International
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: China Sank Fishing Boat in the Disputed Region: Vietnam
Jul 12, 2016
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The Hindu
Vietnam has accused the Chinese coastguard of sinking a fishing boat near a disputed island chain, authorities said on Tuesday. Two Vietnamese boats were chased…
China/South China Sea: The Tribunal Renders its Award
Jul 12, 2016
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Permanent Court of Arbitration
A unanimous Award has been issued today by the Tribunal constituted under Annex VII to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea…
Afghanistan: An Unlikely Fight to Protect Nature in War-Torn Afghanistan
Jul 12, 2016
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Jenny Peng and Tamsin Walker, Deutsche Welle
War doesn't only destroy human lives, but also land and ecologies - and therefore livelihoods. Afghanistan is a case in point. Enter a woman with…
Myanmar: Re-launched Committee to Manage Water Resources
Jul 11, 2016
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Aye Sapay Phyu, Myanmar Times
U Htun Lwin Oo, director general of the Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems, said the National Water Resources Committee abolished by…
Myanmar: Palm Oil Drive under Review in Tanintharyi
Jul 11, 2016
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Aye Nyein Win, Myanmar Times
A failing scheme to expand oil palm plantations in Myanmar’s southern Tanintharyi Region is under review, as the government hopes to concentrate on increasing yield…
Liberia: Liberia’s Forest in Danger- International Conservationists Alarm
Jul 11, 2016
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Front Page Africa
Several international conservationist have alarmed over a proposed plan by the Forestry development Authority (FDA) to develop a regulation to allow for forest destruction or…
Sierra Leone: Agriculture is the Future of the Artisanal Diamond Miner – Chairman Kono Diamond Dealers
Jul 11, 2016
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Awoko
Agriculture is the hope of the artisanal miners as diamonds are dwindling. It is now time to discuss with the people about diversification and on…
China/South China Sea: In a Chinese Port Town, South China Sea Dispute is Personal
Jul 11, 2016
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Anthony Kuhn, NPR
The atmosphere in Tanmen has become more tense since an international tribunal in the Hague announced that it would release a ruling on July 12…
Africa: The Nile Project: Resolving Conflict into Harmony
Jul 8, 2016
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Deutsche Welle
The Nile flows through 11 African nations and serves as key source of freshwater - but sharing this resource is politically tricky. A unique project…
Iraq: Email to Clinton: U.S. Pressured Iraq to Increase Oil Production “to Pay the Greatest Dividends”
Jul 8, 2016
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Ben Norton, Salon
A 2011 email to then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shows how the U.S. pressured Iraq’s new allied government to increase oil production in order “to…
China/South China Sea: Will China Respect International Court’s South China Sea Decision?
Jul 8, 2016
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Michael D. Mosettig, PBS
From Beijing to Washington and all across Asia, eyes will be on an obscure tribunal in the Hague this coming Tuesday. The panel’s words could…
China/United States/South China Sea: China Warns U.S. on Sovereignty ahead of South China Sea Ruling
Jul 7, 2016
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Reuters
The United States should do nothing to harm China's sovereignty and security in the South China Sea, China's foreign minister told U.S. Secretary of State…
Myanmar: Farmers Fight to Mortgage Their Farmland
Jul 7, 2016
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Htin Linn Aung, Myanmar Times
Farmers and agricultural industry bodies are demanding that farmland is accepted as collateral for bank loans, but implementing such a system is fraught with problems.…
Iraq/United Kingdom/United States: US and Britain Wrangled over Iraq's Oil in Aftermath of War, Chilcot Shows
Jul 7, 2016
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Terry Macalister, Guardian
The US and British governments fought bitterly over control of Iraq’s oil following the toppling of Saddam Hussein, the Chilcot papers show. Tony Blair seemed…
Iraq/Islamic State: Satellite Photos Show Islamic State Installing Hundreds of Makeshift Oil Refineries to Offset Losses from Airstrikes
Jul 7, 2016
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Joby Warrick, Washington Post
With its refineries mostly destroyed and its tanker fleet under constant attack, the Islamic State is increasingly turning to low-tech alternatives for processing oil, a…
