International
Liberia: Unsustainable Land-Use Threats Ecosystems and Habitats
Jun 29, 2021
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Jonathan Browne, New Dawn
The chair of the Man And the Biosphere Programme International Coordinating Council (MAB-ICC) has said that unsustainable land-use practices, teamed with overexploitation of resources and…
Colombia: Beef Industry Causes Deforestation in Colombia’s Chiribiquete National Park
Jun 29, 2021
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Tatiana Pardo Ibarra, Mongabay
Behind some of the beef sold in Colombian supermarkets is a story of deforestation in protected areas and illegal armed groups who benefit from cattle…
DRC: Man’s World: Are Women in Artisanal Mining Still a ‘Bad Omen’?
Jun 28, 2021
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Yoana Cholteeva
Many communities believe women to bring bad luck at mining sites, despite women making up up to half of artisanal miners.
When it comes to the…
South Sudan: South Sudan Misused Oil Revenues: Government Official
Jun 28, 2021
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Benjamin Takpiny, Anadolu Agency
Mismanagement of oil revenues is undermining development in South Sudan, according to a senior official. Deputy Finance Minister in the transitional unity government Agok Makur…
China/Iraq: Why Did Iraq Pull the Plug On Its $2 Billion Oil Deal with China?
Jun 27, 2021
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Felicity Bradstock, OilPrice.com
Just when it looked like Iraq was becoming a regional leader it decided to halt a $2 billion pre-paid oil supply deal with China's state-owned…
South Sudan: South Sudan Poised to Realize Nile Dam Dream
Jun 26, 2021
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New Business Ethiopia
The world’s youngest country is plagued by flooding, a lack of power, water scarcity and poor infrastructure, but the project is part of the oil-revenue…
Ukraine: Water Wars in East Ukraine
Jun 25, 2021
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Lily Hyde, Politico
After seven years of war, life in eastern Ukraine’s Donbass region has been divided in every way — socially, politically, economically, militarily. The one exception…
Colombia: In Colombia, End of War Meant Start of Runaway Deforestation, Study Finds
Jun 25, 2021
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Nicolás Bustamante Hernández, Mongabay
The signing of a peace deal in 2016 between the Colombian government and armed rebels was one of the most anticipated moments in decades for…
Myanmar: Deforestation of Endangered Wildlife Habitat Continues to Surge in Southern Myanmar
Jun 25, 2021
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Morgan Erickson-Davis, Mongabay
Tanintharyi, Myanmar’s portion of the spit of land that splits the Gulf of Thailand from the Andaman Sea, is still swathed in old growth rainforest…
South Sudan: South Sudan Heads for Mediation over Oil Spills
Jun 25, 2021
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Ed Reed, Energy Voice
The First Instance Division will allow South Sudan and Hope for Humanity Africa (HHA) to attempt to find a resolution through talks. Mediation is due…
South Sudan: Govt Lost $4 Billion in Uncollected Oil Taxes - South Sudan VP
Jun 25, 2021
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Waakhe Simon Wudu, Voice of America
Juba — South Sudan's government says it has lost more than $4 billion in unpaid oil taxes since the country gained its independence a decade…
Iraq: Iraq Signs Deal with Abu Dhabi's Masdar for 2 GW of Solar Power Projects
Jun 25, 2021
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Herman Wang and Jonathan Fox, S&P Global Platts
Iraq has signed an agreement with Masdar, the renewable energy arm of Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund, to develop at least 2 GW of solar…
Ethiopia/Sudan: Containing the Volatile Sudan-Ethiopia Border Dispute
Jun 24, 2021
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International Crisis Group
In mid-December, Sudanese troops moved into al-Fashaga, an agricultural area on the frontier with Ethiopia, expelling Ethiopian farmers and building fortifications. Fighting threatens to escalate.…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Sudan Calls on UN Security Council to Intervene in GERD dispute
Jun 23, 2021
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Daily News Egypt
Sudan has asked the United Nations (UN) Security Council to hold an urgent session to discuss the dispute over the controversial Ethiopian dam, according to…
Colombia: Tilapia Farming Offers Hope for Remote Communities in Post-Conflict Colombia
Jun 23, 2021
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Carlos Eduardo Guevara-Fletcher, The Fish Site
A pilot project that aims to use tilapia farming as a way to bring peace and economic prosperity to a violent part of rural Colombia…
South Sudan: South Sudan Looks to Lure Major Players with First Oil Licensing Round
Jun 23, 2021
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Eoin O'Cinneide, Upstream
South Sudan has launched its first ever licensing round as the landlocked African nation seeks to get its staple oil sector back on track after…
Africa Climate Change Fund Launches Third Call for Gender Equality and Climate Resilience Projects
Jun 22, 2021
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African Development Bank Group
The African Development Bank-hosted Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) on Wednesday issued a third call for project proposals addressing gender inequality and climate resilience in Africa.
