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Afghanistan: Herat's Pistachio Groves under Protection to Ensure Optimal Harvest

Jul 26, 2024 | TOLOnews

The Herat Department of Agriculture and Irrigation said that security forces have been deployed in the pistachio forests of the province to prevent premature harvesting…

Myanmar: Anti-Junta Forces Control Profitable Gemstone Mines after Taking Mogok from Myanmar Military

Jul 26, 2024 | Aung Naing, Myanmar Now

The military and connected businessmen are at risk of devastating losses after anti-junta fighters captured Mogok, Mandalay Region this week, putting most of Myanmar’s gem-producing…

Intersectional Perspectives on Environmental Peacebuilding

Jul 26, 2024 | Marisa O. Ensor

At a time when the world is witnessing the greatest number of conflicts since World War II, and irrefutable scientific evidence confirms that  humanity has fundamentally and…

Environmental Consequences of the War in Ukraine: June 2024 Review

Jul 25, 2024 | Alexei Ovchinnikov

The main event in this past June was the anniversary of the explosion of the Kakhovka hydropower plant (HPP) dam, an event which led to…

Israel/Palestine: More than Half of Gaza’s Cropland Has Been Damaged by Conflict

Jul 25, 2024 | Action Against Hunger

With more than half of Gaza’s farmland damaged by conflict and ongoing blockades restricting imports, Action Against Hunger, a global nonprofit leader in the movement…

Israel/Jordan/Palestine: Israel's Gaza War Disrupts Climate Cooperation with Jordan

Jul 25, 2024 | Saqib Rahim, Grist

An ambitious climate deal between Israel and Jordan, known as Project Prosperity, has collapsed due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Liberia: Troubled Rubber Plantation in Liberia Shuts down after Labor Unrest

Jul 25, 2024 | Ashoka Mukpo, Mongabay

Two prominent union leaders remain in prison a month after the headquarters of the Salala Rubber Corporation in Liberia was set on fire by aggrieved…

Rwanda: ‘Blood Minerals’: EU Accused of Fueling Conflict with Rwanda Deal

Jul 25, 2024 | Antonia Zimmermann, Politico

Europe’s hunger for minerals for its electric cars and microchips is sparking accusations that it is inflaming conflict in eastern Congo, one of the world’s…

Growing Peace, One Coffee Farm at a Time

Jul 24, 2024 | Lauren Petersen-Green

Mayerly’s journey into coffee began when Mercy Corps invited her to attend a meeting about the benefits of substituting coca with legal crops. Mercy Corps…

Ending the Conflict in Ukraine through Land Purchase

Jul 24, 2024 | Glauco Ortolano

Glauco Ortolano explores an implausible proposal for how the war may end through economic rather than political means.

Yemen: Oil Leaks, Toxic Emissions as Israel Strike Worsens Yemen Pollution: NGOs

Jul 24, 2024 | Agence France-Presse

The Israeli strike on Yemen's port of Hodeida has released hazardous emissions and caused fuel spills, experts said, compounding environmental pollution already worsened by oil…

Afghanistan: China Starts Work on Afghan Copper Mine Long Stalled by War

Jul 24, 2024 | Joe Stenson and Abdullah Hasrat, Barron's

Chinese engineers and the Taliban government broke ground in Afghanistan on Wednesday on a project to mine the world's second-largest copper deposit.

Call for Contributions to the Glossary of Environmental Peacebuilding Terms

Jul 24, 2024 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is excited to announce the launch of a process to develop a Glossary of Environmental Peacebuilding Terms and to invite contributions…

Kellogg Developing Researcher Finds Community, Inspiration, and Hope at the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Jul 23, 2024 | Sophia Rockwell

What role does the environment have in current and future conversations about how to promote, create, and maintain international peace through research and government initiatives?…

DRC: Sustainable Food Systems and Animal Rights in War-Torn North Kivu, DRC

Jul 23, 2024 | Talking Wings

The province of North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is home to a vibrant tapestry of mountain rain forests and savannas,…

Sudan: Sudan’s Gold Industry: Opportunity amid Geopolitical Tension?

