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United States: A Climate-Gender Wave Election? The Power of the 19th Amendment

Aug 25, 2019 | Joan Michelson, Forbes

We commemorate the 99th year of women voting in the midst of an historic presidential election season – for the country, for women and for the…

Afghanistan: MoMP Poised to Open Key Mines to Private Bids

Aug 24, 2019 | Pajhwok Afghan News

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) is all set to initiate bidding process for private investment on several key mining projects, an official said…

Update on Guidelines for Best Student Paper in Environmental Peacebuilding Award (Deadline Extended through September 3, 2019)

Aug 24, 2019 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The submission period for Best Student Paper in Environmental Peacebuilding is extended through September 3, 2019.

This award acknowledges the best paper presented by a graduate…

Climate Change in Iraq Threatens to Wipe Out Years of Progress after Decades of Conflict

Aug 23, 2019

War-weary Iraqis are cautiously optimistic that reconstruction and economic diversification are finally on horizon after decades of conflict. But planners, policymakers and citizens alike find…

Liberia: World Bank Breaks Ground for Forestry Authority Regional Office

Aug 23, 2019 | FrontPage Africa

Khwima Nthara, World Bank Liberia Country Manager has broken grounds for the regional office of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) aimed at decentralizing and strengthening…

Palestine: Palestine's Energy Transformation: How Does Energy Scarcity Intersect with Gender Justice?

Aug 22, 2019 | Madeleine Race, The Ecologist

Many people in Palestine live with extreme energy scarcity. Local communities have no sovereignty over their energy supply, due to Israeli occupation since 1967.

The Israeli control…

The Iraq-Turkey Pipeline Dispute: Opportunity in an Arbitration

Aug 22, 2019 | Richard Kraemer

Fatigue and frustration aside, U.S. focus and engagement in Iraq remains critical to the national- and energy-security interests of the United States and its allies.…

South Sudan: South Sudan Makes Minor Oil Discovery, First Since Independence

Aug 22, 2019 | Denis Dumo, Reuters

South Sudan has made a small oil discovery in Northern Upper Nile State, its first since independence in 2011 when exploration was interrupted by war…

DRC: DRC Mining Risks Worsen as Artisanal Cobalt Miners Turn to Copper

Aug 22, 2019 | David Whitehouse, Africa Report

Artisanal miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been turning to copper following the slump in cobalt prices. That means security risks…

DRC: The Complexities of Military Involvement in Mining

Aug 22, 2019 | Patrick Kingsland, Mine Magazine

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the military has deployed hundreds of troops to protect a copper and cobalt mine from illegal mining, while in…

Myanmar: Locals Say Officials Took Bribes, Freed Illegal Loggers in W. Myanmar

Aug 22, 2019 | Htet Naing Zaw, Irrawaddy

Lower House lawmaker U Myint Wai, of Rakhine State’s Gwa Township, accused forest department staff and police of setting free illegal loggers arrested in his…

Battlefield to Pastures: Group Helps Veterans Turn Farming into a Career

Aug 21, 2019 | Leslie Adami, ABC News

For some veterans, transitioning from life in the military to life back at home can be difficult, discouraging and even scary. One of the groups…

Afghanistan: Efforts Underway to Prevent Illegal Coal Mining [Video]

Aug 21, 2019 | TOLOnews

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has called for the National Security Council's help to limit illegal mining in coal deposits in the northern parts…

Afghanistan: All Ministry of Mines & Petroleum Sections Computerized

Aug 21, 2019 | Daily Outlook Afghanistan

Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) officials say all systems of the ministry have been computerized to ensure transparency, accountability, speedy administration and reduce corruption.…

Liberia: Mass Protest Hangs over Loggings Activities in Liberia

Aug 21, 2019 | FrontPage Africa

Section 19 of the National Forestry Reform Law of 2006 makes provision with respect to a fair and transparent procedure for allocating and distributing financial…

Saudi Arabia/Yemen: Yemeni Rebel Drone Attack Targets Remote Saudi Oil Field

Aug 20, 2019 | Environment & Energy News

Drones launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked a massive oil and gas field deep inside Saudi Arabia's sprawling desert on Saturday, causing what the kingdom…

3 PhD Positions for ERC Project on Land Politics in Colombia, Ethiopia and Myanmar

Aug 20, 2019 | Erasmus University Rotterdam

Recent global commodity rushes have profoundly influenced societies across the globe. At least a quarter of a billion hectares of land have been affected, reshaping…

In Myanmar, Better Oversight of Forests a Vital Step in Transition to Rule of Law

Aug 20, 2019 | Art Blundell

For the first time, the Myanmar Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (MEITI) has opened the books to share information with the public on revenue Myanmar’s government collects…

Myanmar: Fatal Landslide Raises Alarms over Myanmar’s Natural Disaster Preparedness

Aug 20, 2019 | San Yamin Aung, Irrawaddy

In the blink of an eye, a massive landslide washed it all away: homes, vehicles, people—all buried deep beneath the mud at the base of…

Liberia: VPA Gets Another 3-Year Mandate

Aug 20, 2019 | Observer

The lifespan of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) between the European Union (EU) and the Government of Liberia (GoL) through the Forestry Development Authority (FDA),…

Myanmar: Natural Disasters Take a Heavy Toll This Year

Aug 20, 2019 | Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times

Government officials announced on Monday that 82 people have been killed and about 200,000 displaced by landslides and flooding in Myanmar since June 25. Another…

Why Legal Principles on War and Environment Matter

Aug 20, 2019 | UN Environment

On 8 July 2019 the International Law Commission adopted 28 draft legal principles on first reading to enhance protection of the environment before, during and…

Myanmar: Indigenous Communities in Myanmar Take Action against Top-Down Conservation

Aug 20, 2019 | Anirudha Nagar, Diplomat

The need to put indigenous peoples at the center of conservation efforts could not be clearer. Evidence is mounting that indigenous stewardship of natural resources is key…

Gender for evaluation of Islamic Relief Afghanistan’s home based education for women project

Aug 19, 2019 | Islamic Relief

Islamic Relief implements a wide range of education projects globally in humanitarian, conflict and development contexts. Examples of type of education related projects and interventions…

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer (Gender Focus)

Aug 19, 2019 | EarthRights International

EarthRights International is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization that combines the power of law and the power of people in defense of human rights and the…

Intern - Programme Support

Aug 19, 2019 | United Nations Environment Programme

Org. Setting and Reporting
The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent…

Gender-based Violence Service Expert (Canadians Only)

Aug 19, 2019 | CUSO International

The Volunteer’s Role

Are you passionate about rights for women and girls?

Tharthi Myay Foundation's mission is to promote social justice and the rule of law in…

Of Pine Trees & Payloads: Environmental Damage during an Armed Conflict

Aug 19, 2019 | Sonia Ahmad

Following the recent armed stand-off between two nuclear-armed states with a combined population of 1.5 billion people earlier this year, the felling of 15 pine…

Intern - Programme Support

Aug 19, 2019 | United Nations Environment Programme

Org. Setting and Reporting
The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent…

Intern - Disasters and Conflicts Programme

Aug 19, 2019 | UN Environment

The United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the…