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Myanmar: Conservation Group Says Mandalay Birds Need Help
Jan 21, 2020
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Phyo Wai Kyaw, Myanmar Times
A local conservation group will present to the Mandalay Region Forest Department a list of birds that need to be protected. Daw Thiri Dae We…
Operational Challenges for the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in South Sudan
Jan 20, 2020
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Angeline Lewis
Experience in the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) highlights many of the operational challenges in implementing the UN’s agenda of women, peace and security…
Liberia: At 22, This Liberian Created a Sustainable Way to Increase Palm Oil Yields to Curb Deforestation
Jan 20, 2020
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Theodora Aidoo, Face2Face Africa
Liberian entrepreneur, Mahmud Johnson, has come up with a possible solution for deforestation caused by oil palms which are already threatening biodiversity. He is doing…
Afghanistan: How the Helmand Food Zone Undermined Governance, Stabilisation and Drug Control
Jan 20, 2020
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Khaama Press
The Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU) today presented the findings of its recent research synthesis paper, “The Helmand Food Zone: The Illusion of Success”,…
"You Need to Act Now": Meet 4 Girls Working to Save the Warming World
Jan 19, 2020
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Anya Kamenetz
A teenage girl, Greta Thunberg, has become the world-famous face of the climate strike movement. But she's far from alone: Thunberg has helped rally and inspire…
Sudan: Darfur Holdout Group Strengthens Military Capacity Thanks to Gold Mining
Jan 19, 2020
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Sudan Tribune
The holdout Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdel Wahid al-Nur (SLM-AW) has strengthened its military capability thanks to the significant goldfields in a rebel-controlled area…
Iraq: Death Of Suleimani Jeopardizes Iraq’s Oil Production Growth
Jan 19, 2020
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Scott Carpenter, Forbes
The death of Iranian commander Qasim Soleimani on January 3rd in an American drone strike has roiled Iran and Iraq. It has also jeopardized the…
Gender Activists in a March Dubbed Usawa Demand Action Against GBV, Youth Empowerment, Women Land Rights
Jan 18, 2020
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Louise Donovan and Kamau Maichuhie
A section of gender rights activists on Friday held a peaceful march in Nairobi to press for gender equality in the country.
The march dubbed Usawa kicked-off at…
Colombia: The Amazon's Lost Tribes Are Inspiring Colombia's Cocaine Farmers to Become Conservationists
Jan 18, 2020
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Luke Taylor, ABC News
Most of this region is legally protected, experts say, yet deforestation has surged in recent years as clearing land for cattle and drug production, as…
A Lukewarm Commitment: India and Gender Equality in Security Affairs
Jan 16, 2020
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Akanksha Khullar
Nearly two decades after the United Nations adopted the landmark Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda, India remains one of the many member states that…
When You Picture a Farmer, Are They a Woman?
Jan 16, 2020
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Donna Hutchinson
CABI has today published a briefing, Empowering female farmers – Gender responsive programming, which is an overview of gender inequality in agriculture, its challenges and impacts,…
Vietnam: Dong Tam Village: Anger in Vietnam over Deadly 'Land Grab' Raid
Jan 16, 2020
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BBC
Three Vietnamese policemen who died during clashes over a land rights dispute have been buried with honours in Hanoi. Their deaths came during a massive…
Israel/Palestine: Israel to Open Seven New Nature Reserves in Occupied West Bank
Jan 16, 2020
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Bel Trew, Independent
Israel has announced that it will open seven new nature reserves in the occupied West Bank, the first time it has made such a move…
Climate Change and Its Unequal Impact on Women
Jan 15, 2020
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Mary Merkenich
While some do not want to discuss the cause of Australia’s horrendous bushfires — runaway climate change — even fewer want to talk about how…
Syria: Trump Says US Troops Stayed in Syria 'Because I Kept the Oil'
Jan 15, 2020
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David Brennan, Newsweek
At a Wisconsin rally on Tuesday, President Donald Trump lauded his decision to retain troops in eastern Syria to control oil fields there, despite warnings…
Myanmar: Copper Mine Recommendations Still Not Implemented
Jan 15, 2020
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Mizzima
Villagers who live in a copper mining area of northwestern Myanmar’s Sagaing region have said that previous recommendations by a parliamentary commission about a Chinese-backed…
Myanmar: Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Vows Probe into Kayah Farmland Seizures by Myanmar Military
Jan 15, 2020
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Zaw Zaw Htwe, Irrawaddy
Myanmar State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has promised to review the military’s confiscation of farmland and its lawsuits against 40 farmers in Kayah…
African Women Fight Underrepresentation in Climate Research
Jan 14, 2020
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Busani Bafana
As a child, Kenyan meteorologist Saumu Shaka helped out on her parents' small farm growing maize and pigeon pea and learned how the weather can…
Addressing Water Security Issues in Bangladesh: the Role of Regional Cooperation and Gender
Jan 14, 2020
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Sharmeen Murshid
Bangladesh faces a very vulnerable position in terms of climate change impacts due to its location, and our quality of water is extremely dependent on…
The Female Face of Southern Africa's Climate Crisis
Jan 14, 2020
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Mark Lowcock and Natalia Kanem
The global climate crisis is not gender neutral. Around the world, women and girls are on the front line of changing weather patterns – disproportionately…
Environmental Peacebuilding: 2019 in Review
Jan 14, 2020
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Environmental Peacebuilding Association
2019 saw many practical, conceptual, and institutional developments in environmental peacebuilding. We are pleased to share with you some highlights from the year.
Accomplishments in 2019
2019…
Kyenjojo Women Start Campaign to Conserve Environment
Jan 14, 2020
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Wilson Asiimwe
Women in Kyenjojo district have stepped up efforts to conserve the environment as one way of mitigating the effects of climate change.
The women groups along…
Myanmar: Letpadaung Farmers Clamor for Compensation for Land Lost to Chinese Mining Project in Myanmar
Jan 14, 2020
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Radio Free Asia
Villagers who live in a copper mining area of northwestern Myanmar’s Sagaing region said Monday that previous recommendations by a parliamentary commission about a Chinese-backed…
Myanmar: Myanmar Authorities Stop 17 Illegal Gold Mines along Ayeyarwady River
Jan 14, 2020
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Kyaw Ko Ko, Myanmar Times
Law enforcement authorities have stopped the operation of illegal mines operating in Ayeyarwady River in Mandalay, a senior regional official said on Tuesday. U Kyaw…
A Greener, Gender-Equitable Decade Ahead
Jan 13, 2020
As we enter 2020, we leave behind a decade of successes and challenges in clean energy and climate action.
Wind and solar energy now represent the…
Kyenjojo Women Start Campaign to Conserve Environment
Jan 13, 2020
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Wilson Asiimwe
The women groups along Matiri Central Forest Reserve have been mobilised by the Joint Effort to Save the Environment (JESE) and CARE International, with the…
Mali: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Lead
Jan 11, 2020
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Near East Foundation
For over 100 years, NEF has worked to build a more sustainable, prosperous, and inclusive communities in the Middle East and Africa through economic development…
Afghanistan: Marble Production up by 57% in Maidan Wardak Province
Jan 11, 2020
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Wadsam
Production of marble has increased by 57% in Maidan Wardan province, the Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum reports. In an interview with Voice of…
Burkina Faso: Gender Consultant, Victory against Malnutrition Plus Program
Jan 11, 2020
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ACDI/VOCA
For over 50 years in 146 countries, ACDI/VOCA has empowered people in developing and transitional nations to succeed in the global economy. Based in Washington,…
Human Rights Programme Intern
Jan 11, 2020
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Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is looking for an engaged, organised and bright intern for its Human Rights programme.
Would you like…