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Colombia: Peace with Nature: Helping Former Colombian Guerrilla Fighters to Become Citizen Scientists
Sep 9, 2019
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Jaime Gongora and Federica Di Palma, The Conversation
Colombia is the second most biodiverse country in the world with more than 56,000 recorded species, some 9,000 of which are unique. However protecting and…
Climate Change: A Pacific Perspective on Climate Security Risks and the UN Security Council
Sep 9, 2019
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International Peace Institute, Anna Maria Link
As the debate over climate-related security risks grows, many Pacific Island states are calling for more action by the international community to better address the…
Nigeria: WANEP to Implement Peace Projects in Six States to Check Rising Conflicts
Sep 8, 2019
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Sun News
The West Africa Network for Peace building (WANEP)-Nigeria, has expressed concerns over the escalation of violent conflicts across the country, which has resulted in wanton…
Myanmar: Farmers Protest over Farmland Compensation for Oil Exploration
Sep 7, 2019
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Tin Shwe, Mizzima
Farmers in the Mann oilfield area in Minbu Township, Magway Region staged a protest yesterday over alleged failures by the authorities in correctly offering compensation…
Syria: Food Aid Reaches Syria's Rukban Camp for First Time in Seven Months
Sep 6, 2019
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Madeline Edwards, Middle East Eye
For the first time in seven months, thousands of displaced Syrians in a desolate camp on the Syrian-Jordanian border are receiving organised supplies of food…
Nigeria: WANEP Restates Inclusive Peacebuilding Approach
Sep 6, 2019
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Ene Osang, Blueprint
The West Africa Network for Peacebuilding Nigeria (WANEP) has reiterated the call for an inclusive approach to peacebuilding, saying this will prevent violence, promote peaceful…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Seeking to Promote Ancient Woodcarving Craft
Sep 6, 2019
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Rohullah Anwari and Abubakar Siddique, Gandhara
In pre-Islamic Nuristan, woodcarving held a symbolic significance, but the craftsmen came from Bari, a lower caste who were not considered members of Nuristan’s hierarchical…
Syria: Syria's Wheat Crop almost Doubles but Food Security Still a Challenge: UN
Sep 5, 2019
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Maha El Dahan, Reuters
Syria’s wheat and barley crops this year improved helped by favorable rainfall and better overall security but food security remains a challenge, a joint report…
Of Food, War and Ecology
Sep 4, 2019
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Julian Cribb
The most destructive implement on the Planet, without a doubt, is the human jawbone. Every year, in the course of wolfing through 8.5 trillion meals,…
If Women, Peace and Security Agenda Is to Be More Than Words, Congress Must Stay Engaged
Sep 4, 2019
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Sahana Dharmapuri and Hans Hogrefe
On paper, proponents of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in the U.S. have a lot to celebrate. Twenty years after the international community…
Call for Applications for the 2019 Climate Security Fellowship Program
Sep 3, 2019
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Center for Climate and Security
The Climate and Security Advisory Group (CSAG) is pleased to announce a call for applications for its 2019 Climate Security Fellowship Program, a collaborative effort of…
Liberia: 2,400 Affected Communities to Protest over US$3 Million Land Rental Arrears
Sep 3, 2019
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Leroy M. Sonpon, III, Observer
The leadership of the NUCFDC on behalf of the 24,000 affected communities petitioned the lawmakers. Two thousand four hundred affected communities of the 23 Community…
Liberia: US$150M Earmarked for Forest Sector
Sep 3, 2019
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Ishmael F. Menkor, Observer
About US$150 million has been earmarked by the Norwegian Government as funds to Liberia to REDD+ for the implementation of the Liberian Forest Sector. According…
Liberia: Traditional Chiefs Want More Land Awareness Trainings
Sep 3, 2019
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Marcus Malayea, Observer
Participants and traditional chiefs, who attended the just-ended three-day ‘intensive’ workshop creating awareness on “public land and its inventory” in Gbarnga Bong County have appealed…
Iraq/Islamic State: ISIS Rigs Cows with Explosives in Failed Attack on Iraqi Forces
Sep 3, 2019
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Richard Hall, Independent
Isis militants reportedly rigged cows with explosives in an attack on Iraqi security forces, in what is thought to be the first time the group…
Liberia: Minister Sirleaf Resolves Conflicts in Maryland and Grand Kru Counties
Sep 2, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
Calm has returned to concession districts in two southeastern counties as the Minister of Internal Affairs, Honorable Varney A. Sirleaf over the weekend resolved two…
East and Southern Africa: Climate Change Dissproportionately Affects Women and Young Girls - and Here's Why
Sep 2, 2019
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Derick Nyasulu, UNFPA
“It is essential that we understand the relationship between the effects of climate change and the persistence of violence against women,” she said.
