Growth Institute, Environmental Peacebuilding Association, UNDP, Externado de Colombia University, and Duke University’s Center for International and Global Studies and Nicholas School of the Environment

31 December 2020 is the deadline for priority consideration for participation in the Conference or Poster Session. Abstracts submitted after the deadline will be reviewed on…


Climate Change: Biome Shifts Due to Climate Change Creates Increased Vulnerabilities for Military Installations

Dec 28, 2020 | Marc Kodack, Council on Strategic Risks

Supporting sustainable range management and training activities on military installations will be challenged by climate change, both in the near term and many years into…


Biden's Climate Plan Will Not Address Gender and Racial Inequality

Dec 28, 2020 | Greer Gosnell and Sara Hastings-Simon

Women and minorities have suffered disproportionately from the pandemic recession and must be part of any comprehensive recovery program. The Biden administration’s quest to green the…


Liberia: Lack of Funds in Liberia Hampers Legal Enforcement of Rural Land Rights

Dec 27, 2020 | Darlington Porkpa, RFI

In the two years since the long-awaited Land Rights bill was passed, it was supposed to give local communities direct ownership to their land, but…


DRC: Chinese Companies Are Betting Heavily on Democratic Republic of Congo’s Mines

Dec 27, 2020 | Jevans Nyabiage, South China Morning Post

Chinese companies are betting big on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s mining industry as copper prices surged to a seven-year high driven by China’s…


Write for Conflict Trends

Dec 27, 2020 | African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes

The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) is presently soliciting contributions for the first 2021 Issue of Conflict Trends (CT 2021, Issue 1).…


Senegal: Changement Climatique / Les Femmes S’engagent Dans La Lutte

Dec 26, 2020 | Guinee 7

Du 7 au 10 décembre dernier, à Dakar (Sénégal), s’est tenue la 2ème session de formation des femmes et des jeunes des organisations de la société…


Myanmar: More Myanmar Dams Are Running Dry Ahead of Summer Months

Dec 25, 2020 | Aung Thant Khaing, Myanmar Times

More dams in Myanmar that are supposed to irrigate farms and generate electricity are running low of water and likely to be of little use…


Colombia: Colombia’s Forests Lurch between Deforestation and the Hope for a Sustainable Future

Dec 24, 2020 | Dimitri Selibas, Mongabay

High-altitude Andean forests, low-altitude basal forests, cloud forests, dry forests, mangroves: 52% of Colombia’s landmass is covered in forest, and it is the second most…


Liberia: Liberia Set to Create Another National Park as Stakeholders Initiate Gazettement Process of Krahn-Bassa Proposed Protected Area

Dec 23, 2020 | FrontPage Africa

The Government of Liberia, through the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and its partners, conducted a one-day National Multi-stakeholder Information-Sharing meeting bordering on the gazettement of…


Women Working on the Front Line

Dec 23, 2020 | Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a crisis reaching far beyond health, challenging fundamental aspects of the ways we have previously arranged our social and economic…


Building Women's Climate Resilience

Dec 23, 2020 | Helene Henriksen, Norwegian Refugee Council

When droughts, floods and hurricanes strike, women are disproportionately affected. Four female NORCAP climate experts are working to counteract that, providing crucial climate information to…


DRC: DRC Minister of Mines Joins Cobalt Action Partnership

Dec 23, 2020 | Responsible Business Alliance

The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), as the Partnership Lead of the Cobalt Action Partnership (CAP), today with CAP Implementing Partners announced that His Excellency Professor…


Liberia: Communities Use New App to Track Illegal Logging

Dec 23, 2020 | Varney Kamara, FrontPage Africa

Rural towns and villages are now using ForestLink, a new app, to track illicit forest operations and deforestation across Liberia, including illegal logging and mining,…


Research Assistant, Climate Change and Risk Programme

Dec 23, 2020 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is seeking a talented Research Assistant for the Climate Change and Risk (CCR) Programme who will support high-quality…


Liberia: Liberia Gave Villagers Control over Their Forests. Then a Mining Company Showed up

Dec 22, 2020 | Ashoka Mukpo and James Giahyue, Mongabay

At Liberia's northern edge, the Nimba Range’s jagged green peaks crisscross the horizon before spilling over the border into neighboring Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire. While…


Iran/Jordan: A Controversial New Power Grid Divides the Middle East

Dec 22, 2020 | Simon Watkins, OilPrice.com

More details have emerged on the Iraq-Jordan electricity power grid that is fast becoming a highly controversial project due to Iraq’s persistent political game-playing with…


Liberia: Legislature Urged to Give Money for Land Disputes Nationwide

Dec 22, 2020 | Lennart Dodoo, FrontPage Africa

Liberia signed the  Land Rights Act into law in 2018. The law fully recognizes customary land and guarantees women’s right to land, among other things. However, implementation of…


DRC: Poor Governance Fuels ‘Horrible Dynamic’ of Deforestation in DRC

Dec 21, 2020 | Victoria Schneider, Mongabay

Considered by the World Bank one of the poorest countries in the world based on GDP per capita, as well as being home to 60%…


Myanmar: Officials Meet with KNU over Dam Project

Dec 21, 2020 | Mizzima

Officials from the Peace Commission and two ministries have discussed holding a coordination meeting with Karen National Union (KNU) representatives for the implementation of Bawkahta…


Climate Change in the US Arctic: A Growing Concern for Homeland Defense?

Dec 21, 2020 | Agata Lavorio

Is climate change shaping U.S. Arctic posture? For much of its modern history, the U.S. has been considered a reluctant Arctic state, given its limited…


Peru: In an Oil Spill’s Aftermath in Peru, New Voices Lead an Indigenous Fight for Justice

Dec 18, 2020 | Francesca Garcia Delgado and Vanessa Romo (Adapted by Genevieve Belmaker), Mongabay

When more than 2,300 barrels of oil spilled into Peru’s Marañón River near the community of Cuninico in 2014, it spurred women of the community…


Colombia: Environmental Defenders in Colombia Are Being Killed in Alarming Numbers

Dec 18, 2020 | Jariel Arvin, Vox

In Colombia, working to protect the environment can put a target on your back — and even cost you your life.


South Sudan: Conflict, Floods and COVID-19 Push South Sudanese into Extreme Hunger

Dec 18, 2020 | UN

Driven by insecurity, the effects of COVID-19, an on-going economic crisis, and the impact of flooding on livelihoods, three UN agencies called on Friday for…