International
Middle East: ‘Making Our Home Safe Again’: Meet the Women Who Clear Land Mines
Jan 31, 2021
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Jessie Williams, The Guardian
After decades of war, more and more women are working to remove lethal mines and IEDs from the fields and cities of their homelands. It’s…
New Guide Aims to Accelerate Forest Tenure Pathways to Gender Equality
Jan 28, 2021
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Julie Mollins, Forest News
Forest tenure reform in the global south has often failed to be gender-responsive, but there is increasing interest in taking up this challenge to activate…
Myanmar: Ethnic Groups Demand Input in Myanmar Land Reforms
Jan 28, 2021
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Nan Lwin, Irrawaddy
Development organizations and farming groups from ethnic minority areas have called on the government to postpone land reforms, saying they will crush indigenous people’s rights.…
India: ‘It Isn’t Just Men Who Drive Tractors’: Women Help Lead India’s Historic Farm Protests
Jan 27, 2021
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Shashank Bengali, Los Angeles Times
MUMBAI, India — Sunita Malik sat in the driver’s seat of her tractor, parked behind a police barricade at the edge of India’s capital. She and her…
Cameroon/Congo/DRC: Illegal Logging Soars during Covid-19 Pandemic in Congo Basin
Jan 27, 2021
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University of Wolverhampton’s Centre for International Development and Training
A study by the University of Wolverhampton’s Centre for International Development and Training (CIDT), has revealed that global climate goals and livelihoods of forest communities…
Africa: How Foreign Operators Exploit Weak Protections in Africa’s Extractive Sectors
Jan 26, 2021
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Tawanda Karombo, Quartz
Former US president Donald Trump’s last minute controversial removal of sanctions against an Israeli businessman named in corruption scandals in DR Congo’s mining industry and…
Afghanistan: Baba Saffron! Know More about the Man Who Got Saffron to Afghanistan
Jan 26, 2021
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Mariam Alimi, Financial Express
The cultivation, development and introduction of the saffron plant in Herat as the center of saffron production in the country is undoubtedly due to the…
Liberia/Sierra Leone: Disputes over Mining and Land Rights Continue to Cause Conflict across Liberia and Sierra Leone
Jan 26, 2021
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Joaquin M. Sendolo, Observer
In December 2019, conflict broke out between an international mining company and the leadership of three forest-dwelling communities of Nimba County in north eastern Liberia.…
Myanmar: Govt Vows Action after Myanmar Villagers Demand Fertilizer Factory’s Closure over Pollution
Jan 26, 2021
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Zaw Zaw Htwe, Irrawaddy
The chief minister of Yangon Region on Tuesday promised villagers that he would assign two ministers to inspect a fertilizer factory whose closure has been…
Bangladesh/Myanmar: Bangladesh to Buy Myanmar Rice, Putting aside Rohingya Crisis
Jan 23, 2021
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Ruma Paul, Reuters
Bangladesh will buy 100,000 tonnes of rice from Myanmar, putting aside a rift over the Rohingya refugee crisis as the government races to overcome a…
Central Asia: World Bank : Promoting Women's Participation in Water Resource Management in Central Asia
Jan 22, 2021
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World Bank Group
Although water resources have the potential to drive economic development in Central Asia, ineffective resource management often stands in the way. The good news is…
Liberia: ACDI/VOCA FIFES Activity to Assist Local Stakeholders Protect Liberian Rainforests Ends, but Critical Activities Continue
Jan 22, 2021
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Glenn Lines, ACDI/VOCA
Liberia holds the last large blocks of rainforests remaining in West Africa. Despite being home to two-thirds of those remaining blocks, Liberia and its communities…
South Sudan: South Sudan Invites Companies to Bid for Environmental Audit
Jan 22, 2021
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Charné Hundermark, Africa Oil & Power
South Sudan’s Ministry of Petroleum has invited a shortlist of companies to bid for the environmental audit of the country’s oil fields. The audit will…
Kenya: Women in Asal Areas to Benefit From Sh500 Million UN Empowerment Project
Jan 21, 2021
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Njoki Kihiu, AllAfrica
Nairobi — Kenyan Women in Kitui, West Pokot, and Laikipia Counties are set to benefit from an Sh500 million project which seeks to economically empower…
Middle East: Planting Hope, Growing Peace: Models for Sustainable Peacebuilding in the MENA
Jan 21, 2021
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Adina Friedman, Morocco World News
The year 2020 has highlighted – and exacerbated – extreme disparities across and within countries and the environmental degradation we humans have caused the planet.…
