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Environmental Peacebuilding Is Essential and Complex – but It’s Also Exciting
Feb 4, 2022
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Carl Bruch
Environmental peacebuilding remains a young field but is rapidly evolving. There are still many complexities in the range of issues that it encompasses in dealing…
Afghanistan: Afghan Women Face Increasing Violence and Repression Under the Taliban After International Spotlight Fades
Feb 4, 2022
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Mia Bloom
The Taliban reportedly captured 40 people in Mazar-e-Sharif, a medium-sized city in Afghanistan, at the end of January 2022. Taliban members then allegedly gang-raped eight…
Guyana: Caricom Preparing Position on Gender Development in Context of Climate Change
Feb 4, 2022
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Jamaica Observer
As Caricom prepares its position ahead of the next conference of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW 66), stakeholders in gender development in…
Colombia: Fires in Colombia's Amazon Spark Alarm over Deforestation
Feb 4, 2022
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Oliver Griffin, Reuters
Intense fires in Colombia's Amazon region so far this year point to rising deforestation by people clearing land for ranching and other uses, alarming environment…
South Sudan: Climate and Security Advisor
Feb 3, 2022
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UNDP
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…
Azerbaijan: Women's Role in Post-War Rehabilitation Eyed at Baku Conference
Feb 3, 2022
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Sabina Mammadli
Azerbaijani women's role in post-war rehabilitation has been discussed at an international conference in the capital Baku, ombudsman.az has reported.
Ukraine: Amidst Conflict, Ukrainian Jewish Women Are Thriving — and Preparing for Whatever Happens Next
Feb 3, 2022
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Vlada Nedak
As tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to mount, a chorus of male voices from the Soviet Jewish Diaspora, and an older generation of Jewish…
Jordan: Jordan's Ambitious Push for Gender Equality
Feb 3, 2022
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Jennifer Holleis and Kersten Knipp
Jordan is pushing for more gender equality. It's the official government policy, and there has even been an amendment to the constitution. But women's activists…
Azerbaijan: Integration of Arable Land at Azerbaijani Liberated Territories into National Crop Rotation to Improve Food Security - FAO
Feb 3, 2022
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Trend
Integration of arable land from the liberated territories of Azerbaijan into national crop rotation could potentially improve food security, FAO official told Trend. The official…
Colombia: Understanding the Role of Natural Resources in Colombia’s Conflicts
Feb 3, 2022
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Tatiana Pardo Ibarra, Diálogo Chino
On 15 December 2020, the Colombian government auctioned off nearly 200 kilograms of gold that former guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)…
For National Security, Climate Finance Must Be Made 'Conflict-Proof'
Feb 2, 2022
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Elsa Barron and Erin Sikorsky
As the House takes up the America COMPETES Act of 2022, a comprehensive bill to promote innovation and economic competition with China, climate change is…
Why International Geneva’s ‘Human Dimension’ Bodes Well for Environmental Peacebuilding
Feb 2, 2022
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Annika Erickson-Pearson
It’s a compound problem: areas with dwindling natural resources, harsh climate change impacts and biodiversity loss also tend to be those experiencing violent conflict. But…
Why Women’s Leadership is Key to Climate Action
Feb 2, 2022
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Nina Jeffs
At the COP26 climate summit, the leaders of Estonia, Tanzania and Bangladesh were the first to sign the Glasgow Women’s Leadership statement, calling for countries to…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Emerald Mountains [Photos]
Feb 2, 2022
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Agence France-Presse
In Afghanistan's Panjshir Province, former police officers and soldiers scrape together a living by digging emeralds out of the frigid Hindu Kush Mountains.
