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Sudan: Sudan Oil Revenue Drops to Record Lows
May 25, 2017
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Middle East Monitor
Sudan’s daily oil production revenue has sunk to its lowest level since the secession of South Sudan almost six years ago, the minister of petroleum…
Myanmar: More Than 290 Gem Blocks Due to Expire in June
May 25, 2017
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Eleven
Exploration activities in 291 gem blocks in Lonekhin, Hpakant, Mongshu, Moegok, Mohnyin and Nantyarseik will be discontinued in June, a source of the Ministry of…
People and Wildlife are Both Casualties of Illicit Mining
May 24, 2017
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Richard Ruggiero
Despite its vast size and relative intactness, Congo’s forest area and wildlife are under severe threat. Between 2002 and 2011, forest elephants experienced a devastating 62…
Myanmar: Myanmar Peace Talks Must Address Natural Resource Management
May 24, 2017
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Global Witness
On the eve of national peace talks in Myanmar, civil society groups from across the country today released a statement calling for a new approach…
Climate Change: NATO Countries Worry Trump Will undo Climate Progress, Drafts Show
May 24, 2017
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Nicholas Kusnetz, Inside Climate News
NATO's member countries published a series of draft reports this week highlighting the economic and security risks posed by climate change, and encouraging nations to…
Myanmar: Drilling for a Dream in Myanmar
May 24, 2017
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Adam Dean, New York Times
Nga Naung Mone is one of three oil fields near the town of Minhla, in south central Myanmar, and the largest by far. The others,…
Afghanistan: USAID Hosts Women’s Agriculture Credit Shura to Improve Lives and Livelihoods of Afghan Women Farmers
May 24, 2017
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USAID
One of the most difficult challenges for women farmers and agriculture-related business owners in Afghanistan is the access to credit for their agriculture operations, and…
Afghanistan: Death to Land Grabbers: Protestors
May 24, 2017
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Afghanistan Times
A large number of Logar residents on Wednesday took out to the streets to give vent to their anger against the evil practice of land…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Beautiful 'Green Zone' Offers Emeralds, Peace
May 23, 2017
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Fox News, Hollie McKay
It has been dubbed Afghanistan's Green Zone: A pocket of paradise amid the bloody, conflict-ravaged country -- both a hidden gem and full of gems.…
Cambodia/Myanmar/Vietnam: Land Disputes Cloud Fast-Developing Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar
May 22, 2017
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Straits Times
In countries like Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar, where weak legal systems are often accompanied by land tenures that are insecure, or difficult to obtain, tens…
Malawi/Mozambique: Water Wars Worry Lake Chiuta Fishers
May 22, 2017
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James Chavula, The Nation
Malawian fishers on Lake Chiuta have lamented frequent armed attacks from their Mozambican neighbours despite efforts to end the conflict. The communities surrounding the 200-square-kilometre…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Boundary between Iraq, Kurdish Territory Divides Communities
May 22, 2017
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Balint Szlanko, Associated Press
Since 2014, Iraq’s Kurds have expanded the territory they control by about half at the expense of Iraq. The status of some of these areas,…
Sierra Leone: Value Chain Specialist
May 21, 2017
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Catholic Relief Services
CRS and its consortium partners are implementing a 5 year Feed the Future activity through USAID. This activity is in alignment with the Government of…
Afghanistan: Kabul Green Home Projects - Technical Expert on Research and Development
May 21, 2017
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GERES
The Kabul Green Homes project (KGHP) is in a way a continuation of the AFG-TAJ project, GERES’ first urban project, implemented from 2012 to 2015.…
DRC: Team Leader - Integrated Water Resource Management
May 21, 2017
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ZOA International
ZOA is an international NGO which offers RELIEF to people who are affected by conflict or natural disasters. ZOA wants to contribute to a new…
Palestine: Evaluation of Urban Gardening Project
May 21, 2017
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DanChurchAid
Since the land available for horticulture is extremely limited in the Gaza Strip and, with the current closures and movement restrictions in place, fresh vegetables…
DRC: Responsable de Projet WASH
May 21, 2017
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ACTED
Depuis 1993, l’association de solidarité internationale ACTED répond aux besoins humanitaires des populations dans les situations de crise et au respect de leur dignité, tout…
South Sudan: Project Manager WASH
May 21, 2017
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ACTED
Since 1993, as an international non-governmental organization, ACTED has been committed to immediate humanitarian relief to support those in urgent need and protect people’s dignity,…
Yemen: WASH Program Manager
May 21, 2017
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Action Contre la Faim
Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization committed to ending world hunger. The organization helps malnourished children whilst providing communities with access to safe…
Leaving Mining Behind in a Sustainable Liberia
May 21, 2017
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Roshny Vijayakar
Mining operations degrade the environment through soil erosion, water contamination, air pollution, and often deforestation. These can lead to respiratory illnesses, heavy metal poisoning, sedimentation, and loss of…
Myanmar: Committee Will Probe Khamti Jade Mine Conflict
May 20, 2017
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Aung Ko Oo, Mizzima
An inquiry has been launched to look in to the conflicts that happened on May 17 between the local police force and jade scavengers in…
Colombia: Major Politicians in Colombia Accused of Illegal Land Grabbing
May 20, 2017
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Michelle Begue, CGTN
Former Colombian President, Alvaro Uribe Velez has been accused of accumulating land meant for less fortunate farmers.The Comptroller General’s report, which compiled evidence from 2013…
Liberia: CFMB, CFDC Union Want Lawmakers Pass Land Rights Bill
May 19, 2017
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Robin Dopoe, Liberian Observer
The continued delay by lawmakers to pass into law the 2014 Land Rights Bill, which calls for the protection of community land, among other things,…
South Sudan: NGO Blames Water Pollution in S.Sudan on Oil Company
May 19, 2017
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Daniel Pelz, Detusche Welle
Drinking water around an oil-producing area in South Sudan is heavily polluted. A German NGO puts the blame on Malaysian oil company Petronas. It has…
Sudan/South Sudan: S. Sudan Calls for Pushing Sudan on Resolving Abyei Issue
May 19, 2017
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Xinhua
South Sudan on Friday called on the UN to push Sudan on quickly resolving the issues on the status of the contested oil-rich Abyei region…
Myanmar: Report: Burma Rapidly Losing Forest Cover
May 19, 2017
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Irrawaddy
Satellite imagery indicates that intact forest cover in Burma has declined rapidly over the last decade, according to a study. A countrywide analysis of Landsat…
Myanmar: Mandalay Division Govt Takes Tough Line on Illegal Logging
May 19, 2017
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Myat Pyae Phyo, Irrawaddy
Mandalay Division government will crack down on illegal logging in the area, said division minister for planning and finance U Myat Thu. The divisional government…
Colombia: Rebel Road Expansion Brings Deforestation to Remote Colombian Amazon
May 19, 2017
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Taran Volckhausen, Mongabay
Encouraged by the Colombian peace process promising infrastructure advancement across the country, local citizens and municipal governments of Miraflores and Guaviare have started construction to expand…
Agriculture: An Opportunity for Better Jobs for Afghanistan’s Youth
May 18, 2017
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Abdul Qadeer Jawad
Until the late 1970s, Afghanistan was one of the world’s top producer of horticultural products and supplied 20 percent of the raisins on the global market. The…
Morrocco/Western Sahara: Morocco Phosphate Ship Held in Panama over Western Sahara challenge: Officials
May 18, 2017
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Patrick Markey, Reuters
Panama authorities have detained a Moroccan phosphate shipment from the disputed territory of Western Sahara after the Polisario independence movement claimed the cargo had been…