International
Colombia: Pink Dolphins and Reformed Colombian Rebels Turn No-Go Zone into Ecotourism Hit
Feb 6, 2023
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Dimitri Selibas, Guardian
Rural communities, former guerrillas of the Farc (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) and endangered dolphins are unlikely allies in this near-forgotten corner of Colombia’s Amazon…
Resource Conflict Likely to Expand as World Heads into ‘Low-Cooperation Era’
Feb 6, 2023
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Anthony King, Chemistry World
The world faces risks ‘both wholly new and eerily familiar,’ the Global Risks Report 2023 warns. Dangers include geoeconomic confrontation, climate change and divisive competition…
Liberia: Protesters ‘Besiege’ Forest Forum Venue over US$6M Unpaid Gov’t Debt
Feb 6, 2023
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Observer
The primary objective of the just-ended forest conference hosted by the Liberian government might have been to reassess the government and the international community’s commitment…
Liberia: Community Affected by Illegal Logging Speaks out
Feb 6, 2023
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Paul M. Kanneh, Global News Network
Located about 55 kilometers from Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, Compound #1 in Grand Bassa County has been in the news for all the right and wrong…
United States: She Grew Up Under Water Boil Advisories in Jackson. Now She’s Bringing Environmental Justice to the EPA
Feb 6, 2023
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Jessica Kutz, The 19th
In her community outreach role for the EPA, Rosemary Enobakhare is working to prioritize communities in need while “shining a light” on issues affecting them…
West Africa: Meet the People Safeguarding the Sacred Forests and Lagoons of West Africa
Feb 5, 2023
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Ricci Shryock, NPR
In areas throughout West African countries such as Liberia, Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, communities have designated biodiversity hotspots, including forests and lagoons, as sacred. They believe…
Colombia: Colombia Forest Fires Fall 70% in First 30 days of 2023 vs 2022 - NGO
Feb 3, 2023
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Oliver Griffin, Reuters
Incidents of forest fires in Colombia fell by almost 70% during the first 30 days of 2023 versus the year-earlier period, local advocacy group the…
Colombia: Colombia's War on Illegal Gold Mines Also Hits Outlaw Armed Groups
Feb 3, 2023
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Agence France-Presse
Colombia began operations against such illegal mining in 2012. Since then, authorities say they have destroyed more than 800 pieces of machinery.
Switzerland: Switzerland Calls for Better Environmental Protection in Armed Conflicts
Feb 2, 2023
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Switzerland Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
From 24 January to 2 February, Switzerland and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hosted an online meeting of governmental experts, with the…
Colombia: Colombia Clinches $70 mln Development Funds for Clean Power
Feb 2, 2023
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Isla Binnie, Reuters
Colombia secured $70 million to prime its power grid for more renewable sources like wind and solar on Thursday, from a fund that aims to…
Climate Change: This Is the Link between Climate Change and Conflict - and What Can Be Done about It
Feb 1, 2023
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Ewan Thomson, World Economic Forum
The latest Ecological Threat Report (ETR) from independent non-profit think tank the Institute of Economics & Peace (IEP) seeks to present two particularly large and…
Afghanistan: Millions of Mines and Unexploded Grenades Are Scattered across Afghanistan. Locals Say Helping Collect the Metal for Cash Is How They Feed Their Families.
