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South Sudan: US Watchdog Sounds Alarm on Mismanaged Mining Sector in South Sudan
Apr 16, 2020
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Ajifowoke Michael Gbenga, Ventures
Despite boasting of the potential to become a catalyst for major economic growth, South Sudan’s mining sector could, on the contrary, be the next source…
Pandemic Hits Women Harder, Says WSI
Apr 15, 2020
Is a gender viewpoint needed to examine the COVID-19 risks and impacts on fisheries and aquaculture? According to Natalia Briceño-Lagos and Marie Christine Monfort of…
Gender Relations in Forestry: Beyond a Headcount
Apr 15, 2020
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Kate Evans
Women can play a huge role as ‘critical actors’ in defending and managing their forests, says Ph.D. candidate and gender researcher Priyanka Bhalla from the…
Women Leaders Are Doing a Disproportionately Great Job at Handling the Pandemic. So Why Aren’t There More of Them?
Apr 15, 2020
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Leta Hong Fincher
CNN’s Alisyn Camerota and former US Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power discuss how seven female world leaders are spearheading a strong response to…
In Frozen Negotiations over the Donbas, Environment Is Everything
Apr 15, 2020
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Gabriella Gricius
Despite the many issues plaguing negotiations to bring ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine to an end, one aspect that positively contributes to mutual cooperation and…
Environmental Effects of Chinese Projects in Myanmar
Apr 15, 2020
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Megha Gupta
The Chinese “project of the century” — the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which is a transcontinental network of roads, railways and ports, covering dams,…
China: Roses in the Battlefield: Rural Women Farmers Join the Fight against COVID-19 in China
Apr 15, 2020
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UN Women
In January 2020, the COVID-19 epidemic began spreading across China. Of the 42,600 medical workers dispatched to the hardest-hit Hubei Province, as of early March, two-thirds…
India: Agrobiodiversity Initiatives Open Women’s Horizons in Kerala
Apr 15, 2020
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Mahima Jain, Mongabay
Kaliamma Nanjan, 70, sings as she cuts through her farm in Kerala’s Western Ghats. She deftly navigates the slopes of Attappady in Palakkad district with…
Colombia: Caffeinated Conservation: Colombian Farmers Switch Coca for Coffee to Protect Wildlife
Apr 15, 2020
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Oliver Griffin, Reuters
In a clearing around his modest smallholding, farmer Arcadio Barajas stands before a sea of coffee plants, cloaked in the shadow cast by a wall…
Colombia: Colombia's Indigenous Land Defenders
Apr 15, 2020
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Al Jazeera
Celia Umenza is a high-ranking leader of the largest Indigenous group in Colombia, the Nasa. The Nasa is an unarmed civilian defence force that has been…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: US ‘Seriously Concerned’ over China Sinking Vietnamese Fishing Boat
Apr 15, 2020
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VNExpress
U.S. State Department spokesman Morgan Ortagus Monday condemned China for sinking a Vietnamese fishing boat, calling it an assertion of an "unlawful" claim. Ortagus said…
DRC: Congo Governor Condemns Rising Insecurity at Mines in Gold Province
Apr 15, 2020
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Reuters
Illegal mining and trading are fuelling worsening violence on mine sites, the governor of Democratic Republic of Congo’s gold-rich Ituri province said, after armed robbers…
Colombia: Deforestation Surged Following End of Armed Conflict in Colombia
Apr 15, 2020
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Sonia Aronson, Phys.org
Deforestation is skyrocketing in the country with the world's second-highest number of species. The cause? Ineffective conservation in protected areas following decades of civil war.
East Africa: Two New Generations of Locusts are Set to Descend on East Africa Again -- 400 Times Stronger
Apr 15, 2020
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Neha Wadekar, Quartz Africa
This infestation of desert locusts first arrived in East Africa last June, feeding on hundreds of thousands of hectares of crops and pastureland and chomping…
Myanmar: Myanmar Seizes 800 Tonnes of Illegal Timber in Single Week
Apr 15, 2020
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The Star
Myanmar's Forest Department recently seized over 846 tonnes of illegal timber in a week, according to the Information Ministry on Thursday (April 9).
