International
China/Philippines: ‘Only Pirates Do This’: Philippines Accuses China of Using Bladed Weapons in Major South China Sea Escalation
Jun 20, 2024
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CNN
The Philippines has accused China’s Coast Guard of launching a “brutal assault” with bladed weapons during a South China Sea clash earlier this week, a…
Afghanistan: Taliban Earn Nearly $90 Million from Mining, Oil Fields in Two Months
Jun 20, 2024
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Amu TV
In less than two months, the Taliban has generated nearly $90 million, equivalent to 63.9 billion Afghanis, from mining and oil field extractions in Afghanistan,…
Colombia: The Landmark Ruling against Chiquita Exposes the Failure of Voluntary “Corporate Social Responsibility”
Jun 20, 2024
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Manpreet Kaur Kalra and Anna Canning
Last week, Chiquita Brands International — one of the world’s largest banana distributors — was found liable in a Florida court for financing a Colombian paramilitary group. The ruling marks a landmark…
Colombia: Colombia Faces Severe Food Insecurity Due to Conflict, Extreme Weather Patterns
Jun 20, 2024
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StringersHub
More than 4.5 million people in Colombia are facing severe levels of food insecurity, particularly in rural areas, due to armed conflicts, low income and…
Forests: How Effective Is the EU’s Marquee Policy to Reduce the Illegal Timber Trade?
Jun 19, 2024
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Mike Gaworecki, Mongabay
It’s extremely difficult, perhaps impossible, to determine the full extent of the illicit production and trade of timber worldwide. Illegal loggers and the shadowy networks…
Israel/Palestine: Gaza Conflict Has Caused Major Environmental Damage, UN Says
Jun 18, 2024
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Gloria Dickie and Alison Withers, Reuters
The conflict in Gaza has created unprecedented soil, water and air pollution in the region, destroying sanitation systems and leaving tons of debris from explosive…
DRC: What $7 bn ‘Minerals-for-Infra’ Pact with China Could Mean for Democratic Republic of Congo
Jun 18, 2024
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Manavi Sharma, ThePrint
Ties are ‘extractive’ given vast cobalt reserves in DRC and China’s bid to leverage its ability to fund infra in one of world’s least developed…
Colombia: Desperate to Heal the Soil, Colombia’s Smallholder Farmers Go Regenerative
Jun 18, 2024
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Masha Hamilton, Rockefeller Foundation
Sugarcane now accounts for 88.5 percent of the permanent crops in this region. Monoculture crops, which cover some 80 percent of agricultural land globally, are…
Ukraine/Russia: Russia’s War with Ukraine Accelerating Global Climate Emergency, Report Shows
Jun 18, 2024
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Oluwole Ojewale, Institute for Security Studies
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the world’s leading cobalt producer, contributing around 70% to global production. However, complex levels of organised crime…
Sudan: Water Crisis Batters War-Torn Sudan as Temperatures Soar
Jun 16, 2024
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Agence France-Presse
War, climate change and man-made shortages have brought Sudan — a nation already facing a litany of horrors — to the shores of a water…
Palestine: Palestinian Children Battle a Deadly Foe in Gaza — Starvation
Jun 14, 2024
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Corky Siemaszko and Courtney Kube, NBC News
Every morning, while the Israelis lay siege to Gaza, a battalion of Palestinian children carrying pots, plastic bottles, buckets and even empty paint cans mobilizes…
Israel/Palestine: UN: More Than Half of Cropland in Hungry Gaza Is Damaged
Jun 14, 2024
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Reuters
More than half of Gaza's agricultural land, crucial for feeding the war-ravaged territory's hungry population, has been degraded by conflict, satellite images analyzed by the…
Climate Change: Where’s the Water?
Jun 14, 2024
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Robert Hunziker, Good Men Project
The world’s megacities are on a knife’s edge of water stress. Climate change is clobbering water resources and testing the nerves of the world, especially…
Afghanistan: Maimana Solar-Powered Water System Benefits 2700 Families
Jun 14, 2024
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Qutbuddin Kohi, Pajhwok Afghan News
A solar-powered clean drinking water supply system has been installed in the first district of Maimana city.
