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The Role of Climate Change in the Continuous Cycle of Resource-Based Conflict in Africa
Mar 12, 2019
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Jake Shaw
Degraded by both climate stress and conflict, the condition of the environment can be the initial and consistent trigger for conflict in an indefinite cycle…
Sustainable Land Use Systems: A Way to Help Achieve Colombia's Climate Change Mitigation and Peacebuilding Goals
Mar 12, 2019
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Maria Eliza Villarino
Colombia has set ambitious targets to mitigate climate change and achieve stability. One promising approach to help achieve those simultaneously is designing and promoting sustainable…
Myanmar: Tanintharyi Villagers Keep up Fight against Tin Mine
Mar 12, 2019
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Win Zar Ni Aung and Ye Htut Win, Frontier
Myaung Phyo is located 43 kilometres from Dawei, the capital of Tanintharyi Region, in Myitta sub-township. Close by is the Heinda tin mine, one of…
Colombia: How to Steal Land the Size of a Small Country and Get away with It: Part III
Mar 12, 2019
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
More than 3 million hectares of land, an area the size of Belgium, was stolen during Colombia’s armed conflict. One of these land thieves reportedly…
Afghanistan: Nangarhar Losing Agriculture Land to Urbanisation
Mar 12, 2019
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Yousuf Zarifi, Pajhwok Afghan News
The expanding construction sector has negatively affected agriculture besides increasing pollution in eastern Nangarhar province. Residents complain urbanisation is leading to the loss of agricultural…
Gidon Bromberg
Israeli Director
EcoPeace Middle East
Israel
Mar 12, 2019
Gidon Bromberg is the co-founder and co-director of EcoPeace Middle East, an Israeli-Palestinian-Jordanian environmental peacebuilding organization. With offices in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan, their work…
Launch of Knowledge Platform on Gender, Natural Resources, Climate, and Peace
Mar 11, 2019
In honor of International Women's Day on March 8, the Environmental Peacebuilding Association is excited to announce the launch of the Knowledge Platform on Gender,…
Seeking Active Members for the Forest Resources Interest Group
Mar 11, 2019
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is excited to announce the development of a Forest Resources Interest Group! While the precise scope of activities will be decided…
Will UNEA-4 Miss the Opportunity to Link Conflict with Deforestation?
Mar 11, 2019
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Wim Zwijnenburg and Foeke Postma
In spite of recent resolutions on conflict and the environment, the UN Environment Assembly is failing to make obvious connections between environmental issues and their…
Liberia: SDI Segments Conflicting Issues in Land Laws
Mar 11, 2019
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Joaquin M. Sendolo, Observer
Forest watchdog, the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI), has synchronized and identified “Contradictions” between the Community Rights Law (CRL) and the Land Rights Law (LRL), and…
Myanmar: Renewed Fears of Mass Displacement as Land Deadline Nears
Mar 11, 2019
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Thompson Chau and Kyaw Soe Htet, Myanmar Times
Farmers and displaced communities are in a state of high anxiety as the deadline set by the government’s controversial land law amendment takes effect today…
Protecting Women's Rights in Iraq Affects the Whole Population
Mar 10, 2019
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Nazli Tarzi
What Iraq needs is a state-driven campaign that raise awareness and legislation that protects and encourages greater participation of women in the workforce.
Afghanistan: Should Go ahead with Shahtoot Dam on Kabul River – Analysis
Mar 9, 2019
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S. Chandrasekharan, South Asia Analysis Group
When work was begun on Shahtoot dam on Kabul River that would provide drinking water to the burgeoning population of Kabul City, there has been…
Afghanistan: Afghan Leader Distributes Land among Flood-Hit Victims
Mar 9, 2019
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Shadi Khan Saif, Anadolu Agency
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday distributed thousands of residential plots among the inhabitants of western Farah province devastated by the recent flash floods. Ghani…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Says Fishing Boat Rammed and Sunk by Chinese Ship in South China Sea
Mar 9, 2019
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Associated Press
A Vietnamese fishing boat capsized after being rammed by a Chinese vessel in the South China Sea’s contested Paracel Islands, a Vietnamese official said Friday.…
Land Is Power: How Land Rights Can Enfranchise Liberia's Women
Mar 8, 2019
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Loretta Alethea Pope Kai
Liberia is in the throes of finalising one of Africa’s most progressive land rights laws but its potential will be thwarted if women are excluded.
