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Liberia: Sime Darby to Sell Liberia Plantation to Local Manufacturer - Minister

Dec 5, 2019 | Reuters

Malaysia’s Sime Darby plans to sell its palm oil concession in Liberia to a local manufacturer, a Liberian government minister said on Thursday, following subpar…

Senior Advocacy and Policy Advisor - Gender in Emergencies and Climate Change

Dec 4, 2019 | Care International

Are you an experienced advocate, passionate about gender equality and climate change? Do you understand the gendered impact of the climate crisis? Are you keen…

Syria: Protection Manager

Dec 4, 2019 | Global Communities

Global Communities has been delivering humanitarian assistance in Syria since 2014. Their programming includes provision of emergency relief items such as food and water, as…

DRC: Gender and Youth Advisor

Dec 4, 2019 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40…

To Address Climate Risks, Advance Climate Security in the United Nations

Dec 4, 2019 | Malin Mobjork and Karolina Eklöw

Climate change is widely recognised as one of the major forces shaping the future. Climate impacts illustrate in stark clarity how human actions fundamentally affect…

Myanmar: Myanmar to Establish School for Forest Rangers

Dec 3, 2019 | Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times

The government will establish the first wildlife conservation college for forest rangers in a bid to strengthen its campaign to protect and conserve the country’s…

Syria: In Syria, the Environmental Toll of War Beginning to Emerge

Dec 3, 2019 | Fanack.com

With the war in Syria entering its ninth year, the impact on the country’s environment, its natural resources and the people who depend on them…

Without the Enforcement of Environmental Laws, Petroleum Infrastructure Projects in Timor-Leste Come at a Cost

Dec 3, 2019 | Adilsonio da Costa

Ignoring environmental laws in Timor-Leste to build a petroleum infrastructure project could mean serious problems for communities including environmental destruction, loss of land, and loss of…

Libera: Securing Women's Land Rights Advances Equity in Our Communities

Dec 3, 2019 | Josefa Sacko

The African Union (AU) Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges, the AU Declaration of committing 2010 - 2020 as the African Women's Decade and the…

Environmental Peacebuilding Association 2019 Board of Directors Election Results

Dec 3, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is pleased to announce the results of the Elections for the EnPAx Board of Directors. Silja Halle and Tobias Ide have…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Lauds KRG Cooperation as Oil-for-Budget Deal Talks Reach Conclusion

Dec 3, 2019 | Fazel Hawramy, Rudaw

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegation in Baghdad negotiating its share of next year’s federal budget showed an unprecedented willingness to strike a deal, members…

Women in Local Governance Are Key to Building Resilience to Climate-Fragility Risks

Dec 3, 2019 | Molly Kellogg and Lauren Olosky

The United Nations has recognized climate change as having important implications for peace and security, acting as a “threat multiplier” to other drivers of insecurity.…

Climate Crisis Could Reverse Progress in Achieving Gender Equality

Dec 3, 2019 | Nitya Rao

People who directly depend on the natural world for their livelihoods, like farmers and fishers, will be among the greatest victims of the climate crisis.…

Climate Change: Could Climate Change become a Security Issue — and Threaten Democracy?

Dec 2, 2019 | Farz Edraki and Ann Arnold, ABC News

Action to address climate change has been left so late that any political response will likely become an international security issue — and could threaten…

Their Land, Our Future: To Arrest the Climate Crisis, We Need a Democratic Over-haul

Dec 2, 2019 | Musimbi Kanyoro and Beth Roberts

Both the climate crisis and inequality require a democratic overhaul. And governments globally should start by turning over legal control of land and natural resources…

Afghanistan: President Orders Contract Termination of Afghan Major Gold, Copper Mines, Contractor Considers It Politically Biased

Dec 1, 2019 | Khushnood Nabizada, Khaama Press

The two major Afghan mining contracts are to be terminated, Afghan president has ordered in a high economic council meeting. Afghan president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani…

Colombia: Indigenous Colombians Escalate Fight to Rescue Ancestral Lands

Dec 1, 2019 | Santiago Navarro, Truthout

The Nasa are one of 102 Indigenous peoples of Colombia who were pushed up into the mountains by European conquest in the 16th century, and…

Afghanistan: Payment Sought for Land under Refugee Camp Use

Dec 1, 2019 | Dawn

The elders of Junglekhel have demanded monthly payment for their land given to the Ghamkol Afghan refugee camp by the Afghan commissionerate since 1980. Speaking…

The KRG's Anti-Corruption Effort Must Start from Its Oil Sector

Dec 1, 2019 | Yeveran Saeed

Iraq is one of the most corrupt countries in the world and oil has a lot to do with it. With nearly $100bn in annual…

Bring Women to the Table to Build Peace in Africa, Say Gender Experts

Nov 30, 2019 | Newsroom

Women bear the brunt of conflict and for peace building to be successful they must be involved in conflict resolution and reconstruction at every stage,…

Securing Women's Land Rights Advances Equity in Our Communities

Nov 29, 2019 | Josefa Sacko

The African Union (AU) Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges, the AU Declaration of committing 2010 – 2020 as the African Women’s Decade and the…

Jordan: Natural Resources Management Intern

Nov 29, 2019 | Watershed and Development Initiative

Watershed and Development Initiative (WADI) is a one-year project funded by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) – International Programs. WADI project seeks to advance water…

Venezuela: WASH Coordinator

Nov 29, 2019 | International Medical Corps

International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.

Established…

Serbia: Nature-Based Solutions Senior Project Officer

Nov 29, 2019 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) is seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic candidate to join the IUCN ECARO team…

Somalia: Team Leader – National Water Resources Strategic Plan

Nov 29, 2019 | Committed to Good

CTG stands for Committed To Good. With an ethical approach at the heart of all that we do, it is a description that makes us…

South Sudan: Mid-term Evaluation of the Project: Reducing Hunger and Malnutrition and Promoting Resilient Food Production in Cueibet County/Gok State

Nov 29, 2019 | Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe

Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) renders humanitarian aid worldwide. In its activities, DKH is committed to the Humanitarian Principles of the Code of Conduct of the Red…

Land: Dealing with Land Conflicts and Improving Land Governance for Peace and Stability in Africa at the Heart of a High-Level Dialogue in Abidjan

Nov 29, 2019 | UN Economic Commission for Africa

Friday in Abidjan, the conference on land policy in Africa, a high-level dialogue on ethnicity and land conflicts were held. As part of the 3rd…