Unless recurrent climate-related…
Heat-Related Illness Increasing among US Military Personnel
Aug 30, 2019
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Marc Kodack
Heat-related illnesses (heat stroke and heat exhaustion) have increased among U.S. military personnel since 2008 according to a July 23, 2019, investigative news story jointly…
Myanmar: Mine Runoff Adds to Controversy over Chinese-backed Nickel Mine in Myanmar
Aug 30, 2019
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Radio Free Asia
The Chinese-backed operators of a controversial nickel mine embroiled in a longstanding dispute with villagers in northwestern Myanmar’s Sagaing region over accusations of shortchanging them…
Timor-Leste: Why Water Is More Important Than Oil
Aug 29, 2019
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Christopher Ryan
It’s a time of immense change for one of the world’s youngest nation-states: Timor-Leste, which gained independence on May 20, 2002. Timor-Leste faces multiple social,…
Myanmar: Police Arrest 9 of 21 Kayah Farmers Accused of Trespassing by Myanmar Military
Aug 29, 2019
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Htet Khaung Lin, Irrawaddy
Police have arrested nine of 21 local farmers whom the Myanmar military accuses of trespassing on a cantonment, according to the Karenni State Farmers’ Union.…
Gender and REDD+ Group
Aug 28, 2019
With the purpose of establishing a community of practice on gender and REDD+, a Gender and REDD+ Group has been set up on the UN-REDD…
An EU Agenda for Climate Security
Aug 28, 2019
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Luca Bergamaschi
Responding to the unprecedented challenge posed by climate change will require all actors – including the defence and security community – to step outside their…
Afghanistan: Kabul’s Iron Woman Champions Afghanistan’s Mineral Resources
Aug 28, 2019
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Matthieu Aikins
As a female politician in a country where many women still struggle for basic rights, Nargis Nehan is used to standing out. In December 2017,…
South Sudan: South Sudan Probes High Number of Birth Defects in Oil Regions
Aug 28, 2019
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Okech Francis, Bloomberg
South Sudan is investigating an increase in the number of infants born with deformities in crude-producing regions and whether the cases are linked to pollution,…
Myanmar: Fake Deeds Cause Land Buyers Headaches in Mandalay
Aug 28, 2019
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Khin Su Wai, Myanmar Times
Some empty land on Thaik Pan street in Chan Mya Tharsi township, Mandalay Region, is fenced off, and a sign gives the owner’s name and warns…
Climate Change: From Yemen to South Sudan, Climate and Water Stress Seen Worsening Conflict
Aug 28, 2019
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Adela Suliman, Reuters
Social and political tensions fueled by climate change have yet to translate into international military confrontations, but local conflicts are heating up due to pressures…
Fake-Branded Bars Slip Dirty Gold into World Markets
Aug 28, 2019
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Peter Hobson, Reuters
A forgery crisis is quietly roiling the world’s gold industry. Gold bars fraudulently stamped with the logos of major refineries are being inserted into the…
Timor-Leste: Why Tiny Timor-Leste Is Defying Global Energy Giants
Aug 28, 2019
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Dan Murtaugh, Bloomberg
When Timor-Leste became a country in 2002, it did so with a built-in advantage: the Bayu-Undan oil and gas field. It’s generated billions of dollars…
Iraq's Latest Oil Plan Could Upset the Entire Middle East
Aug 27, 2019
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Cyril Widdershoven
Washington’s advisors will need to get back soon to address a possible tripartite pipeline proposal of Iran, as it will not only be linked to…