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Libiera: Report Implicates Gov’t Officials in Massive Land Grabs

Jul 5, 2019 | William Q. Harmon, Observer

The impoverished state of Bomi County is likely to worsen as many subsistent farmers are at the verge of losing their residential and farm lands…

Inclusion of Women in Decision-Making on Environment-Related Security Challenges is Key for Equitable, Safe and Stable Societies Concludes OSCO Event

Jul 5, 2019

Including women at all stages of the planning and decision-making processes in environmental security enables more effective and sustainable responses to the challenges we face,…

Ukraine: Millions of People Risk Being Cut off from Safe Water as Hostilities Escalate in Eastern Ukraine – UNICEF

Jul 4, 2019 | UNICEF

An escalation in fighting is threatening access to safe water and sanitation for 3.2 million people, including 500,000 children, as well as the safety of…

DRC: Armed Forces Called to Defend Glencore Mine in Congo

Jul 4, 2019 | William Clowes and Tiago Ramos Alfaro, Bloomberg

Glencore Plc said armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo are in the area around the operations of its Kamoto Copper Co., after dozens…

Ukraine: Fighting in Ukraine Threatens Water Supply for 3.2 Million

Jul 4, 2019 | Radina Gigova, CNN

A recent escalation of fighting in eastern Ukraine is threatening access to safe water and sanitation for more than 3 million people, including 500,000 children,…

Afghanistan: Herat’s Opium Fields Make Way for Saffron

Jul 4, 2019 | Stefanie Glinski, National

In the past five years, Ali Bahib has helped dozens of Afghan poppy farmers make the switch to saffron. The agricultural engineer and manager of…

Afghanistan: 'We're in Crisis': The High Price of Deforestation in Afghanistan

Jul 4, 2019 | Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska, Al Jazeera

Wood has long been one of Afghanistan's main sources of energy, which over the years has had numerous consequences - deforestation and pollution reportedly kill…

Climate Change is a Women's Human Rights Issue

Jul 4, 2019 | Keina Yoshida and Lina Cespedes

On the February 7th 2018, the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) enacted its first general recommendation which focuses…

Why Gender Equality is Needed for Successful Climate Policies

Jul 4, 2019 | Anna Sophia Carrigou

On a trip to the Niger Delta when she was young, Alexandra Wandel witnessed how Shell’s leaked oil pipelines and gas flaring were polluting the water, soil…

Afghanistan: Improved Varieties of Trees Enable Higher Yields and Incomes

Jul 3, 2019 | USAID

While Afghanistan is known for its delicious apricots, Afghan apricot varieties and production techniques typically result in low yields and farm incomes. One problem is…

Programme Manager, Dry Land, Livelihoods and Gender

Jul 3, 2019 | International Union for Conservation of Nature

This position is a senior position at ROWA and it plays a crucial role in the management and direction of the regional thematic programme strategy…

Myanmar: Phakant Jade Mining Temporarily Put on Hold

Jul 2, 2019 | Eleven

A temporary halt in jade mining, extracting and production in Phakant —a lucrative mining area in Kachin State— thanks to inadequate regulation and weather conditions. The…

Climate Change: DU Professor Explores Link between Climate Change and Armed Conflict

Jul 2, 2019 | Alyssa Hurst, University of Denver

Conflict and climate change have been linked for decades, with Pentagon-commissioned studies predicting a range of dark scenarios — from shooting wars in South Asia…

Silver Jubilee: Celebrating the Work of UN’s Joint Environment Unit in Environmental Emergencies

Jul 2, 2019 | UN Environment

Humanitarian action offers the opportunity to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity during and after man-made crises and natural disasters. It also offers…

Richard Pearshouse

Amnesty International
Jul 2, 2019

Richard Pearshouse is a human rights practitioner, researcher, and advocate, focusing on the intersection of environment, conflict, and human rights. He is currently Head of…

