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Myanmar: Consultancy, Mining Researcher

Sep 20, 2020 | Natural Resource Governance Institute

NRGI is a non-governmental organization dedicated to helping communities and nations benefit from their countries’ endowments of oil, gas, and minerals. For more information about…

DRC: Consultant to Conduct Audit and Evaluation Research on Extractive Contract Disclosure Policies and Practices

Sep 20, 2020 | Natural Resource Governance Institute

NRGI is a non-governmental organization dedicated to helping communities and nations benefit from their countries’ endowments of oil, gas, and minerals. For more information about…

Burkina Faso: Assistant Researcher

Sep 20, 2020 | Interpeace

Interpeace is an international organisation for peacebuilding that strengthens the ability of societies to manage conflict themselves in sustainable and non-violent ways. Interpeace designs and…

Burkina Faso: Researcher (Two Positions Open)

Sep 20, 2020 | Interpeace

Interpeace is an international organisation for peacebuilding that strengthens the ability of societies to manage conflict themselves in sustainable and non-violent ways. Interpeace designs and…

DRC: Team Leader/Chief of Party, Food Security / Integrated Water Resources Management

Sep 20, 2020 | Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a leading global organization powered by the belief that a better world is possible. In disaster, in hardship, in more than 40 countries…

Analyse de la Vulnérabilité Face au Changement Climatique et Risques Environnementaux, et de la Sensibilité des Populations et des Ecosystèmes aux Conflits d’Utilisation des Ressources Naturelles

Sep 20, 2020 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

Afin de consolider, mettre à l’échelle et étendre les acquis des initiatives menées depuis plus d’une décennie dans le domaine de la gouvernance de l’environnement…

Colombia: US to Assist Colombia in the Development of Its Mining Industry

Sep 20, 2020 | Valentina Ruiz Leotaud, Mining.com

The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, announced that his office will launch a program to provide technical assistance for the development of Colombia’s mining…

China/Myanmar/Thailand: China’s Hunger for Rosewood Helps Fund Armed Conflicts in South East Asia and Africa

Sep 20, 2020 | Lee Chen, Mizzima

Chinese demand for treasured rosewood does more than lead to deforestation in Southeast Asia and Africa. Whether it is the cat-and-mouse game of timber smugglers…

Afghanistan: Authorities to Clamp Down on Illegal Mining in Parwan

Sep 20, 2020 | Afghanistan Times

Officials in Parwan province assure to prevent illegal mine extractions. The comments came Sunday after illegal demining of chromite in the Koh-e-Safi district sparked controversies,…

The Space Force's Relevance to the Green Agenda

Sep 19, 2020 | Peter Garretson

When most Americans think about Space Force, they probably imagine epic space battles or sprawling science fiction sagas. Policymakers who are more “in the know”…

Colombia: From Conflict to Conservation: Colombia’s Ex-Combatants become Citizen Scientists

Sep 19, 2020 | Jenna Homewood, Organization for World Peace

Civil unrest has ravaged Colombia for over half a century, with the prolonged conflict between the far-left guerrilla group Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)…

Wildfires in the US and Their Effects on Security

Sep 18, 2020 | Dr. Marc Kodack

Wildfires are burning across multiple states in the U.S. For Washington, Oregon, and California, these fires are having devastating consequences for tens of millions of people and their communities.…

Colombia: How Colombia Regulators became Purveyors of Illegal Wood

Sep 18, 2020 | César Molinares and Natalia Moreno, InSight Crime

In Santander, Colombia, timber traders corrupted regulatory, police and judicial systems on their way to trafficking untold amounts of wood from the state.

Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ukraine: An Opportunity for Gender-Sensitive Policymaking?

Sep 18, 2020 | Kateryna Busol

The stigma of CRSV, the patchy domestic legislation, and the unpreparedness of the criminal justice system to deal with such cases prevent the authorities from…

Land: Reversing Land Degradation Can ‘Pre-empt and Manage’ Conflicts

Sep 17, 2020 | UN

n a virtual briefing on the humanitarian impact of continued degradation, peace and security, the Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD),…

Don’t Politicize Water

Sep 17, 2020 | Erika Weinthal and Neda Zawahri

The recently announced peace deals between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain stop short of repairing the political damage inflicted on the region…

Climate Change: Secretary General Participates in NATO Seminar on Security and the Environment

Sep 17, 2020 | NATO

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg participated in a seminar at NATO Headquarters in Brussels entitled ‘NATO and Nature, a changing climate: why the environment matters…

Nigeria: Between Farmers and Herdsmen

Sep 16, 2020 | Daniel Essiet, Nation

These are not cheery times for farmers as a result of the incessant conflicts with cattle herders. Clashes between the two groups have resulted in…

The Global Impact of COVID-19 on Women and Girls

Sep 16, 2020 | Hannah Chosid

“As we face a global pandemic that has taken the lives of more than 800,000 people as of right now around the world, we certainly…

Humanitarian Effects of Environmental Degradation on Peace and Security: Open VTC

Sep 16, 2020 | What's in Blue

Security Council members plan to hold a ministerial-level open debate in videoconference (VTC) format on the humanitarian effects of environmental degradation on peace and security.…

Côte d’Ivoire: First Responsible, Traceable, and Commercially-Viable Artisanal Gold Supply Chain Operational in Côte d’Ivoire

Sep 16, 2020 | IMPACT

After a first export of gold, IMPACT and the European Union announced today that a traceability and due diligence system from mine site to the…