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Colombia: Plunging Coca Prices Create ‘Humanitarian Emergency’ in Colombia

Mar 31, 2023 | Joshua Collins, Al Jazeera

Farmers in parts of Colombia say sales of coca, the raw ingredient used to make cocaine, have collapsed after a recent surge in production of…

Climate Change: What Does the Sixth IPCC Synthesis Report Say about Climate Security and Peace?

Mar 30, 2023 | Sinéad Barry and Alexandra Steinkraus, Climate Diplomacy

The culmination of the IPCC Sixth Assessment cycle, the recently published synthesis report makes clear the contribution of climate change to global security.

Powering Gender Equity: Women Entrepreneurs at the Forefront of Sustainable Energy Transition

Mar 29, 2023 | Sustainable Energy For All

In the framework of the sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), together with ENERGIA International Network on Gender…

Liberia: The Illegal Turkish Loggers Depleting Liberia's Forest

Mar 29, 2023 | Mark B. Newa, The DayLight

Iraq: Water, Oil and Iraq’s Climate Future

Mar 29, 2023 | Zeinab Shuker, Middle East Research and Information Project

For 40 years, the Iraqi state has lurched from crisis to crisis as wars and domestic conflicts have devastated the country’s infrastructure and institutions. The…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Oil Firms Halt or Cut Output in Iraqi Kurdistan after Pipeline Closure

Mar 29, 2023 | Rowena Edwards, Reuters

Producers have shut in or reduced output at several oilfields in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq following a halt to the northern export…

Colombia: Indigenous Communities and Mennonite Colonies Clash in Colombia

Mar 29, 2023 | Natalia Brito, Mongabay

Satellite data and imagery visualized on Global Forest Watch show tree cover loss associated with large-scale agriculture and road-building occurring since 2015 in the area…

Report: Mitigation of Seal-Fishery Conflict Requires Cooperation in the Baltic Sea Region

Mar 28, 2023 | Natural Resources Institute Finland

Mitigation of seal-fishery conflict requires a broad knowledge base and better understanding between key stakeholders, particularly between the coastal fisheries sector and conservation organizations. A…

Yemen: Groundwater Depletion and Possible Solutions

Mar 27, 2023 | Maha Al-Salehi, Holm Akhdar

Yemen is considered one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. Among the main threats which face the country’s water resources is groundwater depletion…

UN Warns of Water Wars as 2 Billion People Lack Clean Water with Africa & Middle East Hardest Hit [Video]

Mar 27, 2023 | Democracy Now!

A new report by the United Nations warns that a quarter of humanity lacks access to safe drinking water, and nearly half of the global…

Liberia: Permit Shows FDA Boss Approved Illegal Timber Exports

Mar 27, 2023 | James Harding Giahyue, The DayLight

Commenting at an international forest and climate conference in January, the Managing Director of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) Mike Doryen blamed loggers and villagers for certain…

DRC/Rwanda: Kinshasa Says Kigali Is Plundering Its Resources

Mar 26, 2023 | Financial Times

The Democratic Republic of Congo said it was losing almost $1bn a year in minerals that were being illegally smuggled into Rwanda, as it restated…

Liberia: FDA Says It Issued ‘Tens’ of Permits outside Legal System

Mar 24, 2023 | James Harding Giahyue, The DayLight

The Forestry Development Authority said it has issued “tens” of export permits outside Liberia’s log-tracking system. The DayLight has requested access to all of the…

Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: UN Helps Broker Accord between Warring Communities in Abyei

Mar 24, 2023 | Xinhua

Two communities, whose fighting over rights in a disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan, have reached a peace accord under the auspices of the…

Iraq: Corruption, Deep Disparity Mark Iraq’s Oil Legacy post-2003

Mar 23, 2023 | Samya Kullab, Associated Press

For Iraq’s poorest, evidence of the country’s monumental oil wealth is inescapable. So is the knowledge that very little of it trickles down to them.