Conflict Minerals: New Day for the US Conflict Minerals Rule
Jan 21, 2021
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National Law Review
It is expected that the Biden Administration’s SEC will renew focus on the US conflict minerals rule and other responsible sourcing measures. The SEC could…
South Sudan: Old Grudges and Empty Coffers: South Sudan’s Precarious Peace Process
Jan 21, 2021
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Sam Mednick, New Humanitarian
On the streets of South Sudan’s capital city, billboards honour the country’s politicians for ending five years of conflict that cost almost 400,000 lives and…
Liberia: Illegal Sierra Leonean Miners Dying in Liberia
Jan 21, 2021
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Mae Azango, FrontPage Africa
Many Sierra Leonean illegal miners are dying in mining communities in Gbarpolu, without the knowledge of their families back in Sierra Leone, locals say. It…
Afghanistan: DACAAR, Danish Technical University (DTU) and Kabul Polytechnic University (KPU) Embark on a Joint Advanced Groundwater Search
Jan 20, 2021
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Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees
There are great perspectives for Afghanistan in a newly developed groundwater research in Afghanistan. Using remote-sensing technology (earth observations), the project aims to create an…
China/Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: China at the Heart of Rising Nile River Conflict
Jan 19, 2021
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Jonathan Gorvett, Asia Times
The Chinese-financed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), despite a recent breakdown in talks on Africa’s largest development project, risks powering up a range of downstream…
Colombia: Rainforest Trust and Conservation Organizations Announce Major Milestone in Colombia Middle Magdalena Valley - Rainforest Trust Saves Rainforest
Jan 19, 2021
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Rainforest Trust
Rainforest Trust announced 5,407 acres in the El Silencio Natural Reserve, located in Colombia’s Middle Magdalena Valley, have been secured for conservation. In addition to…
Colombia: Pablo Escobar's Hippos Have Invaded Colombia's Waterways and Need to Be Culled, Study Says
Jan 19, 2021
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Doha Madani, NBC News
Scientists warn that a rapidly growing population of hippopotamuses that were introduced to Colombia decades ago by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar should be culled to…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Oil Production 'Justified,' in Compliance with OPEC Decision: KRG
Jan 18, 2021
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Hiwa Shilani, Kurdistan 24
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Natural Resources on Monday responded to the recent statements Iraq’s oil minister made about the Kurdistan Region’s oil.…
Afghanistan: New Cold Storages in Laghman Boost Onion Cultivation by 10%
Jan 18, 2021
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Wadsam
The Afghan government has built 190 cold storages for onion in eastern Laghman province as part of the Agricultural Products' Management project. Built at a…
Liberia: Government of Liberia Launches Processes Leading to Digitization and Systematic Land Titling
Jan 18, 2021
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Obediah Johnson, FrontPage Africa
In a bid to help curtail the growing wave of land disputes and boost revenue generation in the country, the Government of Liberia (GOL), through…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan Sign Oil Production Agreement
Jan 18, 2021
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Construction Review Online
East African countries Sudan and South Sudan have signed a number of agreements that involve oil production in the two countries. The countries have agreed…
Sierra Leone: New Mining Law Ready for Sierra Leone Parliament
Jan 18, 2021
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Alpha Abu, Politico SL
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Timothy Musa Kabba has told journalists that the much anticipated Mines and Minerals Development Act is ready…
Climate Change: IPRI Launches Lecture Series to Highlight the Impact of Climate Change on National Security
Jan 16, 2021
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Business Recorder
The Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) has organised a series of lectures to highlight the impact on national security due to climate change. As per…
Afghanistan: Pollution More Threatening Than Violence
Jan 16, 2021
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
Insecurity alone is not threatening the lives of the people in Afghanistan; there are many other issues as well that make the lives difficult for…
Myanmar: Yangon’s Wells, Reservoirs and Lakes Hit an All-Time Low
Jan 15, 2021
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Phoe Wa, Myanmar Times
It has been nearly two months since the rain last fell over Yangon. Though many clouds have passed over the city, no precipitation has fallen…