International
Colombia: Turning over a New Leaf, Colombian Ranchers Plant Trees
Jun 29, 2023
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Agence France-Presse
In Colombia's southern Guaviare department, on the doorstep of the Amazon, cattle ranchers are engaged in a practice that belies their jungle-wrecking reputation. They plant…
Iraq: Iraq Plants Mangrove Forest to Fight Climate Disaster
Jun 29, 2023
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Essam Al-Sudani, Reuters
Southern Iraq was once known for rich marshes that were drained decades ago in an environmental catastrophe that wrecked a complex eco-system and pushed many…
Ukraine: En Ukraine, La Guerre Décime aussi l’Environnement (In Ukraine, War Is also Decimating the Environment)
Jun 28, 2023
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Eva Moysan, Alternatives Economiques
L’explosion récente du barrage de Kakhovka et ses dégâts environnementaux colossaux s’ajoutent à la très longue liste des pollutions occasionnées par la guerre russe en…
Climate Change: EU Proposes Comprehensive New Outlook on Threats of Climate Change and Environmental Degradation on Peace, Security and Defence
Jun 28, 2023
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European Commission
The European Commission and the High Representative adopted a Joint Communication laying out how the EU will address the growing impact of climate change and…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran-Taliban Border Dispute Exacerbated by Climate Change
Jun 28, 2023
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Ali Noureddine, Fanack
Iran-Taliban Border Dispute is a microcosm of the escalating conflicts stemming from drought, declining river levels, and shared water resources.
Sudan: Graphic Journalism: Failing Rains in Darfur Foster Conflict and Displacement
Jun 28, 2023
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Zara Gounden, Circle of Blue
Two decades after the onset of the war n Darfur, an enduring water crisis continues to inflict tension between crop farmers and herders in the…
Liberia: SDI Launches JET Project
Jun 28, 2023
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Joel Cholo Brooks, Global News Network
The Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) through its Community Rights & Corporate Governance Program (CRCGP) Wednesday June 21, 2023, launched the Just Energy Transition (JET) project.…
Liberia: FDA Deputy Dodged Police Illegal Logging Probe
Jun 28, 2023
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Daily Observer
The Deputy Managing Director for Administration and Finance Benjamin Tennessee Plewon III Forestry Development Authority refused to cooperate with a police investigation into an illegal logging operation,…
Liberia: Early Signs Logging Contract Is Failing
Jun 28, 2023
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Gabriel M. Dixon, The Daylight
Cracks have started to emerge in this new logging agreement in southcentral Liberia. Central Morweh Community Forest signed a contract with the Kisvan Timber Corporation In March…
Water – A Weapon of War or a Tool for Peace?
Jun 28, 2023
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Maria Sköld and Martina Klimes, Stockholm International Water Institute
The Kakhovka dam disaster in Ukraine on 6 June is a painful reminder of how collapsing water infrastructure can cause enormous suffering in times of…
Afghanistan/Iran: Iran Proposes Formation of Joint Team with Afghanistan to Address Water Rights Issues
Jun 27, 2023
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Fidel Rahmati, Khaama Press
The Iranian interior minister has suggested creating a joint commission between Iran and Afghanistan to resolve the dispute over water rights between the two countries…
Colombia/Peru: Peru's Coca Leaf Farming Expands along Border, Reaches Record Area
Jun 27, 2023
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Reuters
There was worrying expansion along the borders with Colombia and Brazil, where international drug traffickers operate, he said. Peru and Colombia are the world's largest…
DRC: Church Helps End Exploitation of Miners in War Zone
Jun 26, 2023
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Amy Balog, Independent Catholic News
Christian leaders supporting initiatives assisting miners dying of hunger in areas rich in natural resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Catholic charity Aid…
Ecuador: An Army of 800 Women Protects Ecuador’s Water
Jun 23, 2023
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Santiago Rosero, El Pais
In the country’s central mountain range, mothers and wives are challenging domestic machismo and defending vital water resources.
