International
Myanmar: The Environmental in Kachin State: The Mixed Blessing of Mineral Wealth
Sep 22, 2016
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Radio Free Asia
Mine Naung, in Mohnyin district of Myanmar’s Kachin state, is home to hundreds of gold mines. Residents of the small village say they are at…
Liberia: House Concurs on Land Authority Law
Sep 21, 2016
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Daily Observer, Leroy M. Sonpon III
The Legislature has finally enacted the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) Law after it was submitted by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to both Houses, and was received…
India: The Source of India's Water Wars
Sep 20, 2016
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Stratfor
Rivers sharing boundaries, whether between other countries or internal states, are traditional points of conflict. Often governed by unpopular treaties, they are the subject of…
Conflict Minerals: US House Advances Conflict Minerals Reporting Repeal Measure
Sep 19, 2016
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Chemical Watch
The US House Financial Services Committee has approved an amended version of a bill to repeal the US's conflict minerals reporting rule.
Yemen: Ravaged by Conflict, Yemen's Coast Faces Rising Malnutrition
Sep 16, 2016
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Ahmen Al-Haj, Associated Press
The U.N. estimates that about 100,000 children under the age of five in the city and the surrounding province, also called Hodeidah, are at risk…
India: In India's Silicon Valley, the Water Wars Have Turned Deadly
Sep 16, 2016
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Chhavi Sachdev, Public Radio International
Violent disputes over water are nothing new in India — in such a large and crowded country, deciding the rights to trans-boundary waters is always…
Conflict Minerals: Al Jazeera Documentary on DRC Minerals up for Emmy
Sep 16, 2016
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Screen Africa
Conflicted: The Fight Over Congo’s Minerals is nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting in a News Magazine. It’s one of five…
Cambodia: ICC Focus on Land Grabs May Turn Attention to Cambodia
Sep 15, 2016
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Lauren Crothers, Anadolu Agency
The release of a new policy paper on case selections at the International Criminal Court (ICC) could “open the door” for further consideration of a…
International Court to Prosecute Environmental Crimes in Major Shift
Sep 15, 2016
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Voice of America and Reuters
The International Criminal Court said Thursday that it will start focusing on crimes linked to environmental destruction, the illegal exploitation of natural resources and unlawful…
ICC Widens Remit to Include Environmental Destruction Cases
Sep 15, 2016
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John Vidal and Owen Bowcott, Guardian
Environmental destruction and landgrabs could lead to governments and individuals being prosecuted for crimes against humanity by the international criminal court following a decision to…
India: Angry Clashes in Karnataka as India's Water Wars Run Deep
Sep 15, 2016
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Michael Safi and Vidhi Doshi, Guardian
There have been regular predictions that “water wars” between Asian states will be a major security threat to the continent in the coming decades, particularly…
Conflict Minerals: Conflict Minerals and Firms’ Ignorance over Their Supply Chains
Sep 15, 2016
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Journalist's Resource
Researchers from the University of Michigan analyzed all the due diligence reports the SEC received in 2014 and 2015 — about 1,300 reports per year. They…
Liberia: NOCAL Collapses One Year On - Liberia's Oil Basin Goes Quiet
Sep 15, 2016
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FrontPageAfrica
Liberia's oil industry is at a crossroads: If no new production sharing contracts (PSCs) are signed and existing ones are not extended, there will be…
Liberia: Liberia Land Policy a ‘Challenge to National Development’
Sep 14, 2016
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Mark M. Dahn, Mongabay
Liberians are anxiously awaiting the passage of the stalled Land Rights Act, which many land experts in Liberia say will help drastically curtail conflicts. Liberia has…
Climate Change: Climate Change Could Pose 'Significant Risk' to US National Security, Reports Say
Sep 14, 2016
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Catherine Thorbecke, ABC News
A bipartisan group of military experts released a statement and two reports today arguing that climate change poses a significant risk to U.S. national security.…