Defense Establishment Blasts Proposal for Trump Climate Review
Mar 8, 2019
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Marlo Lewis Jr
In a letter released earlier this week, 58 “former national security leaders” urge President Trump not to approve the formation of a panel to review…
From Resolution to Solution: UNEA's Unique Opportunity to Tackle Environmental Dimensions of Armed Conflicts
Mar 8, 2019
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Wim Zwijnenburg
When the Fourth Session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) takes place in Nairobi starting March 11, governments, international organizations, and civil society organizations will…
Why Research on Gender and Conflict Matters
Mar 8, 2019
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Robert Malley
Last October, Ethiopia appointed its first woman president, the only female leader of an African state today. In many national parliaments, from Mexico to Rwanda,…
Women Are 'on the Front Lines' of Defending Land
Mar 8, 2019
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Barbara Fraser
When gold miners operating illegally near her farm in southern Colombia fouled the stream where she watered her cows, Mary Alis Ramírez tried to have…
'Balance For Better' Does Little to Address Issues Facing Women
Mar 8, 2019
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Rosie Urbanovich
International Women’s Day had radical roots: at the turn of the 20th century, thousands of women came together to protest dismal working conditions, long hours, and…
Climate Change: Empowering Women on the Frontlines of Climate Change
Mar 8, 2019
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UN Environment
While the scene is age-old, the number of women farmers—and those performing traditionally male roles—has grown out of the impacts of climate change and environmental…
Colombia: Colombia Mines Minister Aims for Greater Transparency
Mar 8, 2019
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Peter Kennedy, Resource World
Colombia Energy Minister Maria Fernanda Suarez is aiming for greater transparency in the way the country’s resources are managed. She said Colombia hopes to achieve…
Women Hold the Key to Curbing Climate Change
Mar 8, 2019
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Katharine Wilkinson
In 1911, over one million people took to the streets of Austria, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland for equal rights and suffrage. It was the first International Women's…
The Transformative Potential of Women in Water Resource Management
Mar 7, 2019
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Callum Clench
Water sits at the heart of our world and is a central tenet across the breadth of all the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Access…
Ghana's Queen Fishmongers: Balancing Gender for Sustainable Fisheries
Mar 7, 2019
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Environmental Justice Foundation Staff
When we think about fishing, we typically conjure a very distinct image: boats at sea, manned. But that is only half the story, as the…
Afghanistan: Improving Livelihoods of Afghan Women through Credit Shura
Mar 7, 2019
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Wadsam
One of the most difficult challenges for female farmers and women who operate agriculture-related businesses in Afghanistan is access to credit. In addition, many women…
Myanmar: Land Seizures, Protests, and Arrests in Myanmar
Mar 7, 2019
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Maximillian Mørch, Diplomat
Land confiscation is rife in Myanmar. Confiscation of land for plantations, Special Economic Zones, development projects or for use by the military or other armed…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Chinese Ship Sinks Vietnamese Fishing Boat off Paracel Islands
Mar 7, 2019
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Viet Tuan, VnExpress
A Chinese vessel rammed and sank a Vietnamese fishing boat off the central coast Wednesday, but its five-member crew was rescued unscathed. The boat was…
Myanmar: Villagers Say Banana Business Threatens Their Way of Life
Mar 7, 2019
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Myanmar Times
Villagers and farmers protesting against the practices of a nearby banana plantation held a press conference at Mandalay monastery in Myitkyina township of Kachin State…