Ukraine: Agencies Join Forces with Deminers to Reclaim Agricultural Land in Ukraine
Jun 22, 2023
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UN
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have designed a new joint programme for smallholder farmers and rural families most…
Climate Change: Press Statement on Climate and Security from Frans Timmermans, Josep Borrell, Jens Stoltenberg, and John Kerry
Jun 21, 2023
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European Commission
They reiterated that climate change and environmental degradation are an existential threat to the planet, and also have immediate, direct, and growing negative implications for…
Flares of Despair: The Human Cost of Iraq’s Oil – in Pictures [Photos]
Jun 20, 2023
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Daniela Sala, Sara Manisera and Essam El Sudani, Guardian
Pollution and extraction of water are having a huge impact on local communities. High rates of cancer and respiratory problems are the norm, while marshes…
Ukraine/Russia: Russia Blocks UN Aid for Kakhovka Dam Collapse Victims
Jun 19, 2023
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Al Jazeera
Moscow has rejected United Nations’ offers to help people in Russian-occupied areas affected by flooding from the collapsed Nova Kakhovka Dam. The dam was breached…
Iraq: Drought Forces Iraqi Fishermen to Abandon Their Nets [Photos]
Jun 16, 2023
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Bilind T. Abdullah, Rudaw
Water levels have declined by nearly 50 percent in Dhi Qar province’s al-Hammar Marshes in recent years, leaving hundreds of fishermen without jobs. Hammar, one…
How Environmental Conflicts Hurt — and Motivate — Women Activists
Jun 15, 2023
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Katie Myers, Grist
Even when governments concede to environmentalists, women are often left out of negotiations.
How Environmental Conflicts Hurt — and Motivate — Women Activists
Jun 15, 2023
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Katie Myers, Grist
Even when governments concede to environmentalists, women are often left out of negotiations.
Iraq/Kurdistan: New Iraqi Budget Law Strengthens Baghdad's Hand over Kurdistan Region's Oil Sector
Jun 15, 2023
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Wladimir van Wilgenburg, S&P Global
Already reeling from the months-long suspension of its crude exports, Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdistan region may see its lifeblood oil sector further hemmed in with the…
Afghanistan: Locusts Destroy Afghanistan Crops amid Severe Food Crisis [Photos]
Jun 15, 2023
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Al Jazeera
Hundreds of thousands of locusts have descended on crops in northern Afghanistan under the helpless gaze of farmers and their families already stalked by food…
Colombia: Repentant Ranchers Rescuing Colombian Wildlife
Jun 15, 2023
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Juan Sebastian Serrano
Two newborn pumas and a convalescing porcupine share a room in the home of the Zapata family, which has renounced livestock farming to focus on…
Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine Accused Russia of Preparing to Blow up a Chemical Plant in Crimea in a 'Man-Made Catastrophe' That Would Spread 200 Tons of Ammonia to Nearby Districts
Jun 13, 2023
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Matthew Loh, Business Insider
Ukraine's intelligence wing on Sunday accused Russia of rigging a chemical plant in Crimea to explode, saying it's observed Moscow's forces mining and evacuating the…
Afghanistan: Herat Rain-Fed Cropland Harvests Decline by 80 Percent
Jun 12, 2023
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Binyamin Barez, Pajhwok Afghan News
The rain-fed crops' harvest has decreased by 80 percent in western Herat province this year owing to acute drought conditions, an official said on Monday.
Liberia: How Police Busted a Web of Korean Timber Traffickers
Jun 12, 2023
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Esau J. Far, Observer
In January the Liberia National Police (LNP) charged several men, including two Korean nationals, in connection with an illegal logging operation in Gbarpolu County. Their…
Afghanistan: Poppy Cultivation Sharply Declines in Afghanistan: UNAMA
Jun 11, 2023
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Esmat Khawrin,Pajhwok Afghan News
United Nations Assistance Mission (UNAMA) commended the decline in poppy cultivation, saying it has asked the China and India to support Afghan farmers.
Spain: How a 1,000-Year-Old Tribunal Averts Conflicts over Water
Jun 11, 2023
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The Times
Members of an ancient court in Valencia rule on irrigation disputes between farmers. Could they prevent water wars elsewhere in Spain?
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Parliament Approves More Federal Control over Kurdish Oil Revenues
Jun 10, 2023
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Winthrop Rodgers, National
Iraq’s parliament took a major step towards approving its national budget after overcoming disagreements about how to manage oil revenue from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region,…