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Issue #17 – Sep 2, 2014 |
New Library ResourcesIn the last two weeks, 27 new publications were added to our online library of resources on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: A Global Strategy for Road Building
August 3, 2024 | William F. Laurance, Gopalasamy Reuben Clements, Sean Sloan, Christine S. O’Connell, Nathan D. Mueller, Miriam Goosem, Oscar Venter, David P. Edwards, Ben Phalan, Andrew Balmford, Rodney Van Der Ree & Irene Burgues Arrea
Armed Conflict and Environmental Damage
January 1, 2014 | Umesh Chandra Jha
Climate and Security: Evidence, Emerging Risks, and a New Agenda
January 1, 2014 | François Gemenne, Jon Barnett, W. Neil Adger, Geoffrey D. Dabelko
Changing Human Landscapes Under a Changing Climate: Considerations for Climate Assessments
January 1, 2014 | Julie A. Winkler
January 1, 2014 | Patrick Cockburn
Conflicts over Natural Resources in the Global South – Conceptual Approaches
January 1, 2014 | Maarten Bavinck, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Erik Mostert
Global Road Map to Conflict and Loss
January 1, 2014 | Fran Kelly
US Pacific Command, Climate Change and Collaborative Security
January 1, 2014 | Andrew DeWit
Early Warning Early Action in East Africa: Mechanisms for Rapid Decision Making
January 1, 2014 | International Committee of the Red Cross, World Food Programme, Oxfam, Food and Agriculture Organization, Save the Children
Oil Crisis and the Potential Role of Agriculture in the Post-Separation of Sudan
January 1, 2014 | Khalid H. A. Siddig
Building Peace around Water, Land and Food: Policy and Practice for Preventing Conflict
January 1, 2013 | Ellie Roberts and Lynn Finnegan
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International NewsIn the last two weeks, 74 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Following is a sampling: Myanmar: Mandalay Farmers Begin ‘Plough Protest’ on 3,000 Acres June 13, 2014 | Tun Tun Thein, Democratic Voice of Burma Some 800 farmers in Mandalay Division began ploughing more than 3,000 acres of farmland last week as a protest for its return since it was allegedly confiscated by the then ruling military government…Liberia: GVL Explains Greencon Draft June 12, 2014 | AllAfrica Golden Veroleum Liberia says it has started presenting its latest draft Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) to the people of Nitrain in Kpanyan, Sinoe County.Conflict Minerals: Cal Poly Student Proposes Ban on Electronics Using 'Conflict Minerals' June 12, 2014 | Nick Wilson, The Tribune A resolution proposed by a Cal Poly political science student hopes to prevent the university’s purchase of electronics made using “conflict minerals” that are mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo and sold…Korea-Japan Electronics Company Coalition on Conflict Minerals Summary June 11, 2014 | JEITA In the conflict zone in the world, armed groups engage in inhumane acts against local residents, including gender-based violence, plundering, and use of child labor.New Push for Montara Oil Disaster Study June 11, 2014 | Gabrielle Dunlevy, The Age Indonesia's government has added its weight to a new push to make Canberra and the Thai company behind the Montara oil disaster survey for damage beyond Australian waters.IPC Highlights Small Business Difficulties with Conflict Minerals Due Diligence at OECD Forum June 11, 2014 | IPC Blog At the OECD-UN-ICGLR GoE Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains, May 26–28 in Paris, IPC Director of Government Relations and Environmental Policy Fern Abrams spoke on conflict minerals due diligence of small and…In Malakal, a Struggle to Survive in South Sudan's New Normal June 10, 2014 | Mugume Davis Rwakaringi, Voice of America MALAKAL — Matthew Chol Jok used to work as director general of a sanitation and environment company in Upper Nile state, in the northeast of South Sudan.Liberia: Sime Darby Plans up to 100,000 Hectares of Oil Palm in Liberia June 9, 2014 | Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 (Bernama) -- Multinational Conglomerate, Sime Darby Bhd, is planning to plant up to 100,000 hectares of oil palm in Liberia within the next 10 years.Myanmar: Thein Sein Rails Against Corruption and Global Warming June 6, 2014 | Eleven Corruption is more likely to destabilise Myanmar’s development than terrorism, President Thein Sein told a gathering in Nay Pyi Taw to mark World Environmental Day yesterday.Liberia: House Requests U.S.$700,000 Explanation June 5, 2014 | Necus M. Andrews, AllAfrica The House of Representatives has mandated its joint Committee on Public Accounts and Expenditure to investigate the National Oil Company of Liberia (NOCAL) to provide explanation on the status of the US$700,000 that… |
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Compiled by Jensen Andersen, Jonny Beirne, Joel Young, and Julie Melrose |
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