International
Afghanistan: 'Worst Drought I Have Seen': Afghan Farmers Forced to Flee
Dec 7, 2018
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Phys.org
Wheat and opium farmer Murad Khan Ishaqzai, 80, has never seen a drought as bad as the one ravaging western Afghanistan where more than 250,000…
Colombia: Their Waters Wrested Away, Colombia's Island Fishermen Lament - and Learn
Dec 6, 2018
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Anastasia Moloney, Thomson Reuters Foundation
“But we can’t fish there. I’m afraid to go there,” fisherman Oreste Howard laments, as his small one-engine motor boat bobs in the breeze. The…
Yemen: Almost Four Years of Conflict Leads to Declaration of Catastrophic Food Security Conditions in Yemen
Dec 6, 2018
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CARE
As pockets of famine-like conditions are announced in parts of Yemen and the majority of the population are shown to be suffering from emergency or…
New Zealand: Food Scarcity, Land Disputes: New Zealand Defence Force Issues Alarming Climate Forecast
Dec 6, 2018
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Zane Small, NewsHub
The New Zealand Defence force has issued a stark warning about the effects of climate change and how it will be forced to adapt to…
Peace, Not War, Responsible for Deforestation in Armed Conflict Zones
Dec 5, 2018
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University of Waterloo
Rates of deforestation in war zones increase dramatically once peace is declared, according to a study from the University of Waterloo. Forests and jungles provide…
Myanmar: Jade Is Anything but Green
Dec 5, 2018
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Nick Meynen, Ecologist
Jade is the diamond of the East. A fast-growing, high-income class in China - who often cherish mystical values associated with jade - are causing a…
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone's 'Peace Diamond' Dividend Slow in Coming
Dec 5, 2018
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Agence France-Presse
They were promised a "peace diamond" dividend in the Sierra Leone village of Koryardu after the stone they handed over for auction fetched $6.5 million…
DRC: DRC Classifies Cobalt, Coltan as 'Strategic' Minerals
Dec 5, 2018
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Africa News
Cobalt and coltan, used in electric vehicle and renewable energy technology have been classified as strategic minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Congolese Prime…
Sri Lanka: Tamil Villagers Call for End to Archaeology Land Grab in Trincomalee [Photos]
Dec 5, 2018
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Tamil Guardian
Locals in Trincomalee have written to the Divisional Secretariat of Kuchchaveli, calling for an end to an attempt by Sri Lanka’s archaeology department to seize…
Iraq: Cleaning up after ISIS: How Iraq’s New Chemicals Team Is Trying to Undo Years of Conflict Pollution
Dec 5, 2018
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UN Environment
ISIS (also known as the Islamic State or Da’esh) has more or less been defeated in Iraq, but throughout the areas it once occupied, the…
Colombia: Colombia Tropical Forest Fires Spike after 2016 Peace Accords
Dec 4, 2018
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Rutgers University
Fires that contribute to deforestation spiked six-fold in Colombia in the year after an historic 2016 peace agreement ended decades of conflict between FARC guerrilla…
Colombia: El Nino May Cut Colombia's Rainfall by 80 pct in Q1 2019 - Minister
Dec 4, 2018
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Reuters
The El Nino weather phenomenon could reduce rainfall in Colombia by 80 percent in the first quarter of 2019, the country's environment minister said on…
Pakistan: Land Grabbers, Henchmen Arrested in Islamabad after Gun Battle with Police
Dec 4, 2018
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Munawer Azeem, Dawn
The police arrested 42 people posing as the Taliban in order to grab land, after a gun battle during an operation Sunday night. Four policemen…
Russia/Ukraine: HotSpots H2O, December 3: Water Infrastructure Still a Target in Ukrainian Conflict
Dec 3, 2018
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Kayla Ritter, Circle of Blue
Attacks on civilian water infrastructure remain a strategic vulnerability in the ongoing conflict between the Ukrainian military and Russian-backed separatists. Two major water lines were…
Colombia: Deforestation Is Unexpected Result of Peace in Colombia
Dec 3, 2018
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Stony Brook University
War can have devastating effects on nature, but what happens in times of peace? In a first-of-a-kind study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, scientists provide…
Myanmar: Chinese Company behind Controversial Copper Mine Eyes Additional 100k Acres
Dec 3, 2018
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Zarni Mann, Irrawaddy
Local concerns over the environmental impacts and potential for land confiscation in the Latpadaung copper mining area are rising again with the submission of an…
Iraq: Iraqi Security Prevents Protesters from Storming Oilfield
Dec 3, 2018
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Middle East Monitor
Iraqi security forces yesterday prevented dozens of demonstrators from storming the major oilfield of West Qurna 2 in the country’s southern province of Basra.
