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Colombia: Colombian Deforestation Picks up after Record Low Level

Feb 20, 2025 | Agence France Presse

Land grabbers in Colombia destroyed a forested area the size of Hong Kong last year in the South American country that had vowed to eradicate…

G20: Food Security Is Vital for Peace, Stability and Human Dignity, FAO Says

Feb 20, 2025 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

Food security is about peace, stability, and human dignity, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, told…

Afghanistan: Bringing Clean Water to Afghan Communities

Feb 19, 2025 | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

With support from the IFRC, the Afghan Red Crescent Society, and funding from the Japanese Red Cross Society, this initiative is empowering 4,000 households with…

Myanmar: Water Shortages in Karenni IDP Camps Lead to Conservation Efforts

Feb 19, 2025 | Kantarawaddy Times

Since January, residents and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the western part of Dee Maw Hso Township, Karenni State have been experiencing water shortages, forcing…

Liberia: Sinoe Chiefdom Demands Intruders ‘Must Leave our Land’

Feb 18, 2025 | Varney Kamara, The DayLight

After nearly four years of illegal occupancy, villagers in a southeastern chiefdom are demanding the departure of an oil palm company from their ancestral land.

Liberia: EPA, Partners Launch Geospatial Training to Boost Forest Monitoring

Feb 18, 2025 | Blamo N. Toe, Liberian Investigator

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia, in collaboration with Novasphere, has launched a one-week geospatial training program aimed at enhancing forest monitoring capabilities. Hosted…

Israel/Palestine: Less Than Seven Percent of Pre-Conflict Water Levels Available to Rafah and North Gaza, Worsening a Health Catastrophe

Feb 18, 2025 | Oxfam Aotearoa

The resumption of aid into Gaza, including fuel to operate undamaged water and sanitation facilities along with water trucking, has improved the amount of water…

Liberia: Land Dispute Erupts in Grand Kru County, LLA Administrator Calls for Calm

Feb 18, 2025 | J. Saye Suah, Global News Network Liberia

A heated land dispute between the Wedabo Zoloken and Gblebo Trehn communities in Grand Kru County has prompted the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) Grand Kru…

Liberia: Unlawful Contract Unearths Logger’s Hidden Crimes

Feb 17, 2025 | Emmanuel Sherman, The DayLight

This story is the second part of a series on illegalities associated with a newly established community forest in Compound Two, Grand Bassa County.

Land: Land Restoration as a Security Strategy: UNCCD Highlights Ecosystem Rehabilitation at Munich Security Conference

Feb 17, 2025 | DA News

As world leaders gathered at the Munich Security Conference 2025 ( MSC 2025) to deliberate on pressing global security threats, a critical but often overlooked…

Africa: Farmer-Herder Tensions Ignite across Africa

Feb 17, 2025 | Teresa Nogueira Pinto, Geopolitical Intelligence Services

In the face of droughts and demographic shifts, competition for resources is intensifying and clashes between farmer and pastoralist groups are on the rise.

Sierra Leone: Diamond Mining in Sierra Leone: Destructive Impact on the Environment and Livelihoods [Video]

Feb 17, 2025 | Ahmed Idris, Al Jazeera

Sierra Leone produces some of the world's highest quality diamonds, but at a cost. Mining has polluted the environment, damaged homes and cost many their…

Ukraine: No Agreement on Rare Earths after First Rounds of US-Ukraine Talks in Munich

Feb 15, 2025 | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to sign an agreement to grant the United States 50 percent of all future reserves of rare earth metals in…

DRC: M23 Rebels, Congo Riches and War in the DRC | Explained [Video]

Feb 15, 2025 | Channel 4 News

M23, a Rwanda-backed armed rebel group, are fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo - and they’re gaining ground.

Ukraine/Russia: Killer Russian Drone Strikes Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor Cover, Ukraine Says

Feb 14, 2025 | Veronika Melkozerova, Politico

A Russian attack drone struck the massive sarcophagus protecting the destroyed Chernobyl nuclear reactor, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a statement Friday.

DRC/Rwanda: European Parliament Calls for Suspension of Minerals Agreement with Rwanda over DRC Tensions

Feb 14, 2025 | Eunews

In a resolution adopted by an overwhelming majority, the Strasbourg Chamber condemns the occupation of Goma by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels. For the European Commission, suspending…

Adaptation in Afghanistan: Solar-Powered Water Supply

Feb 14, 2025 | Climate Centre

The Afghan Red Crescent has sunk ten new wells fitted with solar-powered pumps for communities in Herat and Samangan provinces “for drinking, agriculture and greening”.…

Burkina Faso: When Resource Competition Leads to Cooperation

Feb 13, 2025 | O'Hara Shipe, Arizona State University

The United Nations has estimated that in the past 60 years, more than 40% of all internal armed conflicts have a link to competition over natural…

Climate Change: New German Government Report Highlights Growing Climate Security Risks

Feb 12, 2025 | Bob Berwyn, Inside Climate News

A report released by the German federal government today highlights growing global climate security risks, including international political destabilization, threats to food security, conflicts over…

Climate Change: Cultivating Common Ground on Climate, Peace and Security

Feb 12, 2025 | PSC Report

The 774th meeting of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) in 2018 discussed the link between climate change as a ‘threat multiplier’ and conflicts in…

South Sudan: In War-Ravaged South Sudan, Environmental Conservation Is Being Used as a Clarion Call to Bring Peace

Feb 11, 2025 | Ngala Killian Chimtom, DownToEarth

Conflict in South Sudan has historically had an adverse impact on wildlife, but the conservation of the area’s wildlife is now being used to shape…

Liberia: FDA Permitted Export of 100% Illegal Logs

Feb 10, 2025 | Esau J. Farr, The Daylight

When LiberTrace identifies illegal logs, the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) is required to compel the exporting company to correct issues or remove problematic logs from…

Afghanistan: Can Mining Change the Taliban’s Fortune? [Video]

Feb 6, 2025 | Deutsche Welle

Afghanistan has been facing decades of economic crisis which has been compounded by the Taliban's return to power. One of the ways the country has…

DRC: How Illicit Mining Fuels Violence in Eastern DRC: Interview with Jean-Pierre Okenda

Feb 6, 2025 | Ashoka Mukpo, Mongabay

To understand the dynamics of the eastern DRC’s mineral trade, the current crisis, and Rwanda’s role, Mongabay’s Ashoka Mukpo spoke with Jean-Pierre Okenda, director of…

DRC: At Least 3,000 Killed in Congo Fighting over Minerals

Feb 6, 2025 | Stars Insider

Recent reports say intense fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has killed at least 3,000 people. The conflict is focused on Goma, North…

Indonesia: Huairou Commission Visit to Indonesia: Women's Leadership in Building Collective Awareness at the Grassroots Level

Feb 6, 2025 | Devina Prima Kesumaningtyas

YAKKUM Emergency Unit (YEU) as one of the partners of the Huairou Commission (HC) has been working together for 9 years and has assisted in…