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Cambodia: Protesters March Against Land Grabs on World Habitat Day
Oct 7, 2015
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Neou Vannarin, Voice of America
Despite the presence of barricades and riot police, more than 1,000 evictees, human rights campaigners, land activists and Buddhist monks celebrated the 30th annual World…
Iraq/Islamic State: Deash Terrorists Set Oil Well Alight in Northern Iraq
Oct 7, 2015
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Press TV
Takfiri Deash terrorists have attacked an oil field in Iraq’s conflict-stricken northern province of Kirkuk and set fire to an oil well there. A security…
South Sudan: Nespresso, Clooney Promote Coffee in War-Torn South Sudan
Oct 7, 2015
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Corinne Gretler, Bloomberg
Nespresso, the world’s biggest single-serve coffee brand, will start selling coffee from South Sudan, in an effort proposed by George Clooney to help rebuild an…
Sudan: Sudan Halts Iron-Ore Output as Gold Mining Set for Record High
Oct 7, 2015
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Claudia Carpenter, Bloomberg
Sudan has halted iron ore production because of low prices while gold output is set to reach a record 100 metric tons next year, Minerals…
Mozambique: Mozambique Destroyed Its Last Landmine. That’s a Victory for Food Security
Oct 7, 2015
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Karen Coates, UN Dispatch
Last week, deminers in Mozambique detonated the country’s last-known landmine. It took 22 years to rid them all, more than 200,000 total. Decades of conflict…
Liberia: Sime Darby Faces Fine Following Chemical Explosion
Oct 7, 2015
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Henry Karmo, FrontPageAfrica
A joint Ministerial Investigation Committee investigating the Sime Darby Plantation Company over recent explosion in Bomi County has recommended that the Palm Oil Plantation be…
Sudan: Sudanese Gold Output to Reach Record 80 Tonnes This Year
Oct 6, 2015
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Dania Saadi, The National
Gold production in Sudan is forecast to rise 9.6 per cent to a record 80 tonnes this year as the African country seeks to boost…
Cambodia: Anti-Logging Vigilantes Get International Recognition
Oct 6, 2015
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Aun Chhengpor, Voice of America
In late September, the Prey Lang Community Network was selected as one of the world’s top 21 local community groups working for environmental conservation in the…
Climate Data Can Be Critical in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States – Here’s How to Get It
Oct 5, 2015
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Schuyler Null
When war breaks out, what happens to the weather forecast? Violent conflict disrupts many essential services in developing countries and one of the most overlooked…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurds Boost Oil Sales in Drive for Financial Independence
Oct 5, 2015
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Mais Al-Amouri, Bloomberg
Iraq’s Kurdish region ramped up crude exports by 27 percent in September as the semi-autonomous enclave seeks greater financial independence amid a budget dispute with…
Conflict Minerals: SEC Seeks Rehearing in Conflict Minerals Case
Oct 5, 2015
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National Law Review
October 2, 2015 marked another step in the continuing legal challenge of the conflict minerals rule. The SEC and Amnesty International filed petitions requesting an…
Liberia: CRC Chair Suggests at FAO, GOL 2 Days Conference
Oct 5, 2015
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Gloria T. Tamba, Liberian Observer
The chairperson of the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC), Cllr. Gloria Musu Scott, has reminded members of the National Legislature on the speedy passage of the…
Côte d’Ivoire: Ivory Coast Seeks to Save Forests from Illegal Cocoa Boom
Oct 5, 2015
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Ange Aboa, Reuters
In Mont Peko National Park, thousands of leafless Iroko and Samba trees tower over a sea of lush plantations like headstones, a testament to the…
Sierra Leone: Head of Renewable Energy Project
Oct 4, 2015
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Welthungerlife
This project focuses on the use of renewable energies (in particular solar photovoltaic, mini hydro power) with productive benefits for agriculture, health and education. Sustainability…
Sri Lanka: Technical Consultant to Energy PPP Project
Oct 4, 2015
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Urban Development Authority
The Urban Development Authority in Sri Lanka has requested IFCs assistance in designing and successfully bidding a WtE plant of 600 TPD capacity in Karadiyana…
Asean Environmental Security Concerns
Oct 3, 2015
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Amado S. Tolentino, Jr.