Jul 23, 2024 | Smruthi Nadig, Mining Technology

Gold has become increasingly important to Sudan’s economy since South Sudan gained independence in 2011. According to the Rift Valley Institute, the 75% reduction in…

Colombia: Colombia Orchid Sanctuary Collects and Clones Endangered Species

Jul 23, 2024 | Andrea Tosta, Phys.org

Colombia, which will host the COP16 UN biodiversity summit later this year, has the world's largest number of orchid species, and new varieties are regularly…

Could the Nile Dam Dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia Escalate?

Jul 22, 2024 | Amr Emam

Egypt is playing a waiting game as Ethiopia prepares to make the fifth, and final, filling of its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) by the end of…

Why Women Are Key to Managing Afghanistan’s Water Crisis

Jul 22, 2024 | Katrina J. Lane

Afghan women’s livelihoods are the most impacted by water scarcity. Involving them in water policy and resource management could provide sustainable livelihoods and climate resilience…

The Interplay between Conflict and Climate Change Needs a Rethink

Jul 22, 2024 | Mauricio Vazquez

The recent news that Somalia was elected to become a nonpermanent member of the United Nations Security Council has generated headlines. As one of the most…

Israel/Yemen: Israel Strikes on Yemen Port: What Is the Damage?

Jul 22, 2024 | Agence France-Presse

Israeli strikes on Saturday hit a power plant and fuel storage facilities in Hodeida, the main port under the control of Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels.

Afghanistan: OCHA Reports Nearly 300 Civilian Deaths from Landmines and Explosives in Afghanistan in 6 Months

Jul 22, 2024 | Fidel Rahmati

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Afghanistan reports that 292 civilians were killed in the first six months of…

Climate Change: Symposium Focuses on Practical Solutions for Climate Security Challenges

Jul 22, 2024 | United States Africa Command

The fourth Security Implications of Climate Change Symposium, organized by U.S. Africa Command and the U.S. Institute for Peace in concert with the Armed Forces…

Nigeria: Tree Planting: NGO Launches Climate Security Project In Sokoto

Jul 22, 2024 | Umar Abdullahi, New Telegraph

The Building Blocks for Peace Foundation has launched a tree planting and rehabilitation of degraded pasture infrastructure in the Illela Local Government Area of Sokoto…

Sudan: WASH Specialist Sudan

Jul 22, 2024 | Norwegian Refugee Council

Females are highly encouraged to apply. 

The WASH Specialist is a member of the Programme Unit (PU). The position-holder is the strategic and technical lead at…

Honduras: Baseline diagnosis for the project “Women Resilient to Climate Change: Forest Areas for Climate Security and Peacebuilding in Honduras (MUCAMPAZ)”

Jul 22, 2024 | United Nations Women

Job originally posted in Spanish.

I. Organizational contextThe United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, UN Women, based on the vision of equality enshrined…

South Sudan: Project Manager, Game Reserves

Jul 22, 2024 | Fauna & Flora

Fauna & FloraFauna & Flora is seeking an experienced conservation professional to fulfil the role of Project Manager, who will assume responsibility for managing implementation…

Ukraine: On-Farm Water Management Specialist (Nationals Only)

Jul 22, 2024 | Sheladia Associates, Inc.

Company DescriptionSHELADIA Associates is a multi-disciplinary international professional consulting firm with demonstrated experience in the successful management and implementation of development projects worldwide. SHELADIA believes…

Palestine: WASH Officer, Gaza

Jul 22, 2024 | Project Hope

Project HOPE is an international NGO with more than 1,000 engaged employees and volunteers who work around the globe, responding to the world’s most pressing global…

Ukraine: WASH Regional Cluster Lead

Jul 22, 2024 | Solidarités International

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian aid association which, since more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and…