Female-Led, Island-Based Solutions to Climate Change
Apr 14, 2020
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Rebecca Root, Devex
According to the United Nations, the majority of people displaced by climate change are women. Given that small island developing states are among the most vulnerable to the…
Women, Peace, and Security: Gender and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr 13, 2020
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Tracy Beattie, Hal Crichton-Standish, Daria Impiombato, Alexandra Pascoe, and Albert Zhang
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, a number of commentators have stressed the need for gender analysis of the issue. Writing for The Atlantic, Helen Lewis discusses the…
The Greatest Story Never Told
Apr 13, 2020
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Meaghan Parker
“If the pope is interested, everyone is interested,” said Alexandre Roulin, accepting the 2019 Environmental Peacebuilding Research Award in Irvine, California. The University of Lausanne…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Chinese Ship back in Waters off Vietnam amid Coronavirus 'Distraction'
Apr 13, 2020
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Khanh Vu and James Pearson, Reuters
A Chinese ship embroiled in a standoff with Vietnamese vessels last year has returned to waters near Vietnam as the United States accused China of…
Afghanistan: What the COVID-19 Outbreak Means for Afghanistan’s Troubled Economy
Apr 11, 2020
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Shoaib A. Rahim, Diplomat
Even before the novel coronavirus took the world hostage, the World Economic Outlook Report 2019 produced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had already raised…
Myanmar: Mental Health, Care Practices, Gender and Protection Program Manager
Apr 11, 2020
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Action Contre la Faim
Action Contre la Faim is a global humanitarian organization which originated in France and is committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children…
Mali: GBV Specialist
Apr 11, 2020
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Norwegian Church Aid
Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) is one of the largest aid organisations in the Nordic region. We are there in disasters and emergencies to provide water…
Nepal: Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI) Expert, Knowledge-Based Integrated Sustainable Agriculture
Apr 11, 2020
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Social Impact
Social Impact is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work…
Afghanistan: Salma Dam Resumes Operations as Reservoir Fills up
Apr 10, 2020
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Afghanistan Times
Salma hydroelectric dam in Herat became fully operational on Sunday after the reservoir behind it filled with water. With water levels rising in the reservoir,…
Staying Connected During COVID-19: Get Engaged through the Interest Groups
Apr 10, 2020
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is committed to people to stay connected during these unprecedented times. We would like to remind all EnPAx members of the opportunities for engagement…
COVID-19 & ASM: Illicit Traders Cashing in on Vulnerable Miners in Conflict-Prone Areas
Apr 10, 2020
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Alan Martin and Joanne Lebert
We are particularly concerned about the pandemic’s impact on livelihoods, how it will fuel the illicit trade of minerals, and undermine peace and security in…
Somalia: 'Most of the Men are your Enemies': One Woman's Crusade in Somalia
Apr 9, 2020
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Neha Wadekar and Will Swanson
Ibado Mohammed Abdulle is a counsellor, friend and campaigner for women who have been made refugees in their own country by the impact of the…
Unfulfilled Ambition: Yemen's National Action Plan for Women Leaves Much to Be Desired
Apr 9, 2020
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Maha Awadh
As Yemen enters its sixth year of a vicious war, turning it into the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, women bear the greater burden of the…
In Wasting Oil Wealth, Baghdad and the KRG Have More in Common Than Meets the Eye
Apr 9, 2020
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Nick Augustijn
With the slump in oil prices, and some analysts forecasting prices to head towards $10 per barrel, yet more hard times are ahead for Iraq and…
Women Leaders Call on UN Security Council to Address Covid-19 Crisis
Apr 9, 2020
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Group of Women Leaders, Voices for Change and Inclusion
This letter to President of the United Nations Security Council Mr. José Singer Weisinger was signed electronically on 8 April 2020 by a growing group…