International

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…

Syria: Displacement, Earthquakes and People on the Brink: The Conflict in Syria 12 Years on

Mar 15, 2023 | World Food Programme

Before the deadly earthquakes on its border with Türkiye, in February, Syria was a largely forgotten crisis – now, as the country marks 12 years of conflict,…

Ukraine/Russia: The War in Ukraine Is a Human Tragedy. It’s Also an Environmental Disaster.

Mar 13, 2023 | Jeff Stein and Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post

Since the war began more than a year ago, tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or wounded on the battlefield while the…

Myanmar: Explained: Why Teak Imported from Myanmar Is Called "Conflict Wood"

Mar 12, 2023 | Pooja Yadav, India Times

India is now the second largest importer of "conflict wood" from Myanmar, following China, according to a recent investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative…

Liberia: New Agreement Reached to Protect 30% of Liberia’s Forest

Mar 10, 2023 | David A. Yates, Observer

A landmark agreement, which seeks to protect Liberia's rich forest biodiversity from threat has been reached between conservationists and community dwellers in forest areas.

Bolivia: Water for All: Community, Property, and Revolution in Modern Bolivia

Mar 10, 2023 | Peter Schmidt, North American Congress on Latin America

Sarah T. Hines’s 140-year history of water conflict in Cochabamba, Bolivia paints a picture of environmental world-building that is plodding, messy, and sorely needed.

Yemen: UN Signs Deal to Salvage Stranded Oil from Tanker off Yemen

Mar 10, 2023 | Associated Press

The United Nations announced Thursday it has signed an agreement to purchase a very large vessel that can transfer more than 1 million barrels of…

Liberia: GVL Violates Villagers’ Rights, Sues for Palm Theft

Mar 9, 2023 | Mark B. Newa, Observer

Things were about to change for Lincoln Weah and his friends but he did not know. It was July 7, 2022. Weah had just returned…

Climate Change: The Hague Round Table: ‘The More Fragile a Country Is, the Less Climate Finance It Gets’

Mar 8, 2023 | Climate Centre

This year’s round table on climate and security in The Hague yesterday covered the growing challenge of getting climate finance through to fragile and conflict-affected…

China/Indonesia/Philippines/Malaysia/Vietnam/South China Sea: Hunt for Oil and Gas Increases Risk of Flashpoints in South China Sea, Report Says

Mar 8, 2023 | Radio Free Asia

Almost all the claimants in the South China Sea are moving forward with new oil and gas exploration projects this year, heightening the risk of…

Ukraine: Facing Minefields and Cash Crunch, Ukraine Farmers to Sow Smaller Crop

Mar 7, 2023 | Rod Nickel and Pavel Polityuk, Reuters

Facing fields full of mines and short of cash, many Ukrainian farmers are likely to sow a smaller area this spring than they did following…

Myanmar: From Taiwan to Turkey and Beyond: How Deforestation Inc Exposed the Teak Trade from Myanmar

Mar 7, 2023 | Scilla Alecci, International Consortium of Inevtigative Journalists

A new investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and media partners around the world exposed how Western governments have failed to stop the…

Ukraine: How the War Is Making Soil and Water Toxic

Mar 7, 2023 | Julia Vergin, Deutsche Welle

At some point, the war in Ukraine will end, hopefully. But even when it does, when the deathly explosions of all the rockets and bombs…

Forests: Conservationists Decry Palm Oil Giants’ Exit from HCSA Forest Protection Group

Mar 7, 2023 | Hans Nicholas Jong, Mongabay

Two major palm oil companies recently exited a committee that helps identify forest areas for protection, bringing the total number of firms quitting the framework…

International Women’s Day: Our Planet Needs Gender Justice

Mar 7, 2023 | Friends of the Earth

Although women bear the brunt of environmental injustice, they’re also leading the way to save our planet. Find out why we celebrate International Women’s Day…

Nigeria: Group Seeks Equitable Distribution of Resources for Women

Mar 7, 2023 | EnviroNews Nigeria

The Lift Above Poverty Organisation (LAPO), a non-governmental organisation, has advocated for equitable distribution of resources to women in the society.

Women Defenders for Territories Free of Mining

Mar 7, 2023 | Ada Recinos, Amazon Watch

Celebrate International Women's Day by meeting defenders on the front lines of the Mining Out of the Amazon movement.