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Taking SDG 5 (Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment) Seriously in the Forestry Sector
Sep 30, 2019
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Carol Colfer and Dominique Lyons
In the lead-up to the 25th IUFRO World Congress being held in Curitiba, Brazil from 29 Sept. to 6 Oct., a group of scientists from around…
Advancing United Nations Responses to Climate-Related Security Risks
Sep 30, 2019
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Karolina Eklöw, Camilla Born, and Malin Mobjörk
The security implications of climate change have increasingly been debated in the United Nations Security Council. Yet, there is a growing concern by many UN…
Nigeria: Social Cohesion Project Manager
Sep 30, 2019
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Search for Common Ground
Search for Common Ground is an international non-profit organization operating in 36 countries whose mission is to transform the way the world deals with conflict…
DRC: Congo Mine Deploys Digital Weapons in Fight against Conflict Minerals
Sep 30, 2019
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Aaron Ross and Barbara Lewis, Reuters
In a small shack overlooking muddy pits hewn out of eastern Congo’s rolling green hills, a government official puts a barcoded tag on a sack…
Afghanistan: Protection Body Prevents Illegal Mining at 2,200 Sites
Sep 30, 2019
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Navid Ahmad Barakzai, Pajhwok
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum (MoMP) says the Mines Protection Committee (MPC) has been able to prevent illegal extractions of natural resources at 2,200…
Palestine: Palestinians Hope to Import Iraqi Oil, become More Energy Independent
Sep 30, 2019
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Daoud Kuttab, Al-Monitor
When Iraqi officials offered to sell Palestinians oil at reduced prices, few believed that this offer would actually become reality. While many obstacles continue to exist,…
Liberia: USAID’s Farmer of the Year Promotes Garden Programs
Sep 30, 2019
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George Harris, Observer
Urban population growth is affecting land availability for vegetable production, a situation beclouding the future of urban farming in Liberia. But USAID’s 2019 Farmer of…
Nigeria: Weighing Tech Solutions as Conflict, Disasters Threaten Nigeria’s Food Security
Sep 29, 2019
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PUNCH
In the face of Boko Haram terrorism, farmers-herders conflict and natural disasters such as flooding, Jesusegun Alagbe writes about revolutionary agricultural technologies that can be…
Vets with PTSD Turn to Beekeeping for Relief
Sep 28, 2019
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Michael Casey and Mike Householder, Associated Press
Researchers are beginning to study whether beekeeping has therapeutic benefits. For now, there is little hard data, but veterans in programs like the one in…
DRC: US-Funded Clean Minerals Project Raises Concerns in Congo
Sep 27, 2019
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Pratima Desai and Aaron Ross, Reuters
Democratic Republic of Congo plans to look into potential conflicts of interest in a US-funded project to certify mines that produce minerals such as gold…
Guinea/Ivory Coast/Liberia/Sierra Leone: MRU Establishes Transboundary Water Resources National Advisory Committee
Sep 27, 2019
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Observer
The Mano River Union (MRU) comprising four West African countries, including Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and the Ivory Coast, has officially established a National Advisory…
Myanmar: Jade, Gems Totalling More Than €500 Million Sold during Nay Pyi Taw Event
Sep 27, 2019
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Htoo Thant, Myanmar Times
The recent Mid-Year Myanmar Gem Emporium which took place in Nay Pyi Taw from September 16 to 25, saw sales of more than €500 million…
Reclaiming the WPS Agenda: it's Time to Talk About the Elephant in the Room
Sep 27, 2019
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Mohbuba Choudhury
Displacement levels in Bangladesh as a result of the influx of Rohingya refugees has had a detrimental impact upon the local environment. The arrival of…
Pentagon May Scrap 35 Million Depleted Uranium Rounds Used by the A-10 Warthog's Gun
Sep 26, 2019
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Joseph Trevithick, Drive
The US military is looking into what it would take to dismantle and dispose of more than 35,000,000 rounds of ammunition with depleted uranium cores,…
Colombia: As the Amazon Burns, Colombia’s Forests Decimated for Cattle and Coca
Sep 26, 2019
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Antonio José Paz Cardona, Mongabay
