International
Ukraine: US Announces $89 Million to Help Ukraine Clear Land Mines
Aug 9, 2022
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Lara Seligman, Politico
The Biden administration will provide $89 million to help Kyiv clear land mines that now litter huge swaths of Ukraine after Russia’s February invasion, according…
Myanmar: 'The Sacrifice Zone': Myanmar Bears Cost of Green Energy
Aug 9, 2022
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Dake Kang, Victoria Milko, and Lori Hinnant, Associated Press
The birds no longer sing, and the herbs no longer grow. The fish no longer swim in rivers that have turned a murky brown. The…
Germany Grants 23.7bn To Tame Wildlife Conflicts, Lift Gender Justice
Aug 9, 2022
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Henry Mwangonde
Ukraine: War in Ukraine Continues. Initiatives Endangering Forests Only Gather Pace!
Aug 8, 2022
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Yehor Hrynyk, Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group
Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2022) took place on 4-5 July in Lugano, Switzerland. Over 1000 participants attended the event, including high officials from Ukraine and…
Sierra Leone Now Has New Land Rights Law to Promote Gender and Tribal Equality and Social Justice
Aug 8, 2022
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Abdul Rashid Thomas
After sixty years of procrastination, the Parliament of Sierra Leone has today passed into law “The Customary Land Rights Act 2022”, which the government says…
Amid Mixed Results for Africa’s Effective Governance, Peace, Security, Speakers in Security Council Spotlight Ways to End Violence, Build Capacity for Growth
Aug 8, 2022
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United Nations
Highlighting the links between effective governance, peace, security and development in Africa, speakers urged greater international investment and support for nationally led efforts, stressing “Africa…
Maldives: Greening National Security Policy in the Indo-Pacific
Aug 8, 2022
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Athaulla A. Rasheed, Asia & the Pacific Policy Society
As Maldives pushes to counter climate change with ‘green’ defence strategies, the region can look to the country’s progress for policy inspiration, Athaulla Rasheed writes.
Afghanistan: Large Volumes of Afghan Water Enter Iran via Kamal Khan Dam
Aug 7, 2022
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Saqalain Eqbal, Khaama Press
Iranian officials stated that large volumes of Helmand river water released by Afghanistan gushed through the Kamal Khan Dam, and flowed into Iran on Saturday…
Afghanistan: Most of Faryab Land Irrigated with Groundwater
Aug 7, 2022
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Qutbuddin Kohi, Pajhwok Afghan News
A number of residents of northern Faryab province are concerned about the digging of deep wells and the improper use of groundwater. But Afghanistan is…
Iraq: Heatwaves Scorch Iraq as Protracted Political Crisis Grinds on
Aug 6, 2022
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Shawn Yuan, Al Jazeera
Under Iraq’s blistering summer heat, thousands gathered inside Baghdad’s Green Zone for mass prayer on Friday. Some wrapped their faces in cloths soaked in water,…
Hungary: Hungary Eases Logging in Protected Forests to Tackle Gas Crunch
Aug 5, 2022
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Marton Kasnyik, Bloomberg
Hungary waived environmental regulations protecting native forests from logging, showing the increasingly extreme steps the government is willing to take to prepare for next winter’s…
Colombia: How Colombia's Conflict Intensified Violence Against Women and the LGBTQI+ Community
Aug 4, 2022
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Insight Crime
The testimonies of women and LGBTQI+ persons in Colombia have revealed the disproportionate violence they suffered during the country's armed conflict, warning of the cycles…
Afghanistan: The Taliban’s Black Gold: Militants Seize on Coal to Reboot Economy
Aug 3, 2022
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Financial Times
To reboot the economic system, the Taliban have aggressively elevated coal exports, brushing apart environmental and moral considerations in a bid to spice up, management…
Liberia: Liberia's Cocoa Sector Gets Big Boost as Regional Collaboration Gears to Overcome Binding Constraints on Growth
Aug 3, 2022
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J.H. Webster Clayeh, FrontPage Africa
As part of efforts to improve cocoa production in Liberia; the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) in collaboration with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) has…
Colombia: Colombia Enlists Ripple Labs to Put Land Deeds on Blockchain
Aug 2, 2022
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Crypto News BTC
Colombia’s authorities has launched a partnership with Ripple Labs, the corporate behind the cryptocurrency XRP, to place land titles on the blockchain, a part of…
Ukraine/Russia/Sudan: Russia Is Plundering Gold in Sudan to Boost Putin's War Effort in Ukraine
Jul 29, 2022
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Nima Elbagir, Barbara Arvanitidis, Tamara Qiblawi, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Mohammed Abo Al Gheit, and Darya Tarasova, CNN
Days after Moscow launched its bloody war on Ukraine, a Russian cargo plane stood on a Khartoum runway, a strip of tarmac surrounded by red-orange…
DRC: DR Congo Launches Controversial Auction for Oil and Gas Blocks
Jul 28, 2022
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Agence France Presse
The Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday launched a controversial auction of 30 oil and gas blocks, despite warnings that drilling in the country's rainforests and…
This Is What Happens When You Treat Fossil Fuels as a National Security Issue
Jul 28, 2022
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Conflict and Environment Observatory
The Manchin climate compromise continues the worrisome trend of treating oil and gas infrastructure as a security necessity—even though they endanger more than they protect.
