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Liberia’s Biological Diversity Is Its Economic Power Horse

May 23, 2023 | Stephen Rodriques

Liberia prides itself as a nation endowed with a substantial share of global biodiversity. The country is regarded as one of the biodiversity hotspots in…

Building Peace by Formalizing Gold Mining in the Central Sahel

May 23, 2023 | Jorden de Haan and Aly Diarra

The Central Sahel is increasingly deemed the new epicenter of terrorism, accounting for 35 percent of global terrorism deaths in 2021. Yet as the situation in…

Myanmar: Cyclone Mocha and Return of El Niño: A Crisis of Climate-Conflict-Humanitarian Triple Nexus in Myanmar

May 22, 2023 | ISP-Myanmar

Cyclone Mocha, one of the strongest storms ever to hit the Bay of Bengal, made landfall near Sittwe on May 14, 2023. It wreaked havoc…

Colombia: Sustainable Agriculture Is Building Peace in Colombia

May 21, 2023 | Eurasia Review

In areas of Colombia once controlled by guerillas, conflicts over land continue and deforestation has risen considerably. But it’s in these same areas that researchers…

Nigeria: Envoy Says Modern Ranching Will Curb Farmer-Herder Conflict in Nigeria

May 21, 2023 | Matthew Bruce, Freedom Online

The Denmark Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Sune Krogstrup, has called for modern ranching as a way of curbing the perennial farmer-herder conflict and empowering local…

Liberia: Horizon Logging Company Exports US$2.7 Million Worth of Logs In Flagrant Disregard to Logging Contract

May 21, 2023 | Jacob S. Tweh, Jr and Paul M. Kanneh, Global News Network

On 4th May 2021, Horizon Logging Company Limited signed a Commercial Use Contract (CUC) with residents of Konobo Community Forest in Grand Gedeh County to…

Afganistan/Iran: Iran Gives Afghanistan One Month to Resolve Iran's Water Rights Issue

May 20, 2023 | Mohammad Farshad Daryosh, TOLOnews

Following the rise of tension over Iran's water rights from the Helmand River in recent days, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran's ambassador to Afghanistan, said the…

Afghanistan: Taliban Restarts War-Postponed Dam Construction, Sparking Tension with Iran over Water Rights [Video]

May 20, 2023 | Edmond Ng, South China Morning Post

Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban has restarted construction of the Bakhsh Abad Dam in the Farah province, which neighbours Iran. Tehran has warned that it reserves the…

DRC: East DR Congo Gold Venture Aims to Stamp out Illicit Trade

May 19, 2023 | Agence France-Presse

Experts say illicit trade in gold and other minerals in eastern DRC has long fuelled the dozens of armed groups that have plagued the region…

Addressing the Converging Risks of Climate, Insecurity, and Migration in Central America

May 19, 2023 | Claire Doyle

The idea of climate change as a “threat multiplier” has been gaining steam since it was first proposed roughly 15 years ago. This framing acknowledges…

Syria: 17 Iranian ‘Ghost Tankers’ Bring Oil Worth $1 Billion to Syria

May 18, 2023 | Avi Scharf, Haaretz

Defying Iran sanctions with dangerous ship-to-ship transfers and transceivers turned off, eight tankers made 17 deliveries of oil to Syria in the last six months.…

Climate Change: Climate Change amid Armed Conflict Exacerbating Humanitarian Needs across Middle East

May 18, 2023 | Jennifer Bell, Al Arabiya

Armed conflict in the Middle East is exacerbating the effects of climate change across parts of the region, with the most vulnerable places are almost…

Water Scarcity and Environmental Peacebuilding: A Lens on Southern Iraq

May 18, 2023 | Ali Al-Bayaa and Mostafa Mashhad

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers are Iraq’s primary sources of water. However, both rivers originate in Turkey and flow through Syria before passing through Iraq.…

Colombia: Sustainable Agriculture Is Building Peace in Colombia, Finds Research

May 17, 2023 | Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture

In areas of Colombia once controlled by guerillas, conflicts over land continue and deforestation has risen considerably. But it's in these same areas that researchers…

Climate Change, (In)security, and Violence against Women and Girls

May 17, 2023 | Marisa O. Ensor

Climate change and environmental degradation are recognized as serious aggravators of violence against women and girls across the world. Intensifying environmental pressures intersect with socio-political…

Afghanistan: Farmers Complain Unfair Use of Sar-i-Pul River Water

May 16, 2023 | Ghulam Sakhi Frotan, Pajhwok Afghan News

Some farmers in northern Sar-i-Pul province have complained against the unfair use of river water and said the use of water pumps by the residents…

Intersectional Gender Equity Must Inform Efforts to Enhance Climate Security in Africa

May 16, 2023 | Marisa O. Ensor

The adverse consequences of climate change are being felt around the world, but nowhere more keenly than in Africa. While African nations are among the least responsible for…

Call for Submissions: Special Issue "Education for Well-Being and Sustainability: The Role of 21st Century Skills for Informed, Responsible and Active Citizenship"

May 16, 2023 | Sustainability Magazine

Recently, UNESCO published their framework for education for sustainable development 2030 in the coming decade. This UNESCO roadmap emphasizes that education for sustainability should promote…

Survey: Themes for the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (Deadline: May 24, 2023)

May 16, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is starting to plan for the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding, which will be in The Hague, Netherlands in June…

Myanmar: Award-Winning, Indigenous Peace Park Dragged into Fierce Conflict in Myanmar

May 15, 2023 | Carolyn Cowan, Mongabay

On 27 March 2021, the natural sounds of the teak and bamboo forests of eastern Myanmar — calling birds, croaking frogs and barking deer —…

Zimbabwe: Human, Wildlife Conflict Escalating

May 15, 2023 | Esther Shavi, CAJ News

For years, human and wildlife in Kariba have coexisted in peace. However, as the population of the elephants rises, the relations have tragically deteriorated. This…

Book Series Launch: "Studies in War, Conflict and the Environment"

May 15, 2023 | Leiden University Press

War is not just a humanitarian crisis; it has critical environmental implications as well. This series offers valuable insight to those seeking to understand how…

Call for Submissions: Special Issue on "Education for Well-Being and Sustainability: The Role of 21st Century Skills for Informed, Responsible and Active Citizenship"

May 15, 2023 | MDPI