International
DRC: DRC Mining Risks Worsen as Artisanal Cobalt Miners Turn to Copper
Aug 22, 2019
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David Whitehouse, Africa Report
Artisanal miners in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been turning to copper following the slump in cobalt prices. That means security risks…
South Sudan: South Sudan Makes Minor Oil Discovery, First Since Independence
Aug 22, 2019
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Denis Dumo, Reuters
South Sudan has made a small oil discovery in Northern Upper Nile State, its first since independence in 2011 when exploration was interrupted by war…
Palestine: Palestine's Energy Transformation: How Does Energy Scarcity Intersect with Gender Justice?
Aug 22, 2019
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Madeleine Race, The Ecologist
Many people in Palestine live with extreme energy scarcity. Local communities have no sovereignty over their energy supply, due to Israeli occupation since 1967.
The Israeli control…
Afghanistan: Efforts Underway to Prevent Illegal Coal Mining [Video]
Aug 21, 2019
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TOLOnews
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has called for the National Security Council's help to limit illegal mining in coal deposits in the northern parts…
Battlefield to Pastures: Group Helps Veterans Turn Farming into a Career
Aug 21, 2019
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Leslie Adami, ABC News
For some veterans, transitioning from life in the military to life back at home can be difficult, discouraging and even scary. One of the groups…
Liberia: Mass Protest Hangs over Loggings Activities in Liberia
Aug 21, 2019
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FrontPage Africa
Section 19 of the National Forestry Reform Law of 2006 makes provision with respect to a fair and transparent procedure for allocating and distributing financial…
Afghanistan: All Ministry of Mines & Petroleum Sections Computerized
Aug 21, 2019
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Daily Outlook Afghanistan
Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) officials say all systems of the ministry have been computerized to ensure transparency, accountability, speedy administration and reduce corruption.…
Saudi Arabia/Yemen: Yemeni Rebel Drone Attack Targets Remote Saudi Oil Field
Aug 20, 2019
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Environment & Energy News
Drones launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked a massive oil and gas field deep inside Saudi Arabia's sprawling desert on Saturday, causing what the kingdom…
Why Legal Principles on War and Environment Matter
Aug 20, 2019
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UN Environment
On 8 July 2019 the International Law Commission adopted 28 draft legal principles on first reading to enhance protection of the environment before, during and…
Myanmar: Fatal Landslide Raises Alarms over Myanmar’s Natural Disaster Preparedness
Aug 20, 2019
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San Yamin Aung, Irrawaddy
In the blink of an eye, a massive landslide washed it all away: homes, vehicles, people—all buried deep beneath the mud at the base of…
Liberia: VPA Gets Another 3-Year Mandate
Aug 20, 2019
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Observer
The lifespan of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) between the European Union (EU) and the Government of Liberia (GoL) through the Forestry Development Authority (FDA),…
Myanmar: Natural Disasters Take a Heavy Toll This Year
Aug 20, 2019
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
Government officials announced on Monday that 82 people have been killed and about 200,000 displaced by landslides and flooding in Myanmar since June 25. Another…
Myanmar: Indigenous Communities in Myanmar Take Action against Top-Down Conservation
Aug 20, 2019
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Anirudha Nagar, Diplomat
The need to put indigenous peoples at the center of conservation efforts could not be clearer. Evidence is mounting that indigenous stewardship of natural resources is key…
Liberia: Solidaridad Certificates Young Graduates as Oil Palm Facilitators
Aug 19, 2019
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George Harris, Observer
Oil-palm is one of the emerging sectors attracting investor attention to Liberia from around the globe. The country’s oil palm market has seen an average…
Colombia: Indigenous Yukpa Besieged by Deforestation and Armed Conflict
Aug 19, 2019
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Julián Sáenz and Semana Sostenible, Mongabay
There is still hope in the innocent eyes of Yukpa children. They play, laugh, and jump about, despite the difficulties their people face. However, the…
DRC: Woman Killed in DR Congo Illegal Mining Crackdown
