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First episode of “Voices for Peace and Conservation” podcast

Jun 3, 2021 | Conservation International, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), PeaceNexus Foundation and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Germany

How does the environment matter to peace? And how does peace matter to the environment?

The first episode of “Voices for Peace and Conservation”, our new…

USA: Senior Policy Advisor and Head of Programme — Conflict Prevention and Sustaining Peace

Jun 3, 2021 | United Nations University, Center for Policy Research

United Nations University Centre for Policy Research (UNU-CPR) in New York is an independent think tank within the UN system. They combine research excellence with…

Afghanistan: Another Drought Looms. Is Afghanistan Better Prepared?

Jun 2, 2021 | Stefanie Glinkski, New Humanitarian

After a winter of scant snowfall, a looming drought is forcing Afghanistan to try to prevent another migration crisis before it erupts. Snow and rainfall…

Myanmar: Myanmar Timber Auction Disappoints Cash-Strapped Junta

Jun 2, 2021 | Irrawaddy

Myanma Timber Enterprise is selling off hardwoods at low prices as few bidders were interested and the timber market is slow after Myanmar’s coup, said…

Governments: Commit to Meaningful Military Emissions Cuts at COP26

Jun 2, 2021 | Conflict and Environment Observatory

The 2015 Paris Agreement left cutting military greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the discretion of individual nations.

Militaries are major emitters and should not be excluded…

Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Can Tajik-Kyrgyz Border Conflict Spiral into War?

Jun 1, 2021 | Institute for

Action is needed to stop Kyrgyz-Tajik border disputes spilling over into wider conflict, according to a cross-regional IWPR discussion which heard that that the ongoing…

Mishkat Al Moumin

Associate Professor
Environmental Law Institute
United States
Jun 1, 2021

Mishkat Al Moumin is an Associate Professor at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, where she teaches language and culture with the aim of…

Afghanistan: Taliban Cut Water Supply in Badakhshan District

May 31, 2021 | Afghanistan Times

The Taliban fighters have cut water supply in the northeastern province of Badakhshan by which 800 families have been deprived from irrigating their farmlands in…

Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Egypt, Sudan Hold War Games as Ethiopian Dam Dispute Continues

May 31, 2021 | Mohamed Sabry, Al-Monitor

Egypt and Sudan started a new military exercise amid a dispute with Ethiopia over Addis Ababa’s plan to add 13.5 billion cubic meters of water…

Ukraine: WASH Study in Eastern Conflict Area

May 31, 2021 | United Nations Children's Fund

UNICEF, also the United Nations Children's Fund, is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. The agency is…

DRC: Landscape Program Manager

May 31, 2021 | World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has embarked on ambitious, field-based conservation programs across the Congo Basin. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…

Myanmar: Consultant for Security and Risk Assessment, and Risk Management Planning

May 31, 2021 | World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction…

Guinea: High-Level International Consultant Specializing in Intergovernmental Negotiations on Environmental Issues

May 31, 2021 | UNDP

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…

UK: Short-Term Consultancy, Policies and Practice Online Advanced Course

May 31, 2021 | Natural Resource Governance Institute

The Natural Resource Governance Institute is an independent nonprofit organisation dedicated to improving countries' governance over their natural resources to promote sustainable and inclusive development.

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The…

Indonesia: Policy and Stakeholder Engagement Specialist

May 31, 2021 | World Resources Institute

The World Resources Institute (http://www.wri.org) is an environmental and development research and policy organization that creates solutions to protect the Earth and improve people’s lives.

Program…

Indonesia: Systems Analyst Consultant

May 31, 2021 | World Resources Institute

CAR: ECOFAC-6 Coordinator

May 31, 2021 | African Parks

African Parks is a non-profit conservation organization that takes on the complete responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with…