Climate, Conflict, and Commodities: The Calculus Of Peace on a Changing Planet
Jul 7, 2016
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Steve Zwick, Ecosystem Marketplace
More than half of all peace agreements fail within five years, often because they ignore the role of natural resources in driving conflict. Carbon finance…
Myanmar: Township Tells Farmers Not to Protest over Land
Jul 6, 2016
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Su Phyo Win, Myanmar Times
A group of farmers in Rakhine State’s Kyaukphyu township are hoping for negotiations with the Southeast Asia Gas Pipeline (SEAGP) company, after being told by…
Iraq: Iraq Inquiry Shows Oil Was a Consideration for U.K. before War
Jul 6, 2016
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Javier Blas, Bloomberg
The U.K. government held talks with Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc to ensure British energy companies were "well-placed to pick up contracts in…
Afghanistan: Rare Bactrian Deer Survives Years of Turmoil in Afghanistan
Jul 6, 2016
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Janet Lathrop, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Forty years of unrest in Afghanistan left wildlife ecologists uncertain whether one of the region’s rare sub-species of red deer, the Bactrian deer (Cervus elaphus…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Christians in Iraqi Kurdistan Complain about Land Seizure
Jul 6, 2016
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Omar al-Jaffal, Al-Monitor
Christian citizens in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq issued complaints in court June 15 that Kurdish residents are attacking and seizing their villages in the…
Myanmar: Government to Ban Timber Harvest in Pegu Yoma Mountain Range
Jul 5, 2016
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Kyaw Hsu Mon, The Irrawaddy
In the Pegu Range, home to some of Burma’s major forests, the harvest of timber will undergo a 10-year hiatus starting in the 2017-2018 fiscal…
Myanmar: Myanmar's Mandalay to Implement 7-year Water Treatment Plan
Jul 4, 2016
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Xinhua
Myanmar's second largest city of Mandalay will implement a waste water treatment plan which will start this fiscal year and take seven years to complete,…
Cambodia/Myanmar/South China Sea: Cambodia, Myanmar Back Negotiations over South China Sea by All Parties Concerned
Jul 4, 2016
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Xinhua
Cambodia and Myanmar fully supported all parties concerned to negotiate with each other peacefully to resolve their disputes over South China Sea, Cambodian Prime Minister…
Myanmar: Myanmar Turns to Timber Exports to Save Forests
Jul 4, 2016
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Chan Mya Htwe, Myanmar Times
Long a timber-producing and exporting country, Myanmar will start importing wood to protect its forests while allowing local timber companies to continue operating, the government…
Africa: Food Income Does Not Link Climate Change and Armed Conflict
Jul 4, 2016
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Environmental Research Web
Fluctuations in income from food production in sub-Saharan Africa over the last half-century have had only a small, non-significant effect on the risk of conflict.…
Myanmar: Flood Destroys Three Unfinished Dams in Kalay
Jul 4, 2016
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Eleven Myanmar
Three dams under construction in Kalay, Sagaing Divsion, were destroyed yesterday morning when the Nayrisara River rose to about 30ft, witnesses said. Reports said motorbikes,…
Myanmar: Jade Sales Drop Significantly at Govt Emporium
Jul 4, 2016
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Kyaw Hsu Mon, The Irrawaddy
Sales of raw jade at the government-run biannual Gems Emporium in Naypyidaw have been markedly lower than in previous years. Organizers have pointed to slowing…
Afghanistan: Illegal Mining for Chinese Market Fuels Taliban in Afghanistan
Jul 4, 2016
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Stephen Carter, ChinaDialogue
For 6,500 years Afghanistan has been famous for the brilliant blue lapis lazuli, coveted by everybody from the Egyptian pharaohs to the common jewellers of…
Liberia: Justice, FDA Sign MOU to Strengthen Forestry Compliance
Jul 3, 2016
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Alaskai Moore Johnson, Daily Observer
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to ensure cooperation in their partnership to enhance forestry compliance and enforcement has been signed by the Ministry of Justice…
Myanmar: Government Committee to Settle All Land Grab Cases in Six Months
Jul 1, 2016
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Htet Naing Zaw, The Irrawaddy
The Central Committee on Confiscated Farmlands and Other Lands will settle all land grabbing cases in Burma within “six months,” said Naypyidaw Council Chairman Myo…