Liberia: AFELL, AWDF Hold Conference on Women Land Rights, Inheritance Law

Jul 2, 2019 | Observer

The Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL) and the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) Lessons Learned Outcome on the Land Rights Act, and Inheritance…

Ethiopia: 42,000 Returnees Receive Seeds and Tools in West Ethiopia

Jul 2, 2019 | AfricaNews

According to Hussein Ibrahim Rasool working for the ICRC, 50 KG of teff seed and two farming tools were distributed to over 14,400 returnees in…

DRC: DR Congo Army Will Remove 2,000 Illegal Miners from Glencore Site

Jul 2, 2019 | Al Jazeera

Illegal miners at a copper and cobalt mine run by Glencore in the Democratic Republic of the Congo defied a deadline to vacate the site on…

How Do You Know Your Diamond Isn't Fake?

Jul 2, 2019 | Padraig Belton, BBC

Fake and irresponsibly sourced diamonds are undermining confidence in the industry - sales are down. Can new technologies, such as laser etching and blockchain, reassure…

Global Warming: Resilient Women at the Front Line

Jul 1, 2019 | Axelle Magazine

Au Soudan, plus précisément à Al Rahad, dans l’État du Kordofan-Nord, la hausse des températures, la répartition inégale et la variabilité des précipitations et de…

LTPR-Gender and Women’s Economic Empowerment Specialist– Integrated Land Resource Governance (ILRG), West Bengal, India

Jul 1, 2019 | Tetra Tech

Gender and Women’s Economic Empowerment Specialist– Integrated Land Resource Governance (ILRG), West Bengal India
Jun 04, 2019
Tetra Tech International Development Services, headquartered in Arlington, VA is currently…

Internship

Jul 1, 2019 | TrustWorks Global

TrustWorks Global is looking for an intern/research assistant to work for 2-3 months on a project related to commercial shipping and climate change (home-based, virtual…

Women May Be More Vulnerable to Climate Change but Data Absent

Jul 1, 2019 | Namratha Rao and Anita Raj

Women are more likely to observe the impact of climate change on their lives, and are more vulnerable to such impacts, anecdotal evidence has shown.…

Women Are the Key to Unlocking Peace

Jun 30, 2019 | Isha Tembe

The adoption of UN Security Resolution 1325 was supposed to be a turning point for women as it affirmed that women hold a unique experience…

Colombia: How Disputed Oil Deals Push Native Colombian Peoples Closer to Extinction

Jun 29, 2019 | Luke Jacobs, Colombia Reports

The Colombian government’s granting of oil titles in Colombia’s Amazon region allegedly increases the threat of extinction of indigenous peoples in the region. According to…

CAR: Continued Conflict in Central African Republic Is Creating Severe Food Insecurity

Jun 29, 2019 | David N. Rose, Organization for World Peace

In the Central African Republic (CAR), a country in the heart of the African continent, rebel militias continue to run amok in an estimated 80%…

Nigeria: UN Takes Steps to End Farmers/Herders Crises in Nigeria

Jun 29, 2019 | Adeola Opeyemi, Legit Nigeria

The UN Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) has facilitated a dialogue aimed at mitigating herdsmen/farmers crisis in the middle-belt region of Nigeria, Lucky Musonda,…

DRC: Death Toll at Glencore’s Mine Puts Spotlight on Illegal Mining

Jun 28, 2019 | William Clowes and Felix Njini, Bloomberg

The dozens of people killed in a landslide at Glencore Plc’s mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo highlight a constant struggle in the industry:…

South Sudan: South Sudan Suspends All Pre-Sales Oil Contracts

Jun 28, 2019 | Reuters

South Sudan has suspended all pre-sales oil contracts to boost competition in its petroleum sector and drive up prices, the information minister said on Friday.…

Land: The Land Portal Foundation Launches Thematic Portfolio on Land in Post-Conflict Settings

Jun 27, 2019 | Land Portal Foundation

Countries and regions devastated by war and civil strife remain fragile and vulnerable for decades after the fighting has ceased. In this post-conflict period, as…