International
Afghanistan: Beekeeping -- Livelihood to Replace Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan
Apr 9, 2022
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Xinhua
The beekeeping and honey production industry in Afghanistan's southern province of Kandahar has been expanding after long years of insecurity and heavy fighting.
Climate Change: An Interview with CS2P Co-Founder Sofia Kabbej on “Questions of Climate Security & Peace”
Apr 8, 2022
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Elsa Barron, Center for Climate and Security
The Climate Security & Peace Project (CS2P) is a team of “young researchers, professionals and students from diverse fields and backgrounds,” and aims to build…
Afghanistan: Crops Not Watered, Fruit Rotting: Kandahar’s Agriculture Hit by War, Drought and Closed Customs Gates
Apr 7, 2022
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Ali Mohammad Sabawoon, Afghan Analysts Network
Farmers across Afghanistan have been hit hard by drought and fighting in recent years. In this report, we look at how this has affected agriculture…
Myanmar: Countries That Sanctioned Myanmar’s Junta Are Still Buying Their Timber: Report
Apr 7, 2022
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Carolyn Cowan, Mongabay
Myanmar’s military-led regime exported more than $190 million worth of timber in 2021, including to countries with active sanctions on the country’s state-controlled timber monopoly,…
Afghanistan: A Third of Money from Precious Stone Mining Goes to State
Apr 7, 2022
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Qazafi Mal, Pajhwok Afghan News
Residents involved in the excavation of precious stones in eastern Kunar province pay the state one-third of the revenue, an official said.
Ukraine: OSCE Secretary General Calls for Vigilance as Fighting Increases Long-Term Environmental Risks in Ukraine
Apr 7, 2022
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid has warned of the serious environmental damages caused by continued fighting in Ukraine, and their long-term effects across the…
Afghanistan: Poppy Price Doubles after Ban Announced: Farmers
Apr 6, 2022
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TOLOnews
Days after the announcement of an overall ban on the cultivation of poppy by the Islamic Emirate, the farmers in the southern provinces -- a…
Afghanistan: Climate Change Is Making Afghanistan's Hunger Crisis Worse
Apr 6, 2022
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Eltaf Najafizada and Golnar Motevalli, Bloomberg
As the planet warms, the worst dry spell in two decades has coincided with Afghanistan's political and economic upheaval. Climate change is expected to have…
Afghanistan: 100s Killed, Injured by Landmines in Past Year: Officials
Apr 6, 2022
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TOLOnews
Statistics from the Afghan Directorate for Mine Action Coordination (DMAC) show that "120 civilians are killed and injured each month" as a result of landmine…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Three Missiles Fall Near Refinery in Iraq's Erbil, No Casualties - State Media
Apr 6, 2022
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Reuters
Three missiles fell near an oil refinery in Iraq's northern city of Erbil on Wednesday without causing any casualties or damage, Kurdistan anti-terrorism authorities said…
Afghanistan: Landmines Continue to Pose Threat to Afghans' Lives: Official
Apr 6, 2022
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Xinhua
Landmines have continued to kill or maim more than 120 people every month in Afghanistan, one of the most landmine contaminated countries, authorities said on…
Ukraine/Russia: The Environmental Toll of Russia’s War on Ukraine
Apr 6, 2022
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Amy Ryan, Environmental Magazine
Russia’s war on Ukraine is one of the worst humanitarian crises facing Europe since World War II. As Russian military forces continue their violent, murderous…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq to Use New Criteria for Kurdistan Share of Oil Exports
Apr 5, 2022
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Reuters
Iraqi oil minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar said on Tuesday that new criteria will be used to calculate Kurdistan's share of oil exports delivered to the federal…
Ukraine: Chernobyl Was a Wildlife Haven. Then Russian Troops Arrived
Apr 5, 2022
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Matt Reynolds, WIRED
The area around the defunct power plant has been an unexpected rewilding success story. Now attempts to monitor progress are hampered by the war.
