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Ukraine: Ukraine's Natural Environment Is Another Casualty of War. The Damage Could Be Felt for Decades

May 22, 2022 | Ivana Kottasová, CNN

While the world's eyes are focused on the human suffering brought about by Russia's invasion, environmental experts in Ukraine are keeping a close record of…

Women Stand More Risk to Effects of Deforestation, Land Degradation, Drought, New UNCCD Study Reveals

May 21, 2022 | Front Page Africa

A new study titled “Differentiated Impacts of Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought on Women and Men” released this week at COP15 by the United Nations Convention to Combat Deforestation…

Ukraine/Russia: The Russian Army Has Burned Forests and Poisoned Water Supplies, Flouting International Law. As the UN Draws up New Guidelines, Is It Possible to Wage an “Eco” War?

May 21, 2022 | Philippa Nuttall, New Statesman

The purple shoots of spring meadow saffron are usually a welcome sign of spring in Ukraine. This year the rare flowers lie crushed, destroyed by…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Aims to Establish New Oil Company in Kurdistan Region

May 21, 2022 | Rowena Edwards, Reuters

Iraq’s federal government aims to establish a new oil company in the Kurdistan region, the oil ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The aim…

Afghanistan: Afghan Government Bans Export of Wheat

May 20, 2022 | Tamim Shaheer, TOLOnews

On the verge of the wheat harvest within the country, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) ordered customs to prevent the export of wheat to meet…

Colombia: Drivers of Colombia’s Peacetime Deforestation Weave a Complex Web

May 20, 2022 | Gianluca Cerullo, Mongabay

When the Colombian government struck its historic peace accord with the paramilitary group FARC in 2016, heralding an end to one of the world’s longest-running…

Bangladesh: Women in Rural Bangladesh Bear Rising Cost of Climate Crisis

May 19, 2022 | Al Jazeera

Food Security: UN Security Council Meeting: Agriculture Is Key to Lasting Peace and Security, FAO Says

May 19, 2022 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

The head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) today called for greater funding for agriculture to ensure there’s available and…

DRC: Results of Mining Tax for Reforestation in the DRC Leave More Questions Than Answers

May 19, 2022 | Didier Makal, Mongabay

Through taxes, in particular the reforestation tax, logging and mining operators in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must pledge to restore landscapes they have…

South Sudan: Century-Old Canal Project Sparks Opposition in South Sudan

May 19, 2022 | Deng Machol, Associated Press

A petition to stop the revival of the 118-year-old Jonglei Canal project in South Sudan, started by one of the country’s top academics, is gaining…

Australia: Australian Women Document Climate Crisis in Visual Petition – In Pictures

May 18, 2022 | Tracey Nearmy, The Guardian

The #everydayclimatecrisis visual petition is a collection of more than 1,000 photographs taken by women and non-binary people across Australia showing the impact of the…

India: Jammu and Kashmir: Forest Fire Triggers Several Landmine Explosions along LoC in Poonch

May 18, 2022 | LatestLY

A forest fire triggered several landmine explosions along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials.said on Wednesday. The fire that started…

Iraq/Kurdistan: Kurdistan Region Judicial Council Deems Kurdish Oil and Gas Law ‘Constitutional’

May 17, 2022 | Chenar Chalak, Rudaw

The Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas law is not a violation of the Iraqi constitution, the Region’s judicial council said on Tuesday, noting that management…

Afghanistan: Northern Afghan Province Revives Pistachio Forests

May 17, 2022 | Xinhua

Afghanistan's agriculture ministry has begun the revival of pistachio forests in the country as it kicked off the plantation of thousands of saplings in northern…

Myanmar: In the Wake of Coup, Gold Mining Boom Is Ravaging Myanmar

May 17, 2022 | Emily Fishbein, Jaw Tu Hkawng, Nu Nu Lusan, and Jauman Naw

A gold rush is increasingly despoiling rivers in Kachin state, polluting water with mercury, destroying riverbanks and farmland, and disrupting the traditional way of life…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Mining Revenue Reaches 10Bn Afghanis

May 17, 2022 | Wadsam

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum announced that since August last year, the ministry's revenues have increased to ten billion Afghanis. According to officials at…

Iraq: Iraq Balks at Greater Chinese Control of Its Oilfields

May 17, 2022 | Sarah Mcfarlane and Aref Mohammed, Reuters

Iraq's oil ministry thwarted three prospective deals last year that would have handed Chinese firms more control over its oilfields and led to an exodus…

Colombia: The Fight over Land: Colombia’s Perpetual Conflict

May 17, 2022 | La Prensa Latina

Arquia, a Tule indigenous “resguardo” on Colombia’s border with Panama, is one of the few communities to have had land stripped away amid the armed…

US: ‘I Feel Angry and Incredibly Motivated’: US Abortion Providers Consider Options for Fighting Back

May 17, 2022 | Carey Dunne

Doctors around the country are anticipating the struggles of patients and providers after the likely fall of Roe v Wade: ‘We’ve been planning for it’.

Syria: Syria’s Poisoned Earth: How Years of Conflict Have Polluted and Destroyed Syrian Land

May 16, 2022 | Loujeina Haj Youssef and Mais Katt, Rozana

An undercovered aspect of wars is how they destroy the landscape of countries, from uprooting trees and destroying irrigation systems to polluting the soil with…

Ukraine/Russia: Ukraine Builds Legal Case against Russia for Environmental Damage

May 16, 2022 | Isabelle Gerretsen, Climate Home News