The effects of extreme weather events caused by climate change are now felt all over the world – warmer temperature causing desertification and inadequate food…
Iraq: Cholera Infections in Iraq Climb to More than 800: Health Ministry
Oct 3, 2015
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Press TV
Iraqi medical authorities say the number of recorded cases of cholera in the conflict-ridden Arab country has climbed to more than 800, though no new…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Gulf Petroleum Says Kurdish Oil Reserves at Least Double Expected Amount
Oct 3, 2015
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Hellenic Shipping News
Gulf Keystone Petroleum said third-party estimates show recoverable oil reserves in the Kurdish north of Iraq are at least twice as much as initially expected.…
Call for Papers for the 3rd European Workshops in International Studies (EWIS) in Tübingen, Germany
Oct 1, 2015
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European International Studies Association
Profits resulting from the production and trade of valuable natural resources have long been identified as a driving force of violent conflict. The prospect of…
OP-ED: Mass Firing at National Oil Company of Liberia is Overdue
Oct 1, 2015
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Francis Cordor
In August, the National Oil Company of Liberia fired its entire staff of 200 people in a move aimed at reducing costs and saving the…
New Amnesty Report Provides Insights into the Diamond Trade in Central African Republic
Oct 1, 2015
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Kasper Agger
The Central African Republic (CAR) has been rocked by renewed violence this week with 36 people killed and 42,575 displaced persons over the last few days. A new report from…
Internships with the Environmental Change and Security Program
Oct 1, 2015
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Environmental Change and Security Program - The Wilson Center
The Environmental Change and Security Program is seeking interns to:
Write for our award-winning blogNetwork with leading experts in the environment, demography, and security fieldsWork closely…
Central African Republic and Philippines: Slave Labour behind 'Blood Diamonds' Jewelry Dug from African Mines by Children
Oct 1, 2015
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Imogen Calderwood. Daily Mail
The jewellery around your neck and on your fingers is still being dug out of the earth by slave children facing extreme danger, two new…
Myanmar: Land-Grab Communities Hope for Election Saviour
Oct 1, 2015
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Nyan Lynn Aung, Myanmar Times
The ethnic Kayin woman, from Thein Byin village in Tanintharyi township, has walked to the hilltop overlooking the valley to pray together with other residents…
Liberia: GVL Conducts Participatory Mapping with Communities in Grand Kru
Oct 1, 2015
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Liberian Observer
Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) is holding a series of meetings, alongside land mapping with communities that have freely offered new and additional lands for oil…
Guest Post: Setting the Boundaries in the South China Sea
Sep 30, 2015
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Micah Zenko
Tensions between China and Vietnam over the South China Sea are rising and a miscalculation or miscommunication risks an outbreak of hostilities. Earlier this month, imagery…
Friday Deadline for SEC to Appeal Latest Conflict Minerals Court Ruling
Sep 30, 2015
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Enough Team
This Friday, October 2, is the deadline for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and other parties to petition for a review of the most recent…
Peru: Peru Declares State of Emergency in Mining Region
Sep 30, 2015
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BBC
Peru declared a 30-day state of emergency in the Apurimac region on Tuesday after four people were killed during anti-mining protests. The four were shot…
Iraq/Syria/ISIS: U.S. Offers $5 Million for Tips on Disrupting ISIS' Oil, Antiquities Trade
Sep 30, 2015
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Faith Karimi, CNN
The war against ISIS is expanding to a new frontier: its finances. As the terror group plunders archaeological sites and oil fields in Iraq and…
Liberia: Sinoe County - Liberian Community Pushing to Manage Forest
Sep 30, 2015
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Al-Varney Rogers Alvarney, FrontPageAfrica
The Norwegian government has pledged $150m up to the year 2020 if Liberia protects its forests standing - putting communities in charge of conserving their…