International
Colombia: How a Peace Deal in Colombia Brought War on the Amazon
Dec 12, 2021
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Matthew Bristow, Bloomberg
Much of the world’s attention is focused on Brazil’s dismal record on safeguarding the rainforest, yet in neighboring Colombia swathes of the Amazon are being turned into…
Nigeria: Insecurity - Effects and Implications for Nigerian Women, Girls
Dec 11, 2021
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Angela Nkwo
Kuwait: ‘Gushing Oil and Roaring Fires’: 30 Years on Kuwait Is Still Scarred by Catastrophic Pollution
Dec 11, 2021
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Richa Syal, Guardian
For 10 months in Kuwait, everything was upside down. Daytime was full of darkness from the thick smoke, and nights were bright from the distant…
Cameroon: Climate Change Fuels Violence and Mass Displacement in Cameroon
Dec 10, 2021
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UN News
A flare-up in intercommunal fighting in northern Cameroon has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes and brought a halt to aid…
DRC: Gender-Based Violence Survivors Learn to Rebuild Engines as they Rebuild Lives
Dec 10, 2021
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Vittoria Moretti
Iraq: How the Oil Industry Is Making Iraqis Sick
Dec 10, 2021
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TRT World
Oil is the main driver of Iraq’s economy, but at human and environmental costs. In Iraq’s southern city of Basra, the cancer rate has been…
South Sudan: Floods Create Fresh Catastrophe for South Sudan on Its Difficult Journey from War to Peace
Dec 10, 2021
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African Business
Seventy percent of Unity State is now under water because of the worst floods in sixty years. This is climate change in South Sudan. It’s not…
Liberia: CADASTA Foundation, Partners Launch Community Land Intervention Monitoring and Management Tools for Liberia Land Authority
Dec 10, 2021
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Jaheim Tumu, FrontPage Africa
The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) has benefited from Community Land Intervention Monitoring and Management Tools (CLIMT) launched through its partners, CADASTA, Lantmateriet and the Swedish…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Opium Trade Booms Since Taliban Takeover
Dec 10, 2021
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Shabnam von Hein, Deutsche Welle
More Afghans facing extreme poverty are turning to opium production as a means of survival. Despite promises to the contrary, the Taliban are unlikely to…
Fiji: U.S. Government Enhances Gender Balance in Climate Adaptation Training
Dec 9, 2021
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US Embassy in Fiji
Colombia: Colombia’s Amazon Is a Peace Victim
Dec 9, 2021
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George Mackie, Washington Newsday
Surprisingly, the 2016 peace agreement in Colombia that ended nearly six decades of civil strife has harmed the Amazon. Land grabbers came into areas that…
Climate Change: Climate Change ‘Aggravating Factor for Terrorism’: UN Chief
Dec 9, 2021
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UN
In Iraq and Syria, terrorist group Daesh, also known as ISIL, has exploited water shortages and taken control of water infrastructure to impose its will…
Syria: In Northwestern Syria, Devastating Conflict Leaves a Toxic Environmental Legacy
Dec 8, 2021
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Enab Baladi
The continued bombardment of areas in northwestern Syria, including the al-Ghab Plain, subjects the residents of these areas to life-threatening risks, accidents, and constant pressure.…
Liberia: Important Step towards Land Ownership for Rural Population in Liberia
Dec 8, 2021
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GIM International
A web-based geodata solution has been launched in Liberia to support people’s land ownership rights by improving cooperation between the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) and…
Women Peacebuilders Get $5 Million Boost
Dec 8, 2021
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Search for Common Ground
New 5-year program will focus on some of the world’s conflict hotspots.
How Does Fighting Climate Change Help Protect Sexual and Reproductive Health?
Dec 7, 2021
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Leah Rodriguez
Liberia: Liberia Sets to Issue Title Deeds for Customary Land
Dec 7, 2021
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Observer
The Liberia Land Authority (LLA), with support from the Joint United Nations PeaceBuilding Support Programme on December 2, launched an historic land survey in Sinje, Grand…
Iraq: Intensifying IS Attacks Strike Near Northern Oil Fields
Dec 7, 2021
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Mohammed Hussein, Rawaz Tahir, and Araz Mohammed, Iraq Oil Report
The self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) militant group has launched an increasingly fierce campaign in northern Iraq, including several recent attacks near oil fields in which…
DRC: How China Wrested Control of the Congo’s Critical Minerals
Dec 6, 2021
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David Uren, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
China’s system of bankrolling its state companies may be entrenching great inefficiency in its economy but has delivered it unchallenged dominance in the critical minerals…
Saudi Arabia: Saudi Environmental Security Officers Protect Sea and Land Ecosystems
Dec 6, 2021
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Hebshi Alshammari, Arab News
The Saudi Special Forces for Environmental Security have apprehended dozens of offenders for environmental violations as part of a recent crackdown. The forces, under the…
Myanmar: Illegal Gold Mines Operate Unchecked in Myanmar’s Kachin State Since Coup
Dec 4, 2021
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Radio Free Asia
Illegal gold mine operations have run unchecked in the capital of Myanmar’s Kachin state since the military seized power 10 months ago, raising concerns for…
Afghanistan: Taliban Issues Decree on Afghan Women’s Rights
Dec 4, 2021
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Aleynes Palacios Hurtado
Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada on Friday issued a decree on women's rights in Afghanistan, official sources reported.
Afghanistan: In Afghanistan, ‘Who Has the Guns Gets the Land’
Dec 3, 2021
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Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Yaqoob Akbary, New York TImes
Thousands of Afghans are facing such traumatic dislocations as the new Taliban government uses property to compensate its fighters for years of military service, amid…
Afghanistan/Iran: Taliban, Iranian Border Guards Clash on Nimroz Border over Misunderstanding
Dec 2, 2021
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Iran's border guards and the Taliban ended clashes along a segment of the border in what Iranian state media reported was a "misunderstanding" from the…
Cambodia: More Than 40 Suspects Sent to Court in Deforestation and Land Encroachment Crackdown
Dec 1, 2021
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Khmer Times
Provincial authorities in Siem Reap sent 47 suspects to the Provincial Court as part of the national crackdown on land grabbing and deforestation crimes in…
China/Indonesia/South China Sea: Beijing Demanded Indonesia Stop Oil and Natural Gas Drilling during Stand-off
Dec 1, 2021
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Reuters
China told Indonesia to stop drilling for oil and natural gas in maritime territory that both countries regard as their own during a months-long stand-off…
Myanmar: Climate Danger Grows in ‘Vulnerable’ Myanmar after Military Coup
Dec 1, 2021
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John Liu and Rory Wallace, Al Jazeera
There is increasing concern that Myanmar is at risk of a serious environmental crisis, as the generals who seized power in a coup on February…
Colombia: Auxico to Build $116m Rare-Earth Refinery in Colombia
Nov 30, 2021
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Mariaan Webb, Mining Weekly
CSE-listed Auxico Resources has announced plans to build a 10 000 km2 rare earth refining facility in the free-trade zone in Santa Marta, Colombia, capable of…
Colombia: What Makes Colombia the Next Ecotourism Hotspot
Nov 30, 2021
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Gilberto Salcedo Ribero, Trade Arabia
Tourism is one of the growing economic sectors of Colombia; it managed to attract millions of visitors to the country, thanks to its welcoming people,…
Afghanistan: Herat Saffron Yield Cut in Half by Drought
Nov 30, 2021
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TOLOnews
Officials from Herat’s agriculture department say that saffron production in the province has decreased this year compared to last year. Pir Mohammad Halimi, head of…