Myanmar: Myanmar Junta’s Jade Mining Ban Targets Resistance Funding, KIA Says
Apr 5, 2022
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Irrawaddy
The Myanmar military regime’s recent order halting all jade mining in Kachin State was issued with the aim of putting pressure on the Kachin Independence…
Ukraine/Russia: Russia Urged to Stop Using Land Mines in Its War in Ukraine
Apr 4, 2022
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Associated Press
A top official in the global campaign against the use of land mines urged Russia on Monday to stop its troops in Ukraine from laying…
Ukraine: All Creatures Great and Small
Apr 3, 2022
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George Packer, Atlantic
It’s striking how many stories and pictures from the war in Ukraine involve animals. One of the first Ukrainian civilian victims was a woman killed…
Afghanistan: Mining at Mes Aynak Ready to Resume: Ministry
Apr 3, 2022
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Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
All conditions have been facilitated for the resumption of extraction at the Mes-Aynak copper mine, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) said on Sunday.…
Afghanistan: Taliban Bans Drug Cultivation, Including Lucrative Opium
Apr 3, 2022
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Reuters
The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the world's biggest opium producer. The order said the production, use…
Afghanistan/Iran: Taliban Agree to Supply Iran's Water Share: Envoy
Apr 3, 2022
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Tasnim
The Taliban delegation attending a meeting in China has pledged that Kabul will allow Iran to have its share of water from the joint resources…
Water: How Water Cooperation Can Provide Geopolitical Stability in MENA
Apr 2, 2022
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Maghie Ghali, Al Jazeera
In the coming years, it is thought that water will become a more important geopolitical resource than crude oil with demand set to rise more…
West Philippine Sea: Group: Transform WPS into a ‘Marine Peace Park’
Mar 31, 2022
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Jonathan L. Mayuga, Business Mirror
Amid the growing tension and threat of maritime conflict over the West Philippine Sea (WPS), environmental activist group Kalikasan-People’s Network for the Environment (Kalikasan-PNE) renewed…
Ukraine: Russian Soldiers Leave Chernobyl over Radiation Exposure Fears
Mar 31, 2022
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Associated Press
Russian troops handed control of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant back to the Ukrainians and began leaving the heavily contaminated site more than a month…
DRC: Congo Halts Court Case against China Moly to Resolve Tenke Mine Dispute
Mar 31, 2022
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Mining Technology
Congo’s state miner Gecamines has suspended its court case against China Molybdenum’s (CMOC) Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine (TFM) in the country, reported mining.com.…
Climate Change: US Needs Better Climate Forecasting, Wargaming, Report Finds
Mar 31, 2022
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Jacqueline Feldscher, Defense One
The Biden administration should invest in better climate forecasting technology and ensure climate change is factored into military planning and wargaming, according to a scorecard…
Feminist Courage for Environmental Peace
Mar 30, 2022
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Ilse Wermink, Christina Vetter, and Brittany Roser
Women, girls, and gender minorities are uniquely and disproportionately affected by the damaging environmental impacts of conflict, while lacking and demanding access to shape the…
Colombia: Colombia Cocoa’s Peaceful Transition to Global Prominence
Mar 30, 2022
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Anthony Myers, ConfectionaryNews
ConfectioneryNews talked to Jose Puyana, ProColombia's Regional Director for Europe, ahead of a Trade Mission to the UK (31 March to 3 April) to attend…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Baghdad Tells Kurdistan to Move Oil Assets to New Company
Mar 30, 2022
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Khalid Al Ansary, Bloomberg
Iraq’s government has told Kurdistan to transfer its oil and gas activities to a new company ahead of Baghdad’s takeover of the region’s operations, according…
Ethiopia/Sudan: New Consultations over Nile Dam Inspire Optimism in Sudan
Mar 30, 2022
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Mohamed Saied
Sudan has recently expressed optimism about resolving the dispute over the controversial Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as Ethiopia prepares for the third filling of…
Ukraine: Wie der Krieg der Umwelt Schadet
Mar 29, 2022
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Joshua Beer
Neben dem menschlichen Leid in der Ukraine wirken Umweltfolgen nachrangig. Doch brennende Chemiefabriken und geflutete Bergwerke verseuchen Böden und Flüsse und bedrohen so die Gesundheit…