The call…
South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Block Resumes Production after Seven Years
Jun 22, 2021
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Benjamin Takpiny, Anadolu Agency
South Sudan has officially resumed production of crude oil after a 7-year hiatus, the country's oil minister said Monday. The production has begun in Block…
DRC: Ford Fund Launch Responsible Mining Program for Women in Congo
Jun 22, 2021
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Brett Foote
As governments from around the world and automakers like Ford continue to transition toward all-electric vehicles, demand for batteries and the minerals used to make them will continue to…
Iraq: Islamic State Group Targets Iraq's Electricity Supplies as Summer Temperatures Soar
Jun 22, 2021
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New Arab
Islamic State group (IS) militants have conducted a series of attacks on transformation towers in Iraq in recent weeks, compromising the country's already weak electricity…
South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Block Resumes Production after Seven Years
Jun 22, 2021
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Anadolu Agency
South Sudan has officially resumed production of crude oil after a 7-year hiatus, the country's oil minister said Monday. The production has begun in Block…
Climate Change: World Climate and Security Report Reveals Strain on Military and Security Services
Jun 21, 2021
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Lindsey Wilkinson, Homeland Security Today
A new report from the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS) reveals that the increasing pace and intensity of climate hazards will strain…
Climate Change: NATO Agrees to Study How Climate Change Impacts Global Security Threats
Jun 21, 2021
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Anna Kusmer, The World
At the NATO leaders summit in Brussels last week, the defense alliance said it would begin formally studying how climate change impacts security threats, calling climate…
Climate Change: Security and Climate Risks in the Arctic as Temperatures and Tensions Rise
Jun 21, 2021
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Kylie Bielby, Homeland Security Today
The Council on Strategic Risks’ Converging Risks Lab and the Woodwell Climate Research Center released a new report on June 21. Temperatures and Tensions Rise:…
Liberia: MAP Liberia Land Platform Holds Dialogue on Implementation of Land Rights Law
Jun 21, 2021
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Willie N. Tokpah, FrontPage Africa
The Multi-Action Platform on land governance and responsible agriculture investment, an advocacy group championing land rights in Liberia, has emphasized the need for the implementation…
DRC: Congo Ends Oil Production-Sharing Agreements with Israeli Investor Gertler
Jun 20, 2021
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Reuters
Democratic Republic of Congo has ended production-sharing agreements for two oil concessions with companies controlled by Israeli investor Dan Gertler, the hydrocarbons ministry said in…
Sierra Leone: Massive Illegal Chinese Goldmining Uncovered in Eastern Sierra Leone
Jun 20, 2021
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James Fallah-Williams, Sierra Leone Telegraph
Hot on the heels of the corrupt $55m Chinese fishmeal factory deal at Black Johnson in Freetown, Western Sierra Leone, as well as the attempted…
Climate Change: NATO Cracks Down on ‘Threat Multiplier’ Climate Change
Jun 19, 2021
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Kylie Bielby, Homeland Security Today
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has said its members have pledged to “significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from military activities” adding that “the security…
Climate Change: Newly Formed Australian Security Leaders Group Calls for Climate Security Risk Assessment
Jun 18, 2021
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Homeland Security Today
The recently established Australian Security Leaders Climate Group (ASLCG) says a whole-of-nation and security risk assessment is required. A security risk assessment would, the group…
Guterres - Bring Crimes of Sexual Violence in Conflict Out of ‘the Shadows’, Punish Perpetrators
Jun 17, 2021
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UN News
Sexual violence in conflict “reverberates down generations” and threatens both human and international security, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the…