Feb 1, 2023
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Katie Balevic, Olivia Nemec, Edris Lutfi, Zaki Yousofzai, and Milad Nabawi, Insider
Most countries have outlawed the use of landmines, but the Russians planted millions in Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War from 1979 to 1989, Insider reported.…
DRC: Pope Denounces 'Economic Colonialism' Plundering Congo
Feb 1, 2023
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Agence France-Presse
Pope Francis arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, denouncing "economic colonialism" that he said had plundered the resources of the mineral-rich and…
Liberia: Liberia, World Bank Sign US$96M Financing Agreement for 60MW Solar Energy
Feb 1, 2023
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Lennart Dodoo, FrontPage Africa
Liberia has signed a financing agreement with the International Development Association for the production of an additional 60MW of renewable energy geared toward further solving…
Chad/Liberia/Sierra Leone/Togo: Sierra Leone, Chad, Liberia and Togo Launch Regional Renewables Project
Feb 1, 2023
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Sladjana Djunisic, Renewables Now
Officials from Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo on Tuesday launched the Regional Emergency Solar Power Intervention Project (RESPITE), a USD-311-million (EUR 285.6m) electrification initiative…
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine War to Accelerate Shift to Clean Energy, BP Says
Jan 30, 2023
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Ron Bousso, Reuters
Russia's war in Ukraine is expected to weigh on long-term energy demand and accelerate the world's shift to renewables and low-carbon power as countries boost…
Afghanistan/Iran: MP Urges Taliban to Allocate Iran’s Water Share, Warns of Eviction of Afghans
Jan 30, 2023
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Tasnim News Agency
A lawmaker said if Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan does not get the share of water supply under an agreement with Afghanistan, the…
Sustainable Peace Cannot Be Built Where Rights of Women Are Ignored, Says Deputy Secretary-General at Security Council Open Debate
Jan 26, 2023
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UN
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s remarks at the Security Council open debate on peacebuilding and sustaining peace, in New York today:
I would like…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq's Kurdish Region Warns against 'Unlawful' Stop to Funds
Jan 26, 2023
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Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Abby Sewell, Associated Press
Iraqi Kurdish authorities on Thursday pushed back against a decision by Iraq’s top court that blocked payments from state coffers funding the semi-autonomous region. Jutiar…
Council of Europe Assembly Adopts Resolution to Codify Ecocide
Jan 26, 2023
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Stop Ecocide International
This week in Strasbourg the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) voted overwhelmingly to adopt resolution 2477 and recommendation 2246, both calling for…
Liberia: AML Extends Agro Reforestation Program to Bolo Village, Nimba County
Jan 25, 2023
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Joel Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
ArcelorMittal Liberia’s Environmental Department in collaboration with a non-governmental organization, Committee for Peace and Development Advocacy (COPDA), has commenced an Agro Reforestation Program in Bolo,…
Colombia: Colombia Shifts Strategy in Drug War away from Coca Eradication
Jan 24, 2023
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Christina Noriega, Al Jazeera
After promising to radically change Colombian drug policy, the administration of President Gustavo Petro has announced plans this month to reduce forced eradication efforts that,…
Afghanistan/Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan to Supply Electricity amid Energy Crisis in Afghanistan
Jan 24, 2023
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Nizamuddin Rezahi, Khaama Press News Agency
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Energy and Water announced that Uzbekistan has assured to resume supplying electricity to Afghanistan after weeks of complete blackout.
Nigeria: The Oil Thieves of Nigeria
Jan 23, 2023
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James Barnett, New Lines Magazine
Since the 1990s, the Niger Delta has been embroiled in a violent conflict rooted in competing visions of who owns Nigeria’s oil — and what…
Colombia: Colombia’s ‘Tree of Life’ Births a New Culinary and Conservation Movement
Jan 23, 2023
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Ocean Malandra, Mongabay
The guáimaro tree is a keystone species of Colombia’s tropical dry forest, an incredibly biodiverse ecosystem with species adapted to surviving long dry spells between…
Colombia: Colombia Killings of Social Leaders Hit Record in 2022 - Ombudsman
Jan 23, 2023
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Reuters
Colombia witnessed killings of 215 social leaders and human rights activists in 2022, the highest toll ever recorded, as illegal armed groups intensified their attacks…
Afghanistan: Nearly 3000 Acres of Govt Land Reclaimed in Sherzad District
Jan 23, 2023
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Yousuf Zarifi, Pajhwok Afghan News
Government land measuring nearly 3,000 acres has been wrested back from usurpers in the Sherzad district of eastern Nangarhar province.
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Envoy Discusses Helmand Water Share with Taliban
Jan 23, 2023
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Mehr News Agency
Iran's newly-appointed envoy to Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi in a meeting with Taliban Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi discussed Iran's water share from Helmand…
Afghanistan/Iran: The Newly-Appointed Iranian Ambassador Has Asked for His Country’s Right to Helmand River Water, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Says
Jan 23, 2023
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Imran Danish, TOLOnews
Iran’s newly appointed ambassador to Kabul, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, in a meeting with Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said Afghanistan's water resources should be…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Asks Afghanistan for Its Due Water Share
Jan 23, 2023
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Javed Ahmad Kakar, Pajhwok Afghan News
The newly-appointed Iranian ambassador has asked for his country’s right to Helmand River water, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says.