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Vets with PTSD Turn to Beekeeping for Relief

Sep 28, 2019 | Michael Casey and Mike Householder, Associated Press

Researchers are beginning to study whether beekeeping has therapeutic benefits. For now, there is little hard data, but veterans in programs like the one in…

Reclaiming the WPS Agenda: it's Time to Talk About the Elephant in the Room

Sep 27, 2019 | Mohbuba Choudhury

Displacement levels in Bangladesh as a result of the influx of Rohingya refugees has had a detrimental impact upon the local environment. The arrival of…

DRC: US-Funded Clean Minerals Project Raises Concerns in Congo

Sep 27, 2019 | Pratima Desai and Aaron Ross, Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo plans to look into potential conflicts of interest in a US-funded project to certify mines that produce minerals such as gold…

Guinea/Ivory Coast/Liberia/Sierra Leone: MRU Establishes Transboundary Water Resources National Advisory Committee

Sep 27, 2019 | Observer

The Mano River Union (MRU) comprising four West African countries, including Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast, has officially established a National Advisory…

Myanmar: Jade, Gems Totalling More Than €500 Million Sold during Nay Pyi Taw Event

Sep 27, 2019 | Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times

The recent Mid-Year Myanmar Gem Emporium which took place in Nay Pyi Taw from September 16 to 25, saw sales of more than €500 million…

Pentagon May Scrap 35 Million Depleted Uranium Rounds Used by the A-10 Warthog's Gun

Sep 26, 2019 | Joseph Trevithick, Drive

The US military is looking into what it would take to dismantle and dispose of more than 35,000,000 rounds of ammunition with depleted uranium cores,…

Colombia: As the Amazon Burns, Colombia’s Forests Decimated for Cattle and Coca

Sep 26, 2019 | Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay

The last few weeks have been critical for the Amazon in Brazil and Bolivia. Fires in August razed thousands of hectares of forest and drew…

Colombia: Honey Heals Wounds of War in Colombian Village

Sep 26, 2019 | Daily Times

Covered from head to toe in a protective suit, Yina Ortiz peers through a veil to check in on her beehive. It is one of…

South Sudan: South Sudan to Unveil Seven Oil Blocks on Offer in October

Sep 25, 2019 | Fred Ojambo, Bloomberg

South Sudan will unveil next month seven oil blocks that will be offered in the next licencing round, according to the state-owned Nile Petroleum Corp.…

Myanmar: Undeveloped Land in Industrial Zones Could Be Confiscated: Myanmar Authorities

Sep 25, 2019 | Xinhua

Myanmar authorities have warned that undeveloped land plots in industrial zones in Yangon region could be confiscated, saying that unless concrete reasons are provided, the…

Climate Change and Global Security: Planning for Potential Conflict

Sep 25, 2019 | Charlotte Collins

Climate change is set to impinge on human well-being in many ways, from rising sea levels to devastating heat waves. While we pay a lot…

China/South China Sea: Beijing Deploys New Deepwater Drilling Rig in South China Sea

Sep 25, 2019 | Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post

China has deployed a deepwater oil rig in the South China Sea , according to a state media report. The machine, which is China’s largest…

Analysis: Why Pastoral, Agro-Pastoral Livelihoods in Horn of Africa Face an Inevitable Threat

Sep 24, 2019 | Hussien Mohamed Yusuf

The IGAD region is one of the most food-insecure regions in the world. Prolonged and widespread drought is a recurrent feature of the arid and…

Colombia: Oil Palm, Cattle and Coca Take a Toll on Colombia’s Indigenous Jiw

Sep 24, 2019 | Maria Fernanda Lizcano, Mongabay

In the Caño La Sal reservation in central Colombia, the Jiw indigenous community lives on a shrinking amount of land. Several armed groups have begun…

Amazon Deforestation Not a Local Issue When It Comes to Pollution

Sep 24, 2019 | Andrew Wright, Forbes

According to scientists in Latin America, the out-of-control blazes in the Amazon that seized international attention in August 2019 are releasing a hidden danger –…

Climate Change: Former Top Military Officials Seek Action, Saying Climate Change Poses ‘Unprecedented Security Risks’

Sep 24, 2019 | Wyatt Olson, Stars and Stripes

A group of former top military and national security officials on Tuesday called for President Donald Trump to establish a sweeping plan that treats climate…

Liberia: NOCAL Holds on to EITI to Keep IMF/WB Funding

Sep 24, 2019 | Africa Intelligence

For the past few weeks, the managing director of the National Oil Company of Liberia (Nocal), Saifuah-Mai Gray has been pushing to keep IMF/WB funding.

Philippines: Project Communications Specialist

Sep 24, 2019 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

For more than four decades, FAO has been working with the Government of the Philippines, civil society, community-based organizations and the private sector to address…

Somalia: Agricultural Advisory Facilitator

Sep 23, 2019 | World Vision

SomReP aims to equip producers with the real-time climatic information to allow them to make risk-informed decision regarding their livelihood with the aim of enhancing…

Mali: National Environment Specialist/Evaluator - Spécialiste/Evaluateur National en Environnement

Sep 23, 2019 | DMI Associates

La santé est un des axes clés du cadre de programmation Affaires étrangères, du Commerce et du Développement Canada (MAECD) au Mali. La programmation des…

Afghanistan: Recycling Advisor

Sep 23, 2019 | People in Need

People in Need (PIN) is a Czech NGO that provides relief and development assistant in 22 countries around the world. In Afghanistan, PIN has been…

Afghanistan: Environmental Specialist for Recycling Plant Project

Sep 23, 2019 | People in Need

People in Need (PIN) is a Czech NGO that provides relief and development assistant in 22 countries around the world. In Afghanistan, PIN has been…

Mali: Représentante Pays

Sep 23, 2019 | Groupe Énergies Renouvelables, Environnement et Solidarités

Le GERES - Groupe Énergies Renouvelables, Environnement et Solidarités - est une association à but non lucratif, qui s’est donnée comme objectif de contribuer à…

UNHCR Environmental Footprint Analysis

Sep 23, 2019 | UN High Commissioner for Refugees

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is the Agency mandated to lead and coordinate international action to protect refugees and…

Yemen: Yemen Upcycles Shot-up Buses to Ease Water Shortage

Sep 23, 2019 | Agence France-Presse

Once a bus wreck peppered with bullet holes, the pristine white water tanker parked in front of a Yemen university now delivers water to students…

Myanmar: Myanmar Draws up Standards for 26 Agricultural Products to Boost Export

Sep 23, 2019 | Xinhua

Myanmar has drawn up standards and specifications for 26 agricultural products to ensure them meet international standards and to bolster export through improving the quality…

Register Now for the Women’s Leadership Lunch, at the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Sep 23, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Whether you are an emerging or established leader in the field of environmental peacebuilding, women of all backgrounds are encouraged to attend the Women’s Leadership…

Sudan: WASH Coordinator

Sep 23, 2019 | Triangle Génération Humanitaire

TGH is present in Sudan since September 2003, and opened its first project for the victims of the Darfur crisis in one of the IDPs…

Self-Paced MOOC on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace Now Live!

Sep 23, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

On Monday, September 23, the Association -- in partnership with UNEP, ELI, Columbia University, Duke University, UC Irvine, UNDP, and the SDG Academy -- launched…

South Sudan: WASH & Shelter/NFI Programme Manager – Roving

Sep 23, 2019 | Danish Refugee Council

DRC is operational in South Sudan since 2005, working with the overall aim of achieving durable solutions for displaced populations. The Danish Demining Group (DDG)…