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Issue #23 – Nov 25, 2014 |
New Library ResourcesIn the last two weeks, 46 new publications were added to our online library of materials on environmental peacebuilding. Here is a sampling of the new additions: Environmental Change, National Security and the Conflict Cycle (Environmental Security Vol. 2)
January 1, 2014 | Richard Matthew (ed.)
Working with Conflict-Affected Communities in Nino Konis Santana National Park, Timor-Leste
January 1, 2014
Peace and Conservation in the Cordillera Del Condor Border Region between Ecuador and Peru
January 1, 2014
The IISD Guide to Negotiating Investment Contracts for Farmland and Water
January 1, 2014 | Carin Smaller
Oil and Civil Conflict: Can Public Spending Have a Mitigation Effect?
January 1, 2014 | Raju Jan Singh, Cristina Bodea, and Masaaki Higashijima
Pushed by ISIS, Iraq and Kurds Come Closer to a Deal
January 1, 2014 | Keith Johnson
Environmental Security: Historical Context with Early Writings on Environment and Security (Vol. 1)
January 1, 2014 | Richard Matthew (ed.)
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International NewsIn the last two weeks, 55 international news items on environmental peacebuilding were posted on our website. Following is a sampling: Iraq/Syria: Turkey Collaborating with U.S. Against ISIS Oil Trade September 19, 2014 | Daily Sabah ISTANBUL — Turkey is collaborating with the U. S.Myanmar: Conservation Minister Admits Govt Has Failed to Stop Illegal Logging September 18, 2014 | Eleven Myanmar The Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry is unable to control the illegal timber trade despite the export ban on raw logs imposed on April 1, its minister admitted in Parliament on September…China/India: India Takes Tough Stance With China on Kashmir September 18, 2014 | Gardiner Harris, The New York Times NEW DELHI — Smiles rarely left the faces of the top leaders of India and China here on Thursday, but India’s new prime minister sent a tough message to his Chinese guest by…Myanmar: Surging Land Prices, Opaque Tender Process ‘Deterring Foreign Investment’ September 18, 2014 | Eleven Foreign investors are disappointed that only domestic construction firms are being granted contracts to build government housing projects as surging land prices continue to make them wary of investing in housing, panellists said…Conflict Minerals: Conflict-Mineral Audits Get Few Takers September 18, 2014 | Emily Chasan, The Wall Street Journal Only four out of 1,300 U. S. -listed companies sought external audits of their efforts to root out so-called conflict minerals in their supply chains, according to a study released Thursday.Iraq: Here's How ISIS Is Wrecking Iraq's Oil Industry September 17, 2014 | Armin Rosen, Business Insider The Islamic State has taken over several oil-producing areas in Iraq and Syria, raising fears that the group could leverage its hydrocarbon wealth to the point of economic self-sufficiency.China/India/Kashmir: India and China Step Back From Standoff in Kashmir September 16, 2014 | Hari Kumar, The New York Times NEW DELHI — India and China have agreed to defuse the nearly three-week-old standoff between troops in the disputed border region of Ladakh, Kashmir, the Indian foreign minister, Sushma Swaraj, told reporters on…September 16, 2014 | AllAfrica From 2011 to 2013, the governments of [ten oil-producing African countries] sold over 2. 3 billion barrels of oil.Myanmar: Twenty-One More Farmers Falsely Convicted for Pursuing Their Land Rights September 15, 2014 | Asian Human Rights Commission The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received updated information that twenty-one more farmers from Kanbalu Township have been convicted regarding an attempt to defend their rights to their land, with sentences ranging… |
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Compiled by Jonny Beirne, Marisa Garcia, Foley Pfalzgraf, and Joel Young |
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