Israel/Palestine: UNOSAT and FAO Reveal Substantial Increase in Damage to Gaza's Cropland amid Ongoing Conflict
Jun 13, 2024
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UN International Training and Research Center
The United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT), in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), has released an update on the…
Kiwa Initiative Promotes Gender Equality in Nature-Based Solutions for Land Restoration
Jun 13, 2024
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IUCN
As we celebrate World Environment Day, this event is very important for communities around the world who are closely connected to the health of our…
Swiss Parliament Defies ECHR on Climate Women's Case
Jun 12, 2024
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Imogen Foulkes
Swiss women who won a historic ruling on climate change at the European Court of Human Rights say they feel shocked and betrayed by their…
Ukraine: Water Shortage Caused by Dam Breach Hits Southern Ukraine [Video]
Jun 11, 2024
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Voice of America
The destruction of the Kakhovka dam drained the 240-kilometer-long reservoir, affecting the water supply of the surrounding regions of Kherson, Mykolaiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Crimea and Zaporizhzhia,…
Ghana: Chieftaincy, Land, Farmer-Herder Issues Major Causes of Localised Conflicts – National Peace Council
Jun 10, 2024
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Modern Ghana
Chieftaincy, land and farmer-herder issues have been identified as major causes of localised conflicts in some parts of the Upper East Region.
Afghanistan: Justice Ministry Launches Nationwide Investigation to Reclaim Seized Lands
Jun 10, 2024
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Nazir Shinwari, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Justice announced that all residential areas in the country are under investigation by the commission tasked with the prevention of land grabbing…
Somalia: Food Aid Offers a Lifeline for Climate Change-Affected Families in Somalia
Jun 10, 2024
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Abdulkadir Mohamed, Norwegian Refugee Council
In 2023, disasters took a major toll on Somalia. Torrential rains and flooding devastated over two million people across various regions – more than 100…
Climate Change: Preventing Hot Conflicts: Human Security in Times of Climate Change
Jun 10, 2024
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University of Erfurt
Every year, the Brandt School welcomes a distinguished guest for the annual Brandt Lecture, which pays tribute to Willy Brandt, the School’s namesake. The Brandt…
Afghanistan: Land Seizure Allegations: Taliban Declare Hazara Neighborhood Property Documents Invalid in Ghazni Province
Jun 9, 2024
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Hasht-e-Subh Daily
Residents of Nowabad, an area under the sixth security district of Ghazni city, report that in the past week, the Taliban have ordered all Hazara…
Empowering Women to Combat Climate Change in Nigeria
Jun 9, 2024
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Adebola Oladosu
Climate change poses significant challenges worldwide, but its impacts are disproportionately felt by women, particularly in developing countries like Nigeria. Women’s vulnerability to climate change…
Colombia: Colombia Halts Coal Exports to Israel amid the Onslaught on Gaza
Jun 8, 2024
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Palestine News Agency
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced today that his country would halt its exports of coal to Israel as the offensive on the Gaza Strip continues.…
Iraq: Iraq's Toxic Oil Fields [Video]
Jun 8, 2024
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Deutsche Welle
International oil giants are responsible for causing severe health problems in Iraq. The impact of toxic air pollution on the planet through gas flaring puts…
DRC: Blockchain Ensures Conflict-Free Gold from DRC: Society Artisanal and Minespider Partnership
Jun 8, 2024
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Kelly Cromley, CoinTrust
Society Artisanal, an organization dedicated to exporting conflict-free artisanal gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has announced a collaboration with Minespider, a technology…
Women and Indigenous Peoples in Bolivia Resist Dispossession of Resource-Rich Lands
Jun 8, 2024
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Franz Chávez
There is a natural relationship between women and their attachment to the land, the natural environment, clean water, and uncontaminated food, agreed the women interviewed…
DRC: Society Artisanal Partners with Minespider to Track Conflict-Free Gold from the DRC
Jun 6, 2024
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Jane Bentham, Global Mining Review
Society Artisanal, an organisation that aims to export conflict-free artisanal gold from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has announced its partnership with Minespider, a…
Afghanistan: 'Critical' Lack of Clean Water Stalks Flood-Hit Afghanistan
Jun 5, 2024
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Mahdi Mehran, Susannah Walden, and Abdullah Hasrat
After unusually heavy spring rainfalls unleashed torrents of muddy water that swept away loved ones and livelihoods across multiple Afghan provinces last month, it is clean…