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Myanmar: Despite Sanctions, US Companies Still Importing Myanmar Teak, Report Says

Jan 11, 2022 | Sheryl Lee Tian Tong, Mongabay

U.S. timber companies imported nearly 1,600 metric tons of teak from Myanmar last year, circumventing sanctions and channeling millions of dollars in revenue to the…

The Soldiers Came Home Sick. The Government Denied It Was Responsible.

Jan 11, 2022 | Megan K. Stack, New York Times

The soldiers with inexplicable breathing complaints started appearing in Dr. Robert F. Miller’s pulmonology clinic in 2004, the year after Baghdad fell to invading United…

Environmental Peacebuilding: 2021 in Review

Jan 11, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

Do you remember January 1, 2021? We were so happy to have 2020 in the rear view mirror.  We were all exhausted, and hopeful for…

Nigeria: Niger Delta Women Seek America, Britain’s Intervention to Avoid Conflict in Region

Jan 10, 2022 | Obinna Nwaoku

Woman advocating for the development of Niger Delta, under the aegis of Wailing Women of the Niger Delta (WWND), has written to the American and…

Climate Change: National Defense Authorization Act Cements DOD’s Climate Resilience Role

Jan 10, 2022 | Kylie Bielby, Homeland Security Today

On December 27, President Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA). The NDAA authorizes fiscal year appropriations principally…

Colombia: Colombia’s New Anti-Deforestation Law Provokes Concern for Small-Scale Farmers

Jan 10, 2022 | Christina Noriega, Mongabay

Last year, when Colombia’s parliament approved a reform of the nation’s environmental crime laws, the legislation received stark opposition from a surprising assortment of environmentalists,…

Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding *GOING VIRTUAL*

Jan 10, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

The Organizing Committee for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding has decided to convert the hybrid format to an ostensibly virtual conference.

This announcement covers…

No, There Will Not Be a War for Water

Jan 10, 2022 | Jeroen Warner and Sumit Vij

Some people falsely believe that the Afghanistan takeover by the Taliban during a drought increases the risk of violence over shared waters such as the…

Climate Change Amplifies the Risks for Violent Conflicts in Africa

Jan 10, 2022 | Philip Osano

The potential for climate change to exacerbate violent conflict is manifest in Africa. Growing competition over natural resources will likely increase tensions on a continent…

Program Assistant

Jan 9, 2022 | Natural Resource Governance Institute

The Program Assistant (Governance/Legal and Economics): is a newly created role at NRGI, that will provide administrative, program management and research support to the Legal and Economic and Governance…

Ethiopia or Tunisia: Scientist, Soil and Water Conservation Modeling

Jan 9, 2022 | International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is a treaty-based international non-profit research organization supported by CGIAR.

ICARDA’s mission is to reduce…

South Sudan: Consultancy, Evaluation of a JPF-Funded Project

Jan 9, 2022 | Japan Platform

The Japan Platform (hereinafter referred to as "JPF") is an international emergency humanitarian aid organization which offers the most effective and prompt emergency aid in…

Philippines Nationals: Environment and Natural Resources Sustainable Management (ENSM) Sub Group Leader

Jan 9, 2022 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

For more than four decades, FAO has been working with the Government of the Philippines, civil society, community-based organizations and the private sector to address…

Mozambique: Consultancy to Support the WASH Emergency Responses in Cabo Delgado Related to Water Supply

Jan 9, 2022 | United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To…

Iraq: International Vegetable Production and Farmer Field School Specialist

Jan 9, 2022 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FAO's office for Iraq is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing and implementing agreed strategies for addressing countrywide food, agriculture and rural development. It develops and…

Philippines: International Consultant, Agribusiness and Value Chain Management

Jan 9, 2022 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

For more than four decades, FAO has been working with the Government of the Philippines, civil society, community-based organizations and the private sector to address…

Italy: Forced Migration Consultant

Jan 9, 2022 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The Office of Emergencies and Resilience (OER) is responsible for ensuring FAO's efforts to support countries and partners in preparing for and effectively responding to…

Jordan: Communications and Content Development Officer

Jan 9, 2022 | EcoPeace Middle East

EcoPeace Middle East is a unique trilateral environmental organization. Our primary objective is the promotion of cooperative efforts to protect our shared environmental heritage. In…

Germany: Senior Advisor, Climate Diplomacy

Jan 9, 2022 | adelphi

adelphi is the leading independent think-and-do tank in Europe for climate, environment and development. We are some 280 strategists, thought leaders and practitioners working at the…

Sweden: Director, Water Resources Cooperation Department

Jan 9, 2022 | Stockholm International Water Institute

SIWI is a policy institute that generates knowledge and informs decision-making towards a water wise world. SIWI conducts research, builds institutional capacity, and provides advisory…

Switzerland: Geneva Internship Program (Spring/Summer 2022)

Jan 9, 2022 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…

Canada: Program Assistant, Resilience Program

Jan 9, 2022 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…

USA: PhD-Level 3-Year Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) Call for Applications

Jan 8, 2022 | Kent State University, School of Peace and Conflict Studies

Kent State University’s (KSU) School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) began as the Center for Peaceful Change as a living memorial to the May…

Liberia: Armed Men Attack GMCS Mining Site in Rivercess County

Jan 6, 2022 | FrontPage Africa

Cogent information reaching this paper revealed that several gunmen allegedly headed by Mr. Moses Mayer, Traditional Council Inspector of Rivercess County at about 1:00am on…

Norway to Prioritise Women, Peace, Security at Security Council Meet

Jan 5, 2022 | Tribune India

A “signature event” on addressing violence targeting women in peace and security processes to be held.

Afghanistan: Taliban Halts Iron Ore Extraction amid Talks with Russians on Gas Refineries

Jan 5, 2022 | WION

The Taliban government has reportedly declared a ban on the extraction of iron ore in the country. The development comes after videos on social media…

Can We Predict Climate Change Impacts on Future Peace and Security?

Jan 5, 2022 | Halvard Buhaug and Nina von Uexkull

Analytical challenges notwithstanding, it is therefore not only a natural, but also a necessary step for conflict research to catch up with the rapid developments…

Tackling Militarism’s Contribution to the Climate Emergency

Jan 5, 2022 | Doug Weir

The past year saw the dial finally shift on reducing the carbon bootprint of the military. Since the topic was excluded from international climate processes by the…

Iraq: Drone Attack on Iraq Base Foiled, 2nd One in 24 Hours: Coalition

Jan 4, 2022 | Al Jazeera

For the second time in 24 hours, a United States-led coalition fighting ISIL (ISIS) in Iraq says it has foiled a drone attack on a…

Wildlife: Understanding Human-Elephant Conflict and Vulnerability in the Face of Climate Change

Jan 4, 2022 | Yves Ducrot, Ritz Herald

Human-wildlife conflict is a central issue in the conservation sciences. Whether it is reintroducing wolves into key ecosystems of the southwestern U.S.—which is having an…