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Trazando Caminos hacia la Paz y la Equidad de Género: Alianza de Mujeres Tejedoras de Vida del Putumayo y Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero en México, unen Esfuerzos. Tracing Paths Towards Peace and Gender Equality: Alliance of Women Weavers of Life of Put

Jun 11, 2024 | Alianza tejedoras de vida

For a week, the Alliance of Women Weavers of Life of Putumayo held an exchange of experiences with the Autonomous University of Guerrero – UAGro…

Ukraine: Water Shortage Caused by Dam Breach Hits Southern Ukraine [Video]

Jun 11, 2024 | Voice of America

The destruction of the Kakhovka dam drained the 240-kilometer-long reservoir, affecting the water supply of the surrounding regions of Kherson, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Crimea and Zaporizhzhia,…

Tsavo's Guardians Get Lessons on Quelling Human-Wildlife Conflict

Jun 11, 2024 | Amos Kiarie

For years, cases of human-wildlife conflict have plagued the communities living around Tsavo National Park, primarily due to high human populations and incompatible land use…

30,000 Acres of Poppy Farms Demolished in N. Afghanistan

Jun 11, 2024 | Xinhua

Afghanistan's counter-narcotics police have wiped out over 30,000 acres of poppy farms in northern Badakhshan province over the past three months, a local official said…

USAID's Climate Strategy in Action: Colombian Youth Committed to Environmental Leadership and Conservation

Jun 11, 2024 | Andrea Arias and Sonia Borja

Colombia is home to 10 percent of the world’s biodiversity and has the eighth largest forest area globally. Its forests and wetlands not only sustain the…

Brochures for the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding Are Now Available

Jun 11, 2024 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Grotius Center for International Legal Studies at Leiden University

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and the Grotius Center for International Legal Studies at Leiden University are delighted to present the brochures for the Third International Conference…

Kenya Reports Progress, Sets Priorities for Gender-Responsive Climate Action

Jun 10, 2024 | Jenni Metcalfe, Sarah Cole

In a recently submitted evaluation report, Kenya recognized the CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform for its contributions to the country’s progress toward priorities laid out in the…

Ghana: Chieftaincy, Land, Farmer-Herder Issues Major Causes of Localised Conflicts – National Peace Council

Jun 10, 2024 | Modern Ghana

Chieftaincy, land and farmer-herder issues have been identified as major causes of localised conflicts in some parts of the Upper East Region.

Afghanistan: Justice Ministry Launches Nationwide Investigation to Reclaim Seized Lands

Jun 10, 2024 | Nazir Shinwari, TOLOnews

The Ministry of Justice announced that all residential areas in the country are under investigation by the commission tasked with the prevention of land grabbing…

Somalia: Food Aid Offers a Lifeline for Climate Change-Affected Families in Somalia

Jun 10, 2024 | Abdulkadir Mohamed, Norwegian Refugee Council

In 2023, disasters took a major toll on Somalia. Torrential rains and flooding devastated over two million people across various regions – more than 100…

Climate Change: Preventing Hot Conflicts: Human Security in Times of Climate Change

Jun 10, 2024 | University of Erfurt

Every year, the Brandt School welcomes a distinguished guest for the annual Brandt Lecture, which pays tribute to Willy Brandt, the School’s namesake. The Brandt…

Armenian Land Mines Prevent Peace with Azerbaijan

Jun 10, 2024 | Mordechai Kedar

US President Joe Biden dreams of peace in the South Caucasus. Unfortunately, due to the presence of land mines throughout the Karabakh region, peace remains…

Climate Security and Europe’s Greens: A Match Made in Political Heaven?

Jun 10, 2024 | Peter Schwartzstein

When Luxembourg’s Green Party was offered the defense portfolio in coalition talks after performing strongly in the country’s 2019 elections, its senior members faced a…

The Critical Role of Gender Equality in Climate Change: Empowering Women to Heal the Planet

Jun 10, 2024 | Daniel Salvador

The rain had been relentless. It washed away the fragile soil that Mariam depended on for her crops, her only means of feeding her children.…

EXTENDED! Request for Proposals to Host the Fifth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Jun 10, 2024 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Board of Directors of the Environmental Peacemaking Association® (EnPAx®) has extended the deadline to submit proposals to host the Fifth International Conferences on Environmental…

Afghanistan: Land Seizure Allegations: Taliban Declare Hazara Neighborhood Property Documents Invalid in Ghazni Province

Jun 9, 2024 | Hasht-e-Subh Daily

Residents of Nowabad, an area under the sixth security district of Ghazni city, report that in the past week, the Taliban have ordered all Hazara…

Empowering Women to Combat Climate Change in Nigeria

Jun 9, 2024 | Adebola Oladosu

Climate change poses significant challenges worldwide, but its impacts are disproportionately felt by women, particularly in developing countries like Nigeria. Women’s vulnerability to climate change…

Environmental Consequences of the War in Ukraine: May Review

Jun 9, 2024 | Alexei Ovchinnikov

On 11-12 June, Berlin will host an international conference on issues connected with the reconstruction of Ukraine. The goal of the summit is to attract…

Colombia: Colombia Halts Coal Exports to Israel amid the Onslaught on Gaza

Jun 8, 2024 | Palestine News Agency

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced today that his country would halt its exports of coal to Israel as the offensive on the Gaza Strip continues.…

Iraq: Iraq's Toxic Oil Fields [Video]

Jun 8, 2024 | Deutsche Welle

International oil giants are responsible for causing severe health problems in Iraq. The impact of toxic air pollution on the planet through gas flaring puts…

DRC: Blockchain Ensures Conflict-Free Gold from DRC: Society Artisanal and Minespider Partnership

Jun 8, 2024 | Kelly Cromley, CoinTrust

Society Artisanal, an organization dedicated to exporting conflict-free artisanal gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has announced a collaboration with Minespider, a technology…

Women and Indigenous Peoples in Bolivia Resist Dispossession of Resource-Rich Lands

Jun 8, 2024 | Franz Chávez

There is a natural relationship between women and their attachment to the land, the natural environment, clean water, and uncontaminated food, agreed the women interviewed…

Ecopoliticide: The Strategic Murder of Environmental Activists Is a Fundamental Threat to Human and Environmental Security

Jun 8, 2024 | Delon Omrow and Peter Stoett

“Ecopoliticide” provides a conceptual framework for exploring how acts of campaigning, protesting, and resisting against ecocide lead to various forms of retribution. To illuminate this…