International
Colombia: Cattle, Not Coca, Drive Deforestation of the Amazon in Colombia – Report
Feb 19, 2023
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Luke Taylor, Guardian
Cattle-ranching, not cocaine, has driven the destruction of the Colombian Amazon over the last four decades, a new study has found. Successive recent governments have…
UAE/Yemen: UAE-Backed Mercenaries Loot Oilfields in Yemen’s Energy-Rich Shabwah: Report
Feb 17, 2023
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The Cradle
According to documents obtained by Yemen’s Al-Masirah media outlet, Takfiri militants affiliated with the UAE-backed mercenary group, the Giants Brigade, have been looting large amounts…
China/DRC: China and Congo Butt Heads over 15-Year-Old $17 Billion Deal
Feb 17, 2023
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Chinedu Okafor, Business Insider
The Democratic Republic of Congo's state auditor has requested an additional $17 billion in investments from a 2008 infrastructure-for-minerals agreement with Chinese investors, which is…
Kenya/South Sudan: Ilemi Triangle Spat: How Resources Fuel East Africa’s Border Conflicts
Feb 17, 2023
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Al Chukwuma Okoli, defenceWeb
For decades, African states have grappled with numerous interstate border disputes, especially in resource-rich regions. In east Africa, most of these conflicts are as old…
Ukraine/Russia: Russia Draining a Ukrainian Reservoir Is a Reminder That Water Can Be a Weapon in a Warming World
Feb 15, 2023
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Dave Levitan, Grid
In a warming world, water is an increasingly precious resource — and it can also be used as a weapon when conflict breaks out.
Conflict Minerals: How Conflict Minerals Make It into Our Phones
Feb 15, 2023
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Katie Brigham, CNBC
Tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. All of these minerals are found in our electronics and all are considered conflict minerals, due to their potential origin…
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…
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.
“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…
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…
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…
Liberia: EU Bemoans Violations in Forestry Sector
Feb 7, 2023
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Tina S. Mehnpaine, Observer
The head of the European Union (EU) Delegation has described as worrisome the blatant violations that have marred the Liberian forestry sector in recent years…
The UAE and Israel Have a History of Strong Female Leadership. Women Must Take Substantial Roles in the Next Phase of the Abraham Accords.
Feb 7, 2023
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Marcy Grossman, Atlantic Council
It has been more than two years since the Abraham Accords normalized relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan.…
Canada: Climate Crisis and Women’s Rights- Mission Inclusion and IUCN Selected For a 3-year, $30 Million Project Under the Canadian Government’s Partnering for Climate
Feb 7, 2023
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IUCN
Quebec City, February 7, 2023 – Mission inclusion and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have been selected by Global Affairs Canada to conduct an…
United States: Women Can Play Key Roles in Sustainable Fishing
Feb 7, 2023
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Tomas Hoppough, Denver 7
Two issues in the commercial fishing industry are in the spotlight: sustainable fishing and getting more women into the industry.
Bolivia: “We Will Fight Every Battle” – Two Women, One Mission Against Deforestation
Feb 7, 2023
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Nicole Vargas, Diálogo Chino
A pair of Indigenous leaders from opposite ends of Bolivia share the intimidation they’ve faced protecting their communities from projects which exploit their natural resources…