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Myanmar: Myanmar to Establish School for Forest Rangers
Dec 3, 2019
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
The government will establish the first wildlife conservation college for forest rangers in a bid to strengthen its campaign to protect and conserve the country’s…
Their Land, Our Future: To Arrest the Climate Crisis, We Need a Democratic Over-haul
Dec 2, 2019
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Musimbi Kanyoro and Beth Roberts
Both the climate crisis and inequality require a democratic overhaul. And governments globally should start by turning over legal control of land and natural resources…
Climate Change: Could Climate Change become a Security Issue — and Threaten Democracy?
Dec 2, 2019
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Farz Edraki and Ann Arnold, ABC News
Action to address climate change has been left so late that any political response will likely become an international security issue — and could threaten…
The KRG's Anti-Corruption Effort Must Start from Its Oil Sector
Dec 1, 2019
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Yeveran Saeed
Iraq is one of the most corrupt countries in the world and oil has a lot to do with it. With nearly $100bn in annual…
Afghanistan: Payment Sought for Land under Refugee Camp Use
Dec 1, 2019
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Dawn
The elders of Junglekhel have demanded monthly payment for their land given to the Ghamkol Afghan refugee camp by the Afghan commissionerate since 1980. Speaking…
Colombia: Indigenous Colombians Escalate Fight to Rescue Ancestral Lands
Dec 1, 2019
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Santiago Navarro, Truthout
The Nasa are one of 102 Indigenous peoples of Colombia who were pushed up into the mountains by European conquest in the 16th century, and…
Afghanistan: President Orders Contract Termination of Afghan Major Gold, Copper Mines, Contractor Considers It Politically Biased
Dec 1, 2019
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Khushnood Nabizada, Khaama Press
The two major Afghan mining contracts are to be terminated, Afghan president has ordered in a high economic council meeting. Afghan president Mohammad Ashraf Ghani…
Bring Women to the Table to Build Peace in Africa, Say Gender Experts
Nov 30, 2019
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Newsroom
Women bear the brunt of conflict and for peace building to be successful they must be involved in conflict resolution and reconstruction at every stage,…
South Sudan: Mid-term Evaluation of the Project: Reducing Hunger and Malnutrition and Promoting Resilient Food Production in Cueibet County/Gok State
Nov 29, 2019
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Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe
Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH) renders humanitarian aid worldwide. In its activities, DKH is committed to the Humanitarian Principles of the Code of Conduct of the Red…
Iraq: National Specialist in Integrated Water Management/Irrigation
Nov 29, 2019
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
FAO's office for Iraq is responsible for developing, promoting, overseeing and implementing agreed strategies for addressing countrywide food, agriculture and rural development priorities under Iraq…
Myanmar: Project Coordinator - Legal
Nov 29, 2019
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EarthRights International
EarthRights International is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that combines the power of law and the power of people in defense of human rights and the…
Securing Women's Land Rights Advances Equity in Our Communities
Nov 29, 2019
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Josefa Sacko
The African Union (AU) Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges, the AU Declaration of committing 2010 – 2020 as the African Women’s Decade and the…
Land Access and Household Wellbeing in Cameroon: Does Gender Matter?
Nov 29, 2019
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Eric Feubi Pamen
Africa remains a net food importing region spending more than USD 35 billion annually on food imports, although this continent has about 65% of the…
Somalia: Team Leader – National Water Resources Strategic Plan
Nov 29, 2019
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Committed to Good
CTG stands for Committed To Good. With an ethical approach at the heart of all that we do, it is a description that makes us…
Jordan: Natural Resources Management Intern
Nov 29, 2019
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Watershed and Development Initiative
Watershed and Development Initiative (WADI) is a one-year project funded by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) – International Programs. WADI project seeks to advance water…
Venezuela: WASH Coordinator
Nov 29, 2019
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International Medical Corps
International Medical Corps is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs.
Established…
Land: Dealing with Land Conflicts and Improving Land Governance for Peace and Stability in Africa at the Heart of a High-Level Dialogue in Abidjan
Nov 29, 2019
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UN Economic Commission for Africa
Friday in Abidjan, the conference on land policy in Africa, a high-level dialogue on ethnicity and land conflicts were held. As part of the 3rd…
Serbia: Nature-Based Solutions Senior Project Officer
Nov 29, 2019
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International Union for Conservation of Nature
IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO) is seeking to recruit an experienced and enthusiastic candidate to join the IUCN ECARO team…
Colombia: For Sustainable Cacao Farming in Colombia, Going Organic Is Not Necessarily the Only Good Answer
Nov 27, 2019
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Maria Eliza Villarino, International Center for Tropical Agriculture
If there’s one word that encapsulates Colombia, it is diversity. You see that in its people, you see that in its climate, and you even…
Women Land and Water Defenders Are the Real Peacebuilders
Nov 27, 2019
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Gabriela Jimenez
Large-scale resource extraction often perpetuates violence, even in countries with peace accords. Those who mobilize to protect the land and water to build peace are…
Climate Change: How Conflict and Climate Change Are a Threat to Food Security [Video]
Nov 27, 2019
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Bloomberg
Colleen Kelly, chief operating officer of Concern Worldwide U.S., discusses the world hunger index, climate change and the threat to food security. She speaks with…
An Environmental Movement for Times of War, Too
Nov 27, 2019
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Kira Walker
Oil wells set ablaze in Iraq. Forests pillaged in Colombia. Wildlife populations decimated across the Sahara-Sahel. Around the world, armed conflicts continue to cause significant…
Deepening Our Engagement with Gender Dimensions in Agriculture
Nov 27, 2019
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Krista Jacobs
The Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment (AWE) Program was delighted to partner with Agrilinks this October to raise awareness about the impacts of gender-based violence in…
Conflict Minerals: Consensus Eludes New Definition for ‘Blood Diamonds’
Nov 27, 2019
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Tribune
An attempt for a new, expanded definition of conflict diamonds eluded consensus during a meeting of the Kimberley Process countries here. India is the current…
Myanmar: Wild Elephants Destroy Plantations in Myanmar's Western State
Nov 26, 2019
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Xinhua
On Oct. 21 this year, three houses were destroyed by two wild elephants' raid in the same township. It was learnt that wild elephant raids…
Consultant: Climate & Conflict Research & Event Coordinator
Nov 26, 2019
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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…
Women in Climate Change Hotspots Face Greater Burdens When Under Environmental Stress
Nov 26, 2019
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Suzannah Lyons
Climate change has a negative impact on women's ability to make meaningful decisions in their lives, according to new research looking at climate change hotspots…
Myanmar: Villagers Protest Namtu Hydropower Project
Nov 26, 2019
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Myat Moe Aung, Myanmar Times
Residents held a protest during the visit of U Sai Sam Tip, Shan State minister for Electricity and Energy, in Talong village, which will be affected…
Lebanon: How Warming Helped Spark a Revolution in Lebanon
Nov 26, 2019
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Jennifer Hijazi, E&E News
Experts say environmental stressors, including climate change and the recent fires in the Shouf mountains, are contributing to a turbulent uprising that is still filling…
Somalia: Consultancy to conduct research on climate change, conflict and peace
Nov 26, 2019
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Norwegian Church Aid
Norwegian Church Aid is a diaconal organization established in Norway to work with people around the world to eradicate poverty and injustice. Their vision is…