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Kenya: Gender Remains Neglected At The Nairobi Session Of New Biodiversity Framework

Jun 26, 2022 | Flavia Lopes


Russia: Russia Slashes Environmental Protections as War Rages, Economic Crisis Looms

Jun 26, 2022 | Moscow Times

Russia has quietly made it easier to build pipelines in nature reserves, scrapped regulations on automobile emissions and pushed back measures to reduce pollution as…


DRC: Why Is DR Congo at War Again?

Jun 26, 2022 | Obinna Umeh, African Exponent

The Norwegian Refugee Council has declared the situation in DR Congo the world's most neglected refugee crisis - for the second time in a row.…


Iraq: Iraqi President Calls on Country to Stand Firm amid Spate of Attacks on Oil and Gasfields

Jun 26, 2022 | Sinan Mahmoud, National

The recent spate of attacks on oil and gas plants in Iraq's Kurdistan Region is harmful to the country’s stability and economy, President Barham Salih…


South Sudan: Millions Face Famine in South Sudan as War in Ukraine Impacts Countries beyond Europe [Video]

Jun 24, 2022 | CBS News

Flooding and famine already had millions in South Sudan clinging to survival. CBS News correspondent Debora Patta reports.


Ukraine: Ukraine Joins the LIFE Programme for Environment and Climate

Jun 24, 2022 | European Commission

Today, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius and the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine Ruslan Strilets jointly…


Australia's Sex Discrimination Commissioner Calls for Urgent Change in Mining Sector

Jun 24, 2022 | Praveen Menon and Byron Kaye


USA: After Roe v. Wade: US Researchers Warn of What’s to Come

Jun 24, 2022 | Mariana Lenharo


Myanmar: Kachin Public Calls on KIO to Address Gold Mining Crisis

Jun 24, 2022 | Emily Fishbein, Jauman Naw, Jaw Tu Hkawng, and Nu Nu Lusan, Frontier Myanmar

Interviews with 12 villagers and seven members of Kachin civil society over the past six months for a series of articles on gold mining in…


Afghanistan: Flooding Destroys Crops across Afghanistan

Jun 24, 2022 | Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews

The Afghanistan Chamber of Agriculture and Livestock said that wheat and onions have been hit hard by the floods. According to the State Ministry for…


South Sudan: South Sudan Seeks to Revise Petroleum Law

Jun 23, 2022 | Xinhua

South Sudan Thursday began consultations aimed at revising and reforming its Petroleum Act 2012 to be able to regulate the downstream operations in the oil…


Tracking Military Greenhouse Gas Emissions in War and Peace

Jun 22, 2022 | Conflict and Environment Observatory

At COP26, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, “there is no way to reach net zero without also including emissions from the military”. Yet, there…


Ukraine/Russia: Russia Should Pay for Its Environmental War Crimes

Jun 22, 2022 | Jenny Morber, WIRED

The legal challenges are steep, but scientists are recording the war’s devastating impact on Ukraine’s land and wildlife.


Liberia: Liberia Passes EITI Validation, Despite Challenges

Jun 21, 2022 | Observer

Liberia has passed its Validation by the International Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Board despite challenges posed by the internal governance crisis of 2018 and…


Ukraine: OSCE-Supported Platform Highlights Environmental Risks Stemming from War in Ukraine

Jun 21, 2022 | Homeland Security Today

Data and analysis on nearly 5000 incidents of war-related damages in Ukraine show that 92 industrial facilities in the high or very high environmental risk…


The Armed Lifeboat: The Dangers of Militarising Climate Adaptation

Jun 21, 2022 | Nick Buxton

On 7 February 2022, Arizona’s attorney general, Mark Brnovich, released a legal opinion that declared that the refugees trying to cross the heavily fortified US–Mexico…


Public Participation: A Counter to Climate Policy Backdraft?

Jun 21, 2022 | Kidan Araya

In an increasingly unpredictable world of pandemics, conflict, and disasters, climate change is often at the center of conversations about the instability of global affairs.…


Australia: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Environmental Policy and Management

Jun 21, 2022 | Murdoch University

Murdoch prides itself on its diverse and vibrant workplace. It is committed to the recruitment and development of skilled and passionate people, who want to…


Ukraine/Russia: Russian Officials Report Ukrainian Attack on Black Sea Offshore Rigs

Jun 20, 2022 | Maritime Executive

A top official in Russian-occupied Crimea has reported an attack on three Russian-controlled oil rigs in the Black Sea. The incident has not been confirmed…


Afghanistan: Use of Solar Power Wells for Agriculture Sparks Concerns

Jun 20, 2022 | Abdul Saboor Sirat, Pajhwok Afghan News

Farmers in northern Balkh province say it is easy drawing water from wells for agricultural purposes using solar energy. Experts, however, warn the practice lowers…


Afghanistan/Iran: Kabul, Tehran Reached Agreement on Helmand River: Official

Jun 20, 2022 | Tamim Shaheer, TOLOnews

Afghanistan and Iran reached an agreement over the Helmand water treaty, an official of the Ministry of Energy and Water said. The Ministry of Energy…


Open Call for Proposals: Apply for the RISE Grants Challenge

Jun 20, 2022 | IUCN

In 2022, the world is arguably facing multiple overlapping pandemics - COVID-19 itself together with gender-based violence (GBV), climate change and biodiversity loss.

Gender-based violence and…


Senior Consultant – Drafting of Statistical Guidelines on Gender-Environment Surveys

Jun 20, 2022 | UN Women

To support member states in coping with, and recovering from crises, through evidence-based decision-making, UN Women’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific is implementing…


Moldova: Programme Analyst, Women, Peace and Security/Humanitarian Action

Jun 20, 2022 | UN Women

At the regional level, UN Women works to drive forward the WPS Agenda in Europe and Central Asia (ECA). This includes support to regional bodies…


South Sudan: With Peace and Accountability, Oil and Agriculture Can Support Early Recovery in South Sudan

Jun 19, 2022 | World Bank Group

Economic recovery has stalled in South Sudan amid a multitude of crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate shocks and dwindling oil production, and most recently,…


Sudan: Sudan Wheat Harvest Waits to Rot as Hunger Crisis Looms

Jun 19, 2022 | Agence France-Presse

Looking at the sacks of wheat stacked in Imad Abdullah's small home, no one would guess that Sudan's food security is hanging by a thread…


China: China’s Solar Projects Raise Land Grabbing Concerns

Jun 17, 2022 | Yuan Ye, Sixth Tone

A solar photovoltaic project in northern China’s Hebei province has angered local farmers who accuse developers of forcibly grabbing their farmland, highlighting the conflict between…


Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq's Kurdistan Works to Establish Two Oil Firms as Erbil-Baghdad Tensions Rise

Jun 17, 2022 | Rowena Edwards, Reuters

Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is working to establish two oil firms, the latest move in the battle between Erbil and Baghdad to control the…


Iraq: Satellite Imagery and Climate Change: Monitoring the Impact of Drought in Iraq [Photos]

Jun 17, 2022 | Yann Daoulas, Kermap

The “land between two rivers” appears on the brink of desertification as extreme heat episodes induced by climate change exacerbate drought, itself linked to years…


Procédure Inédite contre un Suisse Accusé de Pillage de Bois Précieux au Sénégal (Unprecedented Procedure against a Swiss Accused of Looting Precious Woods in Senegal)

Jun 17, 2022 | Radio Télévision Suisse

Une demande d'entraide judiciaire a été adressée par la Suisse au ministère gambien de la Justice concernant un Suisse accusé de pillage de bois précieux…