Myanmar: Obama to Lift Myanmar Sanctions, Including Those on Dirty Jade, Sooner than Human Rights Organizations Wanted
Sep 14, 2016
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Benjamin Soloway, Foreign Policy
After meeting Wednesday with Myanmar’s de facto leader and fellow Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, U.S. President Barack Obama made an announcement that few…
Libya: After Libya’s Oil Grab, Compromise Could Lead to a Restart of Exports
Sep 14, 2016
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Claudia Gazzini, International Crisis Group
Key crude oil export terminals in eastern Libya were seized on 11 September by General Khalifa Haftar’s Libya National Army (LNA). This is a force…
Myanmar: Ministry Mulls Dam Fisheries Proposal
Sep 13, 2016
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation is weighing the merits of issuing fishing permits for over 500 dams across the country, in response to…
Myanmar: Ban on Logging to Be Lifted Next Year
Sep 13, 2016
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Kyi Kyi Sway, Myanmar Times
The temporary suspension of logging in Myanmar’s forested areas is set to be lifted in April, with production next financial year to resume at reduced…
Myanmar: Tatmadaw Insists Landmine Use Kept within Reasonable Minimum
Sep 13, 2016
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The Tatmadaw continues to produce and use landmines, deputy defence minister Major General Myint Nwe told parliament yesterday, emphasising that this activity was kept to…
India: Why Water War Has Broken out in India's Silicon Valley
Sep 13, 2016
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BBC
Violence has broken out in India's technology hub Bangalore in Karnataka state over a long-running dispute about water. Protesters are angry at a Supreme Court…
Afghanistan: Snow Leopards' Return Brings Hope to Remote Afghan Region
Sep 12, 2016
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Associated Press
In a picturesque corner of Afghanistan, a unique conservation effort has helped bring the elusive snow leopard back from the brink and given hope to…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Wants You to Come See its Snow Leopards
Sep 12, 2016
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Jess McHugh, Travel + Leisure
The return of snow leopards to one of the poorest and most isolated regions of Afghanistan has been hailed as a victory for tourist professionals…
Myanmar: Hungry for Power, Myanmar Bets on Hydro in New Energy Plan
Sep 11, 2016
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Shwe Yee Saw Myint and Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters
Electricity-starved Myanmar is looking to overhaul its long-term power strategy, aiming to hike the planned share of hydropower in its energy mix at the cost…
Libya: Libyan Rebels Loyal to Khalifa Haftar Seize Key Oil Facilities
Sep 11, 2016
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Heba Saleh, Financial Times
Forces under the command of General Khalifa Haftar, a renegade general in eastern Libya, say they have seized control of key oil export facilities, dealing…
Iraq: Baghdad Wants Back All Oilfields that Fell to Kurds During ISIS War
Sep 10, 2016
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Rudaw
Iraq's ministry of oil says that it intends to retake full control of all Kirkuk oil fields that fell to the Peshmerga during the war…
Myanmar: Is Yearly Flooding the New Normal?
Sep 9, 2016
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Hein Ko Soe, Fronteir
Environmentalists and activists told Frontier that they believed there were two factors driving more regular flooding. The first is man-made climate change. Myanmar’s National Adaptation…
Myanmar: Jade Companies Threaten to Sue Trespassing Prospectors
Sep 9, 2016
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Kyaw Hsu Mon, Irrawaddy
Jade mining companies in upper Burma have threatened to sue jade prospectors taking small stones from dumping areas, in an announcement made by Sagaing Division…
Iraq: Trump’s Illegal, Impossible, and ‘Beyond Goofy’ Idea of Seizing Iraq’s Oil
Sep 9, 2016
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Steven Mufson, Washington Post
The United States can’t just walk off with Iraq’s oil when it decides to get out. In 2015, Iraq produced about 4 million barrels a…
Nature Protection Mulled as Path for Peace
Sep 9, 2016
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SciDev.Net
The United Nations and other peacekeeping bodies should include an element of environmental protection and research in their efforts to pacify warring nations, a conference…