International
Afghanistan: This Afghan Entrepreneur Directly Supports Women Who Harvest the World’s Most Precious Spice
Jul 8, 2021
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Shane Mitchell
“I drink a cup of saffron tea every day,” says Tahmina Ghaffer, founder of Moonflowers, an importer of Afghanistan’s “red gold.” “It’s my waking-up ritual.”
Born…
South Sudan: Efforts to Boost South Sudan Agriculture Found Lagging
Jul 7, 2021
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Daniel Friday Martin, Voice of America
While people in South Sudan have enjoyed independence for the past 10 years, one longstanding problem – food insecurity – still hangs over the world’s…
DRC: In DRC, Community Ownership of Forests Helps Guard the Grauer’s Gorilla
Jul 6, 2021
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Marlowe Starling, Mongabay
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), critically endangered Grauer’s gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri) share their forest home with rural communities – which could help…
Russia Diamond Miner Alrosa Offers New Tracking Technology
Jul 5, 2021
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Yuliya Fedorinova, Bloomberg
Russia’s Alrosa PJSC is offering diamond buyers a new laser-marking technology that will allow customers to trace rough stones and polished gems from the mine…
Ethiopia/Sudan: Sudan and Ethiopia’s Dispute in Fertile Border Area Threatens Regional Stability
Jul 2, 2021
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Mohammed Amin, Middle East Eye
A more than a century-old dispute between Sudan and Ethiopia over the Sudanese border region of al-Fashaga had been lying relatively dormant for more than…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s Warring Military and Rebels Find Common Ground in Corrupt Jade Trade
Jul 2, 2021
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Andrew Nachemson and Kyaw Hsan Hlaing, Mongabay
Jade mining is fueling conflict in Myanmar, channeling money into the coffers of the military and ethnic armed groups, according watchdog group Global Witness. The…
Colombia: In the Colombian Andes, a Forest Corridor Staves off Species Extinction
Jul 2, 2021
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Veronika Perkova, Mongabay
The northern tropical Andes have lost almost 75% of their natural habitat largely to agricultural expansion and are starting to witness the additional damaging impacts…
IUCN Announces Commitments to Help Usher a Generation of Equality for Sustainability and Gender Equality
Jul 1, 2021
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IUCN
Today, as a part of the high-level Generation Equality Forum, Dr. Grethel Aguilar Rojas, Deputy Director General, Regions and Outposted Offices of the IUCN delivered…
South Sudan: South Sudan Crude Output Plunges as Blocks Reach Peak Production
Jul 1, 2021
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Okech Francis, Bloomberg
South Sudan is experiencing a rapid drop in crude output as producing oil blocks have hit peaks and have begun to decline, according to Ministry…
Cambodia: Carving up the Cardamoms: Conservationists Fear Massive Land Grab in Cambodia
Jul 1, 2021
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Gerald Flynn, Andrew Ball, and Phoung Vantha, Mongabay
A new regulation signed into law in March this year but only unveiled publicly in May will see almost 127,000 hectares (313,800 acres) of previously…
South Sudan: Advocacy Group Sues South Sudan at Regional Court for Failure to Manage Oil Waste Causing Negative Human and Environmental Impacts
Jun 29, 2021
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Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
South Sudan has been dragged to the East African Court of Justice over oil waste mismanagement that has caused unprecedented health damages to the environment…
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…