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Rwanda: Rwanda Dismisses UN Experts Allegations in DRC Midterm Report
Jan 9, 2021
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Emmanuel Ntirenganya, New Times
The Government of Rwanda on Friday, January 8, dismissed allegations from the UN Group of Experts (GoE) Midterm report which claimed that there were Rwandan troops…
Call for Applications: World Bank Gender and Innovation Lab & Women’s Economic Empowerment in Nigeria
Jan 8, 2021
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World Bank Africa Region Gender Innovation Lab
The Africa Gender Innovation Lab at the World Bank issued a call for expressions of interest in a 'set of impact evaluation (IE) studies that evaluate…
Conflict Cycles and the Management of Protected Areas in South Sudan
Jan 7, 2021
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Adrian Garside
The International Law Commission’s draft principles on the Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts use a temporal framing of ‘before, during and…
Liberia: Popota Town Land Dispute Deepens as Two Groups Claim Ownership
Jan 7, 2021
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Christopher C. Walker, FrontPage Africa
Several residents of Popota Town in Fuamah District Bong County have expressed fear of losing their land to Betty Cooper Kabah who they say is…
Colombia: Cocaine Production Driving Deforestation into Colombian National Park
Jan 7, 2021
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René Mora, Mongabay
The location of the Catatumbo region sits on the border with Venezuela, making it a strategic route for armed groups such as the National Liberation…
Liberia: Miners, Loggers Clash over Gbarpolu Forest
Jan 7, 2021
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Moses R. Quollin, FrontPage Africa
On March 4 2019, Korninga B, an authorized forest community, signed a logging contract with Singaporean-Indian logging company Indo Africa Plantation Liberia Incorporated. However, one…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Tigray Conflict Could Delay Grand Renaissance Dam Negotiations
Jan 7, 2021
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ESI Africa
Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have resumed talks in an attempt to resolve conflict surrounding Africa’s largest and most controversial hydroelectric project, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance…
Weapon Proliferation Challenges Biodiversity Protection in South Sudan
Jan 7, 2021
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Adrian Garside
The availability of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) is a factor in the decline of wildlife numbers due to their use in poaching and…
Conflict Cycles and the Management of Protected Areas in South Sudan
Jan 7, 2021
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Adrian Garside
South Sudan, and southern Sudan prior to its independence, has been in a cycle of conflicts for more than 65 years, spanning three civil wars…
Afghanistan: Climate Change Threatens Glaciers in Afghanistan: Experts
Jan 6, 2021
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Khaled Nikzad, TOLOnews
There are nearly 4,000 glaciers lying up high in various regions of Afghanistan, but the climate change is severely threatening these highly important sources of…
Climate Change: Climate-Change-Induced Conflict? Rare Footage Captured of Jaguar Killing Ocelot at Waterhole
Jan 6, 2021
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Washington State University
In what may be a sign of climate-change-induced conflict, researchers have captured rare photographic evidence of a jaguar killing another predatory wild cat at an…
Gender Equality and Food Security in Rural South Asia
Jan 6, 2021
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Cindy Zhou
Globally, nearly 690 million people were hungry in 2019. Though the number of people who experience hunger in Asia has declined since 2015, the continent still…
Congress Continues to Affirm that Climate Security Is National Security
Jan 5, 2021
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Shana Udvardy
Last week Congress voted to override the president’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), enacting H.R. 6395, the “William M. (Mac) Thornberry” NDAA…
West Africa: Environmental Security Advisor
Jan 5, 2021
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UN Environment Programme
The United Nations Environment Programme is responsible for coordinating the UN's environmental activities and assisting developing countries in having environmentally sound policies and practices.
UNEP-led components…
Post-Doctoral Researcher in 'Toxic Crimes Project'
Jan 5, 2021
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Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights, University of Helsinki, Finland
The University of Helsinki is among the leading multidisciplinary research universities in the world. In addition to its 11 faculties, the University includes several independent…
Where Are the Women in Food Insecurity Analysis?
Jan 4, 2021
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Amy Lieberman, Devex
NEW YORK — Women are more likely to experience food insecurity than men, and the pandemic has exacerbated this divide. Women continue to shoulder more…
Myanmar: Myanmar Mulls Online Gems and Jewellery Sales
Jan 4, 2021
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Pa Pa, Myanmar Times
After almost a year without income due to the inability to hold physical emporiums and promotional events in 2020, the Myanmar gems and jewellery industry…
South Sudan: 'Our Children Die in Our Hands': Floods Ravage South Sudan
Jan 4, 2021
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E&E News
On a scrap of land surrounded by flooding in South Sudan, families drink and bathe from the waters that swept away latrines and continue to…
Gender Equality and Food Security in Rural South Asia: A Holistic Approach to the SDGs
Jan 4, 2021
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Cindy Zhou
Globally, nearly 690 million people were hungry in 2019. Though the number of people who experience hunger in Asia has declined since 2015, the continent still…
Women and Peacebuilding Can Help Reduce Poverty
Jan 3, 2021
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Kylar Cade
Violent conflict had been on the rise even before the onset of the pandemic. Fragility, conflict and violence (FCV) have already caused much suffering and…
Liberia: Stakeholders Hold Boundary Harmonization Meeting in Grand Gedeh
Jan 3, 2021
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Global News Network
Grand Geedeh Bar Association in collaboration with the Grand Geedeh County Legislative Caucus has ended a two-day Community leaders meeting with stakeholders of bordering communities…
Myanmar: Myanmar Migratory Bird Census to Be Taken by Locals
Jan 3, 2021
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Phyo Wai Kyaw, Myanmar Times
The Asian migratory bird census which is usually conducted yearly will be taken in collaboration with local communities in Myanmar this year, said Daw Thiri…
Myanmar: 35 Landslides Occurred in Hpakant Jade Land, Claimed 206 Lives Last Year
Jan 1, 2021
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Sit Ko Naing Tun, Eleven
A total of 35 landslides occurred in Lonekhin-Hpakant jade land in Hapkant Township, Moenyin District, Kachin State, in 2020 killing 206 people and seriously injuring…
Cambodia: Land Grabs in Protected Forests Rampant in Cambodia
Jan 1, 2021
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New Straits Times
Land grabs and encroachment on protected forest are becoming more rampant in northern Cambodia, said environmental activists. Cambodian forest and wildlife conservationists said it was…
Colombia: Colombia Sets New Record in Eradicating Coca Production
Dec 31, 2020
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Agence France-Presse
Colombia beat its record for eradicating coca crops for the second year in a row, the government said Wednesday, although the country still remains the…
Colombia: Colombia’s Sustainable Forestry Drive Boosts Biodiversity and Business
Dec 30, 2020
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Dimitri Selibas, Mongabay
Despite the high costs and long registration times, sustainable timber harvesting has the potential to bring more value to rural Colombians while also acting as…
Liberia: “Illegal” Chain Sawyers Drive Away Major Concession in Rivercess County
Dec 30, 2020
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Emmanuel C. Weedee, FrontPage Africa
Citizens of Central River Cess District have decried serious setback in the development agenda of the district and county since the “unceremonious” closure of major…
Antigua and Barbuda: Gender Expert on Adaptation and Climate Finance
Dec 29, 2020
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for change and…
Climate Justice, Programme Officer
Dec 29, 2020
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Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development
Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)is the leading network of feminist organisations and individual activists in Asia Pacific. It has a membership…
Climate Advisor Middle East
Dec 28, 2020
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Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
The Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre is the expertise centre of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent in the field of climate change…