Climate Change Could Turn Iraq's Marshes Into Barren Wasteland
Feb 1, 2022
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Mina Aldroubi
Iraq’s marshes, home to the country's famed Marsh Arab culture and a haven for migratory birds, are under threat from climate change, water scarcity and increasing water salinity,…
International Geneva Turns Focus to Nature and Peace
Jan 31, 2022
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Michelle Langrand
Nature and peace will be in the spotlight this week in Geneva as experts from around the world gather online for the International Conference on…
EnPAx Honors Environmental Peacebuilding Leaders
Jan 31, 2022
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World Development
World Development is delighted to announce that Dr. Tobias Ide has received the Award for Enhancing the Environmental Peacebuilding Knowledge Base with his 2020’s article…
Paradise Imagined: Environmental Peace Education in Carceral Spaces
Jan 30, 2022
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Elsa Barron
Where does the material that makes up a tree come from? When asked that question, many of our students turned to the soil for answers,…
Guatemala’s Western Highlands: Addressing Gendered Vulnerability to Climate Change
Jan 30, 2022
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Jessie Pinchoff and Angel del Valle
The Population Institute’s recent report, Invisible Threads: Addressing the root causes of migration from Guatemala by investing in women and girls, has brought attention to…
Afghanistan/Iran: Dried Hamoun Affects Both Iran and Afghanistan: Official
Jan 30, 2022
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Tehran Times
“Natural ecosystems do not know borders and countries, and all countries must adhere to its guidelines. The inflow of water from Afghanistan depends on the…
Afghanistan: Ex-Government Workers Mine for Salvation in Afghan Mountains
Jan 28, 2022
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Agence France-Presse
In the bone-splitting chill of the Afghan mountains, Mohammad Israr Muradi digs through coarse earth spilling from the open mouth of an emerald mine.
Afghanistan: The Difficulties of Extracting Afghanistan’s Hidden Mineral Treasures
Jan 28, 2022
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Franz J. Marty
While Afghanistan’s mineral riches are often depicted as a way out of aid dependency, Afghan miners continue to face problems in realizing those dreams.
Iraq: Iraq’s Climate Conundrum: Oil Reliance versus Vanishing Water
Jan 28, 2022
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Thomas O Falk, Al Jazeera
The Euphrates and Tigris Rivers are historically considered the lifelines of Iraq’s fertile land. However, climate change and associated drought are wreaking havoc of unprecedented…
Liberia: Timber Extraction in Western Lofa Threatens the Proposed Foya Protected Area, Yandohun Hydro Power
Jan 27, 2022
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Paul M. Kanneh, Global News Network
What appears to be illegal large-scale chainsaw timber extraction in Lofa County threatens the Proposed Foya Protected Area that is situated in Western Lofa. The…
Liberia: Liberian Villagers Threaten to Leave Mining Agreement, Citing Broken Promises
Jan 27, 2022
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Varney Kamara, Mongabay
In 2020, villagers from the Blei and Sehyi Kodoo districts agreed to allow Solway Mining Incorporated to explore for iron-ore deposits in their territory in…
South Sudan: UN Demining Body Explodes Landmines in South Sudan [Video]
Jan 27, 2022
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Africa News
After decades of civil war, landmines and unexploded bombs still contaminate large tracts of South Sudan's landscape, threatening the lives and livelihoods of its residents.…
Gender, Climate Change, and Security: Missing Links
Jan 26, 2022
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Chantal de Jonge Oudraat and Michael E. Brown
Gender issues, climate change, and security problems are interconnected in complex and powerful ways. Unfortunately, some of these connections have not received enough attention from…
Turning Climate Adaptation Commitments into Reality in Peru
Jan 26, 2022
Peru was one of the first countries to set climate adaptation goals as part of its climate change commitments, known as Nationally Determined Contributions or…
Ngeria: Kano Moves to Tackle Farmers-Herders conflict
Jan 26, 2022
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Zahraddeen Yakubu Shuaibu, Daily Trust
The Kano State government has resolved to tackle farmers-herders conflict through public enlightenment and arbitration with a view to improving farming activities in the state. …
DRC: Congolese Rebels Take Endangered Pangolin Hostage and Demand Ransom
Jan 25, 2022
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Jane Flanagan, The Times
Congolese rebels have captured an endangered pangolin and sent a ransom demand with “proof of life” pictures to conservationists who fear the incident could create…