Aug 19, 2019
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Agence France-Presse
A woman was killed in clashes between subsistence miners and security forces at a Chinese-owned mine in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, sources said on…
Colombia: Meet the Chocolate Company That Is Reforming ex-Cocaine Producers through Blockchain
Aug 18, 2019
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Business Leader
Choco4Peace (C4P) is a multi-institutional movement that supports constructing and sustaining peace by generating positive socio-economic and environmental outcomes in post-conflict regions through the empowerment…
DRC: China's Huayou Pulls out of Congo Cobalt Mine Investment after Price Slump
Aug 16, 2019
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Reuters
China’s biggest cobalt refiner Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt said on Thursday its overseas unit is pulling out a deal to invest $66.3 million in a cobalt…
Myanmar: Microgrids Could End Energy Scarcity
Aug 16, 2019
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Samikchhya Kafle, Myanmar Times
Nyaungshwe township in southern Shan State is in dire need of clean, adequate energy. Households in Nyaungshwe make use of solar home systems for lighting…
Myanmar: Myanmar’s Trade in Jade Now Dominated by Chinese Buyers Online
Aug 16, 2019
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Radio Free Asia
Myanmar’s trade in jade is now dominated by direct sales online, with the highly valuable stone often smuggled untaxed across the border to Chinese buyers,…
South Sudan: Latest Images Reveal a Global Hotspot for Biodiversity
Aug 16, 2019
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Nathan Williams, Fauna & Flora International
Fauna & FIora International (FFI) began working in South Sudan (when it was still part of Sudan) in 2010, and over the ensuing decade has…
Afghanistan: Pomegranate Products Increase in Afghanistan's Poppy Growing Helmand Province
Aug 15, 2019
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Xinhua
The products of pomegranate is going to increase in the poppy growing Helmand province. The product of pomegranate in Helmand, would increase from 20,000 tons…
Myanmar: A Deadly Fight in Magway Region for the Ayeyarwady’s 'Gold'
Aug 15, 2019
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Hein Thar, Frontier Myanmar
Villagers in Magway Region have blamed a riverside clash that left at least 30 people dead on an inadequate response by government officials to a…
Afghanistan/Iran: Hamoun Wetland Restoration Plan Prepared
Aug 14, 2019
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Tehran Times
In the last two decades, once fertile wetlands have drastically dried up. The Taliban government closed the sluices to the Kajaki dam on the Helmand…
Colombia: Study Details Links between Coca, Conflict, Deforestation in Colombia
Aug 13, 2019
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Brooks Hays, United Press International
Sometimes, trees fall down on their own, but deforestation is fueled by human activities. In Colombia, those activities sometimes involve coca, the crop from which…
Myanmar: New Report: Proposed Myanmar Dam Could Displace Thousands
Aug 13, 2019
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Leonie Kijewski, Al Jazeera
Myanmar government officials claim a hydroelectricity project along the Tanintharyi River could significantly benefit the Southeast Asian nation. But new research by a trio of human…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Chinese Ship Returns to Vietnam's Exclusive Economic Zone
Aug 13, 2019
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James Pearson and Khanh Vu, Reuters
A Chinese survey ship returned to Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone off its coast on Tuesday, ship tracking data showed, less than a week after it…
Myanmar: Beyond Myitsone: The Sleeping Chipwi Hydropower Project
Aug 12, 2019
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Ye Mon, Frontier
While the Chipwi dam project is still many years away from completion, what remains at the remote work site is testament to the scale of…
Myanmar: Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Landmines and Instability in Myanmar
Aug 12, 2019
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Michael Hart, Geopolitical Monitor
Volatile remote border regions around Myanmar’s long perimeter, which are heavily contaminated with landmines as a result of unrelenting violence since the mid-20th century. The…
South Sudan: AfDB to Help Streamline South Sudan’s Oil Sector
Aug 12, 2019
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Julius Barigaba, East African
As South Sudan works to increase its oil production beyond the current 150,000 barrels per day, it has enlisted the help of the African Development…