Congo-Kinshasa: Goma - Monusco Supports the Project "Women Elders and Ambassadors for Peacebuilding"

Mar 22, 2023 | Marylene Seguy, All Africa

The consortium of women's organizations in North Kivu launched the "Women Elders and Ambassadors for Peacebuilding" project on Friday, March 17 in Goma, North Kivu.This…

Colombia: Plan to Mine ‘Clean Energy’ Metals in Colombian Amazon Splits Communities

Mar 22, 2023 | Natalia Torres Garzón, Mongabay

In this richly biodiverse region, where the cool mountains of the Andes meet the Amazon Rainforest, opinions are divided and emotions are high among communities…

Colombia: Colombia Plan to Mine ‘Clean Energy’ Metals in Colombian Amazon Splits Communities

Mar 22, 2023 | Natalia Torres Garzón, Mongabay

“We are experiencing a profound crisis, not only in the Amazon but throughout humanity,” said Campo Elías de la Cruz, a Catholic priest and environmental…

Myanmar: Myanmar Designates New Protected Forest Area to Protect Biodiversity

Mar 21, 2023 | Xinhua

Myanmar's government has designated a new protected public forest area in western region Sagaing's Katha district. The move is aimed at conserving watershed areas for…

Syria: Syria’s Forests Decimated by 12 Years of War

Mar 21, 2023 | PAX

A new PAX study based on satellite analysis and open-source research demonstrates the destructive impact of twelve years of war on Syria’s forests and orchards,…

Water Wars: Dammed Thirsty: The Cross-Border Fight for Water

Mar 20, 2023 | Agence France-Presse

With half the world experiencing water scarcity for at least part of the year, the huge dams being built by some countries to boost their…

Ecuadaor: Petroecuador Declares Force Majeure in Oil Field amid Conflict with Local Community

Mar 20, 2023 | Reuters

Ecuador's state-owned oil and gas company, Petroecuador, said on Sunday it would declare force majeure on its Eden Yuturi oil field in the eastern part…

Myanmar: Myanmar Designates New Protected Forest Area to Protect Biodiversity

Mar 19, 2023 | The Meghalayan Bureau

Myanmar’s government has designated a new protected public forest area in western region Sagaing’s Katha district. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation last…

DRC: Mineral War Fuels Ongoing Military Clash in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo

Mar 19, 2023 | Michelle Bozzi, Organization for World Peace

Sustained combat between the M23 movement and government forces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has displaced over 300,000 people from their homes…

Climate Change: Weathering the Storm: How Japan Is Factoring Climate Change into Defense Policy

Mar 19, 2023 | Gabriel Dominguez, Japan Times

Storm surges, flooding, more powerful typhoons and scorching temperatures — climate change will bring more of all to Japan, endangering military sites, personnel and gear,…

DRC: DR Congo Wants to Revise 2008 Mining Agreement with China

Mar 19, 2023 | The Brussels Times with Belga

President Felix Tshisekedi on Saturday spoke out in favour of revising the mining contract concluded in 2008 with China, signed by his predecessor Joseph Kabila,…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdistan Oil Revenues to Be Transferred by Baghdad for First Time Since 2002

Mar 17, 2023 | Arab Weekly

Oil revenues from Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will be transferred to a bank account under federal government supervision for the first time since 2002, state…

Myanmar: Environmental Damage in Ethnic Areas Increases 2 Years after Coup, Says KRW

Mar 17, 2023 | Karen News

The Karen Rivers Watch (KRW) has issued a statement on March 14, the International Day of Action Against Dams and For Rivers, Water and Life,…

Water Wars: The Shift to a Green Energy Future Is Renewing Plantation-Era Water Wars in Hawaii

Mar 16, 2023 | Brittany Lyte, Honolulu Civil Beat

A proposed hydro project — the first of its kind in the world — could supply up to a quarter of the island’s power by…

Climate Justice: Stories of Resistance with Activists from the East Med

Mar 15, 2023 | Josef Boraei and Myrto Skouroupathi, Cyprus Mail

Various initiatives and groups hosted the recent event in Nicosia, ‘Stories of Resistance’, as a symbolic and powerful tool to learn, unpack buried narratives and…