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Larry Swatuk
Professor
University of Waterloo
Canada
Feb 14, 2023
Larry Swatuk is a Full Professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) at the University of Waterloo (UW) in Canada. He came…
Nigeria: Farmers-Herders Conflict: 4,000 Lives Lost in Seven Years, Says ex-Minister
Feb 14, 2023
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Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis, Punch
A former Minister of Finance, Mansur Muhtar, has said no fewer than 4,000 Nigerians had lost their lives and thousands of others maimed as a…
Myanamr: Illegal Gold Mining Expanding Unchecked under Junta in Myanmar’s Kachin State
Feb 14, 2023
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Radio Free Asia
A rapid expansion in illegal gold mining since the military coup is poisoning the water supply in Myanmar’s Kachin state and destroying the livelihoods of…
Colombia: Colombia Cuts Deforestation-Reduction Target Following 2022 Increases
Feb 14, 2023
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Oliver Griffin, Reuters
Colombia's government is looking to cut deforestation to 140,000 hectares (345,947 acres) a year by 2026, despite international agreements eyeing greater reductions, due to an…
Liberia: Hike in Transport Fares Upsets Lumber Trade
Feb 14, 2023
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Tina S. Mehnpaine, Observer
The hike in transportation fares has been having adverse effects on many business people across the country, but those in the lumber industry (plank sellers)…
Nigeria: Farmers, Herders, Others Meet in Abuja over Conflict
Feb 14, 2023
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TVC News
Crop Farmers, Professionals in livestock production and other stakeholders in agribusiness are gathering in Abuja to discuss how to end the conflicts between sedentary farmers…
DRC: DRC to Expand Exploration for Energy Transition Metals
Feb 13, 2023
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Matthew Goosen, Energy Capital & Power
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi announced that the Central African country will begin exploration operations for nickel and chrome in the…
Africa/Ukraine/Russia: One Year Later - The Impact of the Russian Conflict with Ukraine on Africa
Feb 13, 2023
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Bitsat Yohannes-Kassahun, Africa Renewal
Addressing debt while bolstering agriculture, energy access and continental trade could ease burden on struggling economies. In today's interconnected world, shots fired in one corner…
Indonesia/Timor Leste: Indonesia, Timor Leste Agree to Settle Land Border Negotiations
Feb 13, 2023
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Rangga Jingga and Uyu Liman, Antara
Indonesia and Timor Leste concurred on completing negotiations for the two remaining land border segments -- the Noel Besi-Citrana Segment and the Bidjael Sunan Oben…
Liberia: The Farmer Defending His Land Against a Palm Plantation
Feb 13, 2023
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James Harding Giahyue, The DayLight
One day in 2016 policemen arrested Saturday Wilson at his farm. Wilson had been accused by the Maryland Oil Palm Plantation (MOPP) of stealing fertilizers,…
Liberia: Wilmar and Financiers Exposed to Conflict Palm Oil in Liberia
Feb 13, 2023
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Joel Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) Liberia and Milieudefensie expose the ongoing social and environmental harms in Maryland Oil Palm Plantation (MOPP) in Liberia. Over the past…
Ukraine/Russia: Russia's New Water Pipeline System Will Connect to Ukraine's Donbas [Video]
Feb 13, 2023
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Mirror Now
Russia is building a 200-km water pipeline system that will reach Ukraine. The system would connect Russia's Rostav region that borders Ukraine's Donbas region. The…
EnPAx Seeking People Interested in Participating in a MENA Interest Group
Feb 13, 2023
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is seeking people who would be interested in joining a Middle East and North Africa-focused Interest Group.
As regions with debilitating climate…
Survey Seeking Your Perspectives on the Intersections between Environment and Peace
Feb 12, 2023
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Michael Chew
Michael Chew, an independent researcher from Australia, is currently completing the Institute for Economics and Peace Ambassador program. In this context, he is collecting perspectives…
South Sudan’s Oil and Water Give It Bargaining Power – but Will It Benefit the People?
Feb 12, 2023
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Harry Verhoeven and Francois Sennesael
Much of Africa has spent 2022 facing sharp increases in the costs of energy and food driven by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the strengthening of the US dollar.…
Call for Applications: Study on the Relations between National Dialogue and Climate Change/Environment as Part of a Paper Series on National Dialogues: Substantive Issues
Feb 12, 2023
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Berghof Foundation
Over the last two decades, National Dialogues have become considered a comprehensive tool for preventing violent conflicts and managing complex change processes. While such participatory …
Myanmar: Myanmar Mineral Exports Worth $230 Million This Financial Year
Feb 11, 2023
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Burma News International
Mineral exports from Myanmar include gems, jewelry gold, jade, pearl, diamond, tungsten, tin, silver, copper, zinc, coal and other minerals and metals. Due to the…
Meet 5 Women Who Are Using Science to Help Save the Planet
Feb 10, 2023
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UNEP
International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, recognizes the often overlooked contributions of women scientists.
India: Senior Project Associate- Gender and Social Inclusion, Climate Program
Feb 10, 2023
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World Resources Institute
WRI India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable…
Timor-Leste: Social Safeguarding, Gender and Inclusion Officer
Feb 10, 2023
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United Nations Development Programme
Background
UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are…
Thailand: Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) Specialist
Feb 10, 2023
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Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
ADPC is an autonomous international organization with a vision to reduce disaster and climate risk impacts on communities and countries in Asia and the Pacific…
“Environment, Conflict, Media” Conference Held in Sarajevo
Feb 9, 2023
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Sarajevo Times
The conference entitled “Environment, Conflict, Media”, dedicated to issues of environmental protection and reporting on climate change, was organized yesterday in Sarajevo. It is the…
Ethiopia: Livelihoods Specialist (Team Leader) - Ethiopia Highlands Resilience Activity
Feb 9, 2023
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Mercy Corps
About Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, it knows its teams do their best…
Thailand: Climate Change and Green Jobs Technical Advisor
Feb 9, 2023
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Save the Children
The Climate Change and Green Jobs Technical Advisor provides strategic technical leadership to Thailand Country office in positioning, preparing and implementing portfolio of programmes related…
DRC: Artisanal Cobalt Mining Swallowing City in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Satellite Imagery Shows
Feb 8, 2023
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Victoria Beaule, ABC News
As officials around the world call for a transition to a greener economy, one city is being transformed to accommodate the growing demand for one…
Gender and Climate Change
Feb 8, 2023
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Vera Tripodi, E-International Relations
In this chapter, I focus on the negative consequences of climate change for women’s rights. This chapter is divided into two parts. In the first…
Colombia: Indigenous Women Record Age-Old Knowledge of Bees in Colombia’s Amazon
Feb 8, 2023
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Astrid Arellano, Mongabay
A team of Indigenous Yucuna women in the Colombian Amazon are rescuing and documenting the remaining oral knowledge on bees and their roles in the…
Environmental and Political Reconciliation Needed for the South China Sea
Feb 8, 2023
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James Borton
More than 625 million people of the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) depend upon a healthy global ocean. Meanwhile, coral reefs are dying…
Afghanistan: Despite the Taliban’s Pledge to Eradicate Opium, the Poppy Trade Still Flourishes in Afghanistan
Feb 7, 2023
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Daniel Simms, Conversation
The Taliban have always had a complicated relationship with the opium trade. As a narcotic, opium is haram, or forbidden under Islamic law. But at…
DRC: Congo’s President Wants New Exploration for Green Energy Metals
Feb 7, 2023
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Michael J Kavanagh, Bloomberg
Democratic Republic of Congo wants to position itself as a key source of metals in the green energy transition, and that will mean new exploration…