The last few weeks have been critical for the Amazon in Brazil and Bolivia. Fires in August razed thousands of hectares of forest and drew…
Colombia: Honey Heals Wounds of War in Colombian Village
Sep 26, 2019
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Daily Times
Covered from head to toe in a protective suit, Yina Ortiz peers through a veil to check in on her beehive. It is one of…
Myanmar: Undeveloped Land in Industrial Zones Could Be Confiscated: Myanmar Authorities
Sep 25, 2019
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Xinhua
Myanmar authorities have warned that undeveloped land plots in industrial zones in Yangon region could be confiscated, saying that unless concrete reasons are provided, the…
China/South China Sea: Beijing Deploys New Deepwater Drilling Rig in South China Sea
Sep 25, 2019
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Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post
China has deployed a deepwater oil rig in the South China Sea , according to a state media report. The machine, which is China’s largest…
South Sudan: South Sudan to Unveil Seven Oil Blocks on Offer in October
Sep 25, 2019
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Fred Ojambo, Bloomberg
South Sudan will unveil next month seven oil blocks that will be offered in the next licencing round, according to the state-owned Nile Petroleum Corp.…
Climate Change and Global Security: Planning for Potential Conflict
Sep 25, 2019
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Charlotte Collins
Climate change is set to impinge on human well-being in many ways, from rising sea levels to devastating heat waves. While we pay a lot…
Climate Change: Former Top Military Officials Seek Action, Saying Climate Change Poses ‘Unprecedented Security Risks’
Sep 24, 2019
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Wyatt Olson, Stars and Stripes
A group of former top military and national security officials on Tuesday called for President Donald Trump to establish a sweeping plan that treats climate…
Philippines: Project Communications Specialist
Sep 24, 2019
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
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…
Analysis: Why Pastoral, Agro-Pastoral Livelihoods in Horn of Africa Face an Inevitable Threat
Sep 24, 2019
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Hussien Mohamed Yusuf
The IGAD region is one of the most food-insecure regions in the world. Prolonged and widespread drought is a recurrent feature of the arid and…
Liberia: NOCAL Holds on to EITI to Keep IMF/WB Funding
Sep 24, 2019
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Africa Intelligence
For the past few weeks, the managing director of the National Oil Company of Liberia (Nocal), Saifuah-Mai Gray has been pushing to keep IMF/WB funding.
Colombia: Oil Palm, Cattle and Coca Take a Toll on Colombia’s Indigenous Jiw
Sep 24, 2019
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Maria Fernanda Lizcano, Mongabay
In the Caño La Sal reservation in central Colombia, the Jiw indigenous community lives on a shrinking amount of land. Several armed groups have begun…
Amazon Deforestation Not a Local Issue When It Comes to Pollution
Sep 24, 2019
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Andrew Wright, Forbes
According to scientists in Latin America, the out-of-control blazes in the Amazon that seized international attention in August 2019 are releasing a hidden danger –…
Estudio Residuos Agroquímicos: Riesgos y Efectos para la Comercialización de Café Fairtrade
Sep 23, 2019
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Coordinadora Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Pequeños Productores y Trabajadores de Comercio Justo
La Coordinadora Latinoamericana y de El Caribe de Pequeños(as) Productores(as) y Trabajadores(as) de Comercio Justo (CLAC), es una asociación constituida con personería jurídica en El…
Register Now for the Women’s Leadership Lunch, at the First International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Sep 23, 2019
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
Whether you are an emerging or established leader in the field of environmental peacebuilding, women of all backgrounds are encouraged to attend the Women’s Leadership…
Self-Paced MOOC on Environmental Security & Sustaining Peace Now Live!
Sep 23, 2019
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
On Monday, September 23, the Association -- in partnership with UNEP, ELI, Columbia University, Duke University, UC Irvine, UNDP, and the SDG Academy -- launched…
Somalia: Agricultural Advisory Facilitator
Sep 23, 2019
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World Vision
SomReP aims to equip producers with the real-time climatic information to allow them to make risk-informed decision regarding their livelihood with the aim of enhancing…