DRC: Cobalt Mining Shows Clean Energy Revolution Comes at a Price
Dec 3, 2018
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Zoe Dawson, Irish Times
Iraq: Iraq's Nineveh Province Declares State of Emergency Following Flash Flooding
Dec 2, 2018
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Mina Aldroubi, The National
Iraqi authorities on Sunday declared a state of emergency after flash flooding and torrential rainfall battered Nineveh, further exacerbating the plight of the war-torn province.…
Afghanistan: Farmers Harvest More Saffron This Year
Nov 30, 2018
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Haidarshah Omid, TOLOnews
Amid arrival of saffron harvest season, the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) said farmers have harvested three tons more saffron compared with the…
Sudan: Sudan’s East Darfur Embracing Shared Natural Resource Management to Curb Conflict
Nov 30, 2018
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UN Environment
As in many parts of western Sudan, Ismail and other East Darfur residents have for decades lived in a fragile environment characterized by climatic variability…
Myanmar: UK Aid, WWF to Help Myanmar Develop ‘Green’ Rubber
Nov 29, 2018
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Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times
The UK Department for International Development (DFID), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Dawei Golden Land Co (DGL) have made a joint investment of over…
Colombia: Interfaith Rainforest Initiative Launched to Protect Colombian Rainforest, Indigenous Peoples
Nov 29, 2018
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Catherine Benson Wahlén, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Leaders from every major religious faith joined Afro-Colombian communities, indigenous peoples, climate scientists and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to launch the Colombia ‘Interfaith Rainforest Initiative.’ Through…
Israel/Palestine: Israel Rules in Favour of Settlers after 22-Year Legal Battle against Land Grab
Nov 28, 2018
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Middle East Monitor
The Israeli Supreme Court ruled in favour of settlers after a 22-year legal battle by Palestinians against efforts to annex their land in the occupied…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Chinese Construction on Remote Reef Rekindles Dispute with Vietnam
Nov 28, 2018
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Ralph Jennings, Voice of America
China's new construction on a remote South China Sea reef has soured its relations again with Vietnam, a claimant to the same islet, after a…
Colombia: Colombian Organic Coconut Farm Attracts Investors from 10 Countries
Nov 27, 2018
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Fresh Plaza
Farmfolio, a Cayman Islands-based agriculture development firm, this week closed the second round of funding for its Colombian farming operation, Pietrasanta. The project encompasses 570…
Afghanistan: Agricultural Development Key to Global Security: Ghani
Nov 27, 2018
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Syed Zabiullah Langari, TOLOnews
Addressing a private sector side event in Geneva on Tuesday, Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani said that his administration has created the legal structure for the mining…
Afghanistan: Farmers Grappling with Afghanistan Drought Urgently Need Seed and Animal Feed Support
Nov 27, 2018
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
A new drought response will help 1.4 million of the most vulnerable drought-affected people in Afghanistan during the coming winter season and into April next year, the…
Iraq: Iraq Allocates 2019 Oil Sales
Nov 27, 2018
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Ahmed Rasheed, Reuters
Iraq has allocated its oil sales for 2019, with 67 percent of exports going to Asian markets, 20 percent to the Europe and 13 percent…
Colombia: Religious Leaders in Colombia Form Coalition to Defend Rainforests
Nov 27, 2018
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Manuel Rueda, Catholic News Service
Religious leaders in Colombia promised to step up efforts to prevent the destruction of rainforests in the South American country, as they launched a coalition…