Jamaica Launches Gender and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan
Jul 27, 2022
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Santana Salmon, Caribbean National Weekly
Jamaica has launched a gender and climate change strategy and action plan (GCCSAP) that it says has been developed and guided by a national gender…
Afghanistan: The Trans-Afghan Railway Line: Back on Track?
Jul 26, 2022
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Sophia Nina Burna-Asefi, Diplomat
The Trans-Afghan railway project is gathering momentum as Uzbekistan seeks access to Pakistan’s ports. But can the project overcome security, geographic, and financial hurdles?
Ukraine: Hundreds of Professionals Gather to Discuss Violence Against Women in Conflict-Affected Ukraine
Jul 26, 2022
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Council of Europe
On 21 July 2022, five hundred and twenty professionals who provide services to victims of violence against women, and ensure coordination of these services, participated in a one-day…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Investigations Underway after Missile Attack on Oil Field in Iraqi Kurdistan
Jul 26, 2022
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Morningstar
Investigations are under way after a rocket attack on the Khor Mor gas field in the Chamchamal district of Slemani in Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday…
CAR: Come Follow the Redwood Trees – Tracking Wagner’s Forestry Business in CAR
Jul 26, 2022
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All Eyes on Wagner
Alongside the European Investigative Collaborations network, the authors have identified a new company specialised in the timber business in the Central African Republic related to…
Colombia: Tensions between Indigenous and Plantation Owners in Southwest Colombia
Jul 25, 2022
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Adriaan Alsema, Colombia Reports
President-elect Gustavo Petro called on Colombia’s sugar association and indigenous to negotiate the use of land in the southwest Of the country. The Nasa people…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Needs Oil and Gas and Revenue-Sharing Laws: PM Barzani
Jul 24, 2022
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Dler S. Mohammed, Kurdistan 24
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani stressed that Iraq requires oil and gas and revenue-sharing laws during his meeting with the Speaker of the Iraqi…
Colombia: Petro Calls for Dialogues to Analyze Land Problems in Cauca
Jul 23, 2022
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California18
The president elect Gustavo Petro spoke after the recent disturbances of public order that occurred after the irregular occupation of sugar mill properties in the…
Liberia: Liberia’s Forest Communities to Take Driver’s Seat in Management and Conservation of Natural Resources in New Project
Jul 22, 2022
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Global News Network
The Forestry Development Authority together with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on 22 July 2022 ,launched a…
Climate Change: Why Climate Change Could Spark Conflict
Jul 21, 2022
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Jack Graham, Thomson Reuters Foundation
From record-breaking and deadly heatwaves in western Europe to a severe drought in the Horn of Africa, the impacts of climate change are becoming increasingly…
Afghanistan/Pakistan: The Afghan Refugees Turning Barren Soil into Fertile Land in Balochistan
Jul 20, 2022
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Hazar Khan Baloch, Independent
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that there are around 300,000 people displaced in refugee camps in the southwestern region of Balochistan…
Myanmar: Myanmar Military’s Land Mine Use Amounts to War Crimes: Amnesty
Jul 20, 2022
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Agence France-Presse
Myanmar junta troops are committing war crimes by laying land mines on a “massive scale” around villages where they are battling anti-coup fighters, rights campaign…