International
NATO Environmental Protection Working Group Celebrates Its 25th Meeting
Nov 10, 2022
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
From 9 to 11 November 2022, the NATO Environmental Protection Working Group held its plenary meeting at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The plenary centred…
Liberia: Mapping Nature for People and Planet in Liberia - A Project to Create 'Maps of Hope'
Nov 10, 2022
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New Dawn
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Liberia's Environment Protection Agency (EPA) bring together decision makers to map the country's essential regions for biodiversity, climate…
Blood Diamonds: How Do They Fuel Violence, and What Africa Is Doing to Curb This
Nov 10, 2022
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Pallak Kashyap, TFI Global
Blood diamonds are diamonds that are mined in territories which are under the control of terrorists and insurgent groups, which are seeking to overthrow the…
Ukraine: Is Food Security Possible without Peace?
Nov 10, 2022
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Sarah McLaughlin, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
The intersection between agriculture and peace has been brought to the forefront of the news agenda this year due to the Ukraine crisis, which has…
Iran/Iraq/Syria: Unidentified Drone Strike Targets Iranian Fuel Convoy in Syria - Iraqi Sources
Nov 9, 2022
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Reuters
At least two fuel trucks were destroyed in an air strike by an unidentified drone on the Syrian side of the border with Iraq late…
Vietnam: Police Arrest 7 Farmers in Land-Use Dispute in Vietnamese Highlands
Nov 9, 2022
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Radio Free Asia
In the latest clash over land-use rights in Vietnam, police have detained seven residents in the Central Highlands for trying to prevent men from cutting…
Iran/Iraq/Syria: Strikes in Syria Hit Fuel Convoy from Iraq; Iranians Killed
Nov 9, 2022
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Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
Late night airstrikes in eastern Syria along the border with Iraq targeted Iran-backed militiamen, inflicting casualties, Syrian opposition activists said Wednesday. According to two paramilitary…
Iraq: Billions of Dollars of Oil Theft in Iraq: Technology One Potential Solution, Experts Argue
Nov 8, 2022
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Nagham al-Tamimi, Arabian Business
Technology promises to succeed where tonnes of laws have failed in Iraq, the Arab country’s experts believe. They say hundreds of millions of dollars can…
Sierra Leone: Whose Land Is It, Anyway? Sierra Leone Gives Locals a Voice.
Nov 8, 2022
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Nick Roll, Christian Science Monitor
Many parts of Sierra Leone have been ravaged by foreign mining firms seeking gold, diamonds, and bauxite, among other minerals, and by palm oil plantations.…
Afghanistan: 20,000 to Get Jobs on Copper Project in Logar
Nov 8, 2022
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Pajhwok Afghan News
Practical work on the Mes Aynak project in central Logar province will be launched soon, says an official.
Sudan/South Sudan: Kiir Urges Abyei Negotiating Team to Cooperate with Sudan
Nov 7, 2022
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Sudan Tribune
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Monday urged the committee that is negotiating the final status of Abyei to cooperate with neighbouring Sudan, describing it…
Liberia: FDA Alerts Security Uncovers Illegal Logging Activities, Seeks Security Agencies, Public Cooperation
Nov 7, 2022
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Gerald C. Koinyeneh, FrontPage Africa
The Forestry Development Authority (FDA) says it has uncovered chains of clandestine and unwholesome acts of illegal harvesting and processing of logs around the country,…
Liberia: House Writes President Weah, Calls for Review of Several Concessions
Nov 6, 2022
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Global News Network
The House of Representatives under the stewardship of Maryland County District #2 lawmaker, and Speaker of the 54th Legislature, has called on the Executive Branch…
COP27: Empower Women to Combat Climate Change
Nov 6, 2022
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John Chumo, The Star
Across the world, women depend more on, yet have less access to, natural resources.
Sudan: In Sudan, Conflict and Environmental Decline go Hand in Hand
Nov 4, 2022
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UNEP
Ahead of the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict on 6 November, we sat down with Abuelgasim…
Sudan: In Sudan, Conflict and Environmental Decline Go Hand in Hand
Nov 4, 2022
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UN Environment Programme
Last month, Sudan’s Blue Nile State declared a state of emergency following a rash of tribal fighting that reportedly left more than 200 people dead.…
Afghanistan: Afghan Authorities Ban Illegal Mines in Northern Province
Nov 4, 2022
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Xinhua
The provincial administration has banned illegal mines in Afghanistan's northern Takhar province. The Taliban-run caretaker government has promised to safeguard all the underground treasures from…
Colombia: Colombian President Petro & Cattle Rancher’s Federation Agree on Land Reform Framework
Nov 4, 2022
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Sonia Romero, Finance Colombia
José Felix Lafaurie, head of the Colombian Federation of Cattle Ranchers (Fedegan), and President Gustavo Petro met at the Casa de Nariño, the nation’s presidential…
DRC: Buying Conflict-Free Tin and Coltan out of Congo Just Got Harder
Nov 4, 2022
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Michael J Kavanagh, Bloomberg
Buying tin, tantalum and tungsten that doesn’t support violence in central Africa has become more complicated after an industry-led program monitoring the supply chains downgraded…
Climate Equity and Gender Equity Are Two of the Most Important Issues of Our Time – Says Africa Soft Power
Nov 4, 2022
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Femi Isaac, BI AFRICA
Africa exists as a paradox. On the climate front, the continent contributes little to the world’s changing climate but pays the highest price globally. On…
Climate Change: DOD Office Looks to Effects of Climate Change on Department
Nov 3, 2022
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Jim Garamone, US Department of Defense
Earth's average annual temperature is rising, and as service members adjust to new climate realities, the Defense Department must do its part to combat climate…
Climate Change: Emerging Evidence of a Connection Between Climate Change and Armed Group Recruitment
Nov 3, 2022
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United Nations University
Climate change has long been viewed as a threat multiplier that exacerbates fragility and conflict risks and new data suggests emerging evidence of a connection…
Afghanistan: The World Needs Chromite and Lithium. Afghanistan Has Them. What Happens Next?
Nov 3, 2022
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times
A reserved man with tinted glasses and a helmet of brown hair, Massoud is the site manager at the Mughulkhil mine, where workers extract chromite,…
DRC: DR Congo's Faltering Fight against Illegal Cobalt Mines
Nov 3, 2022
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Agence France-Presse
According to market specialist Darton Commodities, the Democratic Republic of Congo last year produced 72 percent of the world’s cobalt, a key ingredient in rechargeable…
UAE: Masdar Calls Upon Global Community at COP27 to Pledge Support for Women Tackling Climate Change
Nov 3, 2022
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Masdar
Ahead of COP27, Masdar launches global #IAmWiSER campaign calling on policymakers, industry leaders, and the general public to pledge support for women as agents of sustainable change.
Ukraine/Russia: Russia-Ukraine War - the Connection to Food Security in Africa
Nov 2, 2022
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Giza Mdoe, The Exchange Africa
Russia-Ukraine crisis. What is the relationship with food security in Africa? Food security in Africa has always been the centre stage of all major global…
Chile: How Illegal Logging Became a National Security Crisis in Chile
Nov 2, 2022
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Henry Shuldiner, InSight Crime
Chile has long grappled with rampant illegal logging, particularly in the south. But as clashes between timber mafias, loggers, and Indigenous communities worsen, a new…
UN Women Wants to Give African Women Farmers a Voice at COP27
Nov 2, 2022
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Stephanie Beasley, Devex
With women-led organizations receiving just 1-3% of global financing for climate adaptation, UN Women is calling for women and specifically African women to get a much larger…
Colombia: ELN Operating Massive Cattle Rustling Operation on Colombian Border
Nov 1, 2022
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Insight Crime
The ELN is involved in all manner of criminal economies along the Colombian-Venezuelan border, but its continuing role in facilitating cattle smuggling may be one…
Colombia: Colombia’s Indigenous Population Faces Scourge of Violence
Nov 1, 2022
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Inigo Alexander, Al Jazeera
In 2021, a member of Colombia’s Indigenous population was killed every four days, according to a report released last month by the National Commission of…