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Myanmar: Shan State Coal Mine Cited in Fight against Resource Extraction
Aug 4, 2016
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Thu Thu Aung, Myanmar Times
Shan activists and politicians are calling for a halt to resource extraction in parts of Myanmar plagued by conflict, with one human rights group using…
Colombia: Colombia’s New, Legal Drug Barons Focus on Medical Marijuana
Aug 4, 2016
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Ezra Kaplan, New York Times
Last year, President Juan Manuel Santos spearheaded an overhaul of Colombia’s 30-year-old drug laws, which formally legalized medical marijuana for domestic use. Crucially, the new…
Myanmar: Myanmar Logging Ban a Major Step to Forest Sector Reform
Aug 4, 2016
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Environmental Investigation Agency
The new Government of Myanmar has agreed a temporary national logging ban and a 10-year logging ban in the Pegu Yoma region to give its…
Environmental Peacebuilding at the World Conservation Congress
Aug 3, 2016
Are you going to the 2016 World Conservation Congress? In addition to the many events related to environmental peacebuilding, ELI will convene an informal strategy meeting with…
Myanmar: Pyin Oo Lwin Residents Permitted to Transfer Land Ownership
Aug 3, 2016
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Si Thu Lwin, Myanmar Times
Villagers in Pyin Oo Lwin township, Mandalay Region, are benefiting from cuts in red tape that allow them to transfer ownership of land, or to…
Myanmar: Suu Kyi Tackles Military Land Grabs in Test of New Myanmar Government
Aug 3, 2016
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Aubrey Belford, Hnin Yadana Zaw, and Antoni Slodkowski, Reuters
When Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) stormed to power in elections last November, its victory was fueled in part by rural anger over…
Sudan: China Controls 75% of Oil Investment in Sudan: Minister
Aug 3, 2016
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Sudan Tribune
Sudanese petroleum minister Mohamed Zayed Awad said that Chinese companies control 75 percent of foreign investment in Sudan’s oil sector. Awad told reporters Wednesday upon…
Iraq: ISIS Torches Qayarah Oil Complex, Dumps Crude in Tigris
Aug 3, 2016
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Iraq Oil Report
Facing the imminent advance of Iraqi forces, militants from the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) have looted, bulldozed and torched the Qayarah refinery, and are trying…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Signed over 80 Mining Contracts with Private Firms
Aug 3, 2016
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Khaama Press
The Afghan government has signed over 80 mining contracts with the private sector in a bid to boost the extraction of mines and prevent illegal…
Myanmar: ‘An Optimistic Place to Start’: Myanmar Enacts National Logging Ban
Aug 3, 2016
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Morgan Erickson-Davis, Mongabay
Rumors that have been building for months have come to fruition, with Myanmar announcing a national logging ban effective immediately. Although temporary, conservationists are lauding…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Signed over 80 Mining Contracts with Private Firms
Aug 3, 2016
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Khaama Press
The Afghan government has signed over 80 mining contracts with the private sector in a bid to boost the extraction of mines and prevent illegal…
Myanmar: Renewable Energy Fellow
Aug 2, 2016
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Pact
Pact enables systemic solutions that allow poor and marginalized people to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature…
Save the Date: 4th Istanbul International Water Forum
Aug 2, 2016
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Turkish Water Institute
The 4th IIWF will be held by the Turkish Water Institute (SUEN), with support from the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs of Turkey. The…
Myanmar: Saving the Mangroves
Aug 2, 2016
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Hein Ko Soe, Frontier
If another powerful cyclone were to pummel the Ayeyarwady Delta it could have a more devastating impact than Nargis in 2008, one of the worst…
China/South China Sea: Beijing Vows to Prosecute 'Trespassers'
Aug 2, 2016
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James Griffiths, CNN
China has sent a clear warning to foreigners who enter contested areas of the South China Sea -- stay away or you'll be prosecuted. The…
Afghanistan: In Afghanistan, Extreme Geography Attracts Extreme Sports
Aug 2, 2016
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Associated Press
Panjshir is considered one of the safest regions of Afghanistan. The roads are closed to outsiders, who must register with security forces and explain the…
Afghanistan: Shelter/WASH and Emergency Specialist
Aug 1, 2016
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Norwegian Refugee Council
Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has been working in Afghanistan for the past 12 years. Its main activities include: Information Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA); Education;…
Water and Habitat Engineer
Aug 1, 2016
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International Committee of the Red Cross
As a Water and Habitat Engineer working for the ICRC, you will be responsible for the planning, design and implementation of engineering projects for victims…
Jordan: Consultancy for WASH in Schools
Aug 1, 2016
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life…
Libya: Humanitarian Mine Action Capacity Building Project Manager
Aug 1, 2016
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Danish Refugee Council
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on all aspects of the refugee cause in more than thirty countries throughout…
South Sudan: Hygiene Specialist
Aug 1, 2016
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Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide is hiring a Hygiene Specialist to be responsible for the overall management and implementation of the Hygiene Promotion Programme in assigned locations within…
Central African Republic: RCA - EHA Coordinator
Aug 1, 2016
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Solidarités International
SI a débuté ses activités en RCA en 2007. Active sans discontinuer depuis, la mission comptait 4 bases opérationnelles au début de l’année 2012 à…
Asia: Group Warns of Rising ASEAN Land Grab Conflicts
Aug 1, 2016
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Voice of America
An international human rights organization says Southeast Asia is facing increasing conflicts and violence over land grab activity. A “land grab” relates to taking land…
South Sudan: Worse Fighting Could Halt South Sudan Oil Output, Monitor Says
Aug 1, 2016
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Okech Francis, Bloomberg
Clashes between South Sudanese forces that re-erupted last month could escalate into larger battles and completely cut the African nation’s already diminished oil output, the…
Myanmar: UNESCO-IHE Fellowship: Strengthening Myanmar’s Water Security
Aug 1, 2016
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
Despite regular disasters, including cyclones and frequent episodes of serious flooding that have resulted in huge losses of life and property, water security and water…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurdish Forces Retake Oil Field after Islamic State Attack
Jul 31, 2016
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Kadhim Ajrash, Khalid Al Ansary, and Sam Wilkin, Bloomberg
Kurdish Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq regained control of an oil field near Kirkuk, after Islamic State militants overran the facility, setting fire to two storage…
Food Security: Security Council Updated on Conflicts Causing Severe Hunger
Jul 31, 2016
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Jaya Ramachandran, InDepthNews
The UN Security Council is faced with a critical if not an unprecedented situation: it has been warned that "protracted conflicts affecting 17 countries" have…
Kenya: In Kenya, Scarcity and Drought are Driving Two Tribes to Go to War
Jul 30, 2016
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Bill Corcoran, Irish Times
The air of tranquillity that dominates Lake Turkana’s desolate northwestern shoreline and surrounding rural landscape belies the severity of the tribal conflict gripping this part…
Iraq/Turkey: Turkey Violationg Iraq's Soverignty Through Oil Deals: Analyst
Jul 30, 2016
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Press TV
Press TV has interviewed James Morris, an editor with america-hijacked.com from Los Angeles, about warning made by the Iraqi defense minister about the repercussions of…
DRC: DR Congo Wants Link on Uganda, Tanzania Pipeline
Jul 30, 2016
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Anne Robi, Daily News
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has shown willingness to use the Uganda-Tanzania Oil Pipeline set to be constructed in the country…