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Renewable Energy: Evaluation Finds FMO’s Renewable Energy Investments in Fragile States Largely Successful

Mar 31, 2026
FMO

An independent evaluation has found that FMO’s Renewable Energy investments in Fragile and Conflict‑affected States have generally delivered positive results, despite the elevated risks associated…

Toxic Fallout from Gulf War ‘Could Last Decades’

Mar 30, 2026 | Mohammed El-Said

Environmental experts are warning that the ongoing war in the Gulf region is likely to leave a legacy of severe and long-lasting environmental damage, extending…

Liberia: Latest Report Shows Liberia Losing Billions in Mining Revenue as Forests Degrade, Communities Shortchanged

Mar 30, 2026 | Gerald C. Koinyeneh
FrontPage Africa

A new assessment has uncovered major financial leakages, environmental damage, and governance failures in Liberia’s mining sector, raising fresh concerns about the country’s ability to…

South Sudan: Gunmen Kill More Than 70 in South Sudan after a Dispute at a Gold Mine

Mar 30, 2026
Associated Press

The gold mining site at Jebel Iraq in Central Equatoria State has in the past been the site of violent clashes involving illegal miners. Gold…

Liberia: EU-Funded SCALES Project Launched to Bolster Land and Economic Security in Rural Liberia

Mar 30, 2026 | Christopher C. Walker
FrontPage Africa

The European Union-funded “Strengthening Community Actions for Land and Economic Security” (SCALES) project was officially launched in Monrovia on Thursday, March 26, 2026. The initiative…

Liberia: Illegal Mining Fueling Maryland–River Gee Land Conflicts; Sen. Brown Says Remedies Underway

Mar 30, 2026 | Peter P. Toe, Jr
FrontPage Africa

The disputes are most pronounced in Maryland’s District 3, where communities such as Gedebo, Barrobo, and Tu-ou, are contesting ownership of key parcels of land.…

EnPAx Launches New Member Directory

Mar 30, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is pleased to announce that it has launched a new online Member Directory. The directory is streamlined and searchable. It…

CALL FOR ARTICLES on Post-War Forest Landscape Restoration (Special Feature in Sustainability Science)

Mar 30, 2026 | Sustainability Science

Please consider submitting a manuscript to an upcoming Special Feature in Sustainability Science focusing on post-war forest landscape restoration. The Special Feature seeks to advance…

The Iran War's Hidden Casualty

Mar 29, 2026 | Binoy Kampmark

Truth may well be the first casualty of war, but death, injury and environmental degradation are bound to be keeping up in the hit lists.…

Afghanistan Pursues Energy Independence through Water, Solar Investments

Mar 29, 2026 | Bakhtar News Agency

The Insecurity Triad (II): Banditry — The Rural Siege and the Weaponisation of the Harvest

Mar 29, 2026 | Max Amuchie

There is a different kind of silence in the countryside. It is not the anxious quiet of a ringing phone, but the heavy stillness of…

Myanmar: Peace, Money, Markets and Minerals in Myanmar

Mar 27, 2026 | Wesley Alexander Hill
Forbes

The race for critical minerals is usually framed as an industrial rivalry between the United States and China. But in some conflicts, these resources serve…

Iran: Iran Was Already Running out of Water. Then Came the ‘War on Infrastructure.’

Mar 26, 2026 | Frida Garza
Grist Magazine

Last week, following escalating attacks on critical energy and water facilities, the Israeli-US war in Iran entered a new stage. “Now the war on infrastructure…

Oil Wars: Speeding the Transition to Renewable Energy

Mar 26, 2026 | John K. White

One simple observation since the US-Israel attack on Iran on February 28 is that solar panel prices have not risen, staying at around $300 for…

Iran: Iran War’s Environmental Toll May Cause Decades of Damage, Health Risks: Experts

Mar 26, 2026
Associated Press

The Iran war has unleashed a toxic mix of chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants that threaten everything from agriculture to drinking water to people’s…

Blood Diamonds: Conflict Gems Continue to Fund Violence Despite Global Regulations

Mar 26, 2026 | Saniya Patel
CSR Journal

The term “blood diamonds” designates gems mined in war-torn regions and sold to finance armed conflicts. These stones are often extracted in areas dominated by…

Guinea/Liberia: Beyond Diplomacy: Resolving the Liberia–Guinea Border Question

Mar 26, 2026 | Monie R. Captan
FrontPage Africa

Border disputes are fundamentally legal—not political—matters. While diplomacy can ease tensions, it cannot substitute for legal resolution. Liberia and Guinea must seek clarity through international…

DRC: How Mines in War-Torn DRC Lie at the Heart of Trump’s Fortune-Hunting in Africa

Mar 25, 2026 | Sam Kiley
Independent

The east of DRC is rich in tin, gold, timber and other resources that have attracted opportunists and multinational corporations in equal measure since the…

Multinational: African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves $5.65 Million to Pioneer New Climate Finance Instrument for Off-Grid Renewable Energy projects in Africa’s Fragile States

Mar 25, 2026
African Development Bank

The African Development Bank Group’s Board of Directors has approved a $5.65 million reimbursable grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to pilot…

Liberia: Liberia Launches Kimberley Process Review to Strengthen Diamond Sector Oversight

Mar 25, 2026 | David Menjor
Liberian Investigator

Liberia has launched a high-level review mission under the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), marking its first comprehensive assessment since 2013 and signaling renewed efforts…

How Wars Change Weather: From Acid Rain to Toxic Fog; the Hidden Impact Revealed

Mar 25, 2026
Times of India

One of the most impactful ways that war affects the weather is through the formation of acid rain. This is caused by war equipment, blasts,…

Myanmar: New Generation of Myanmar Conservationists Deepen Their Connection to the Salween

Mar 25, 2026
International Union for Conservation of Nature

The Salween Youth Engagement Programme is part of IUCN’s pioneering Building River Dialogue and Governance (BRIDGE) programme, which aims to build water governance capacities through…

DEADLINE EXTENDED: EnPAx Award for Best Student Paper on Environmental Peacebuilding (8 May 2026)

Mar 25, 2026 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

At the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding (16-19 June 2026), the Environmental Peacebuilding Association will present the Award for Best Student Paper on Environmental…

M.A. in Environment, Development, and Peace

Mar 24, 2026 | University for Peace

The Master of Arts Degree in Environment, Development, and Peace (EDP) provides comprehensive training in issues of sustainable development, environmental governance, natural resource management, and environmental…

Energy Security Is National Security: Fixing America’s Incoherent Energy Policies

Mar 24, 2026 | Greg Pollock and Joshua Busby

For years, Republican politicians advocated an “all of the above” energy strategy, supporting continued oil and gas production while also scaling up renewable energy. Though…

Hydro War Crime

Mar 24, 2026 | Naseer Memon

Water is as precious a commodity as oil for countries of the Middle East. In the absence of freshwater resources, the region relies heavily on…

Egypt/Ethiopia: Egyptian Outrage as Ethiopia Announces Plans for More Dams on Blue Nile

Mar 24, 2026 | Saleh Salem
New Arab

Ethiopia has announced plans to construct three new dams on the Blue Nile, the main tributary of the Nile River, sparking anger in Egypt, where…

Guinea/Liberia: Boakai Calls on Macron in Liberia-Guinea Border Dispute

Mar 24, 2026
FrontPage Africa

President Joseph Boakai has reportedly sought the intervention of French President Emmanuel Macron regarding Liberia's ongoing border dispute with neighboring Guinea. This comes amid allegations…

Burkina Faso/Mozambique: How Gaps in Land Access Fuel Conflict: Lessons from Burkina Faso and Mozambique for 'Do No Harm' Approach

Mar 24, 2026 | Rick de Satgé and Luis Baquero
Land Portal

These cases are not exceptional. They reflect a systemic problem: the gap between who legally owns land and who can actually use it. This gap…

Planet Launches New Initiative on Planetary Security

Mar 24, 2026 | Andrew Zolli and Andrew Hassanali
Planet Pulse

On a volatile and changing planet, the landscape of security risks is expanding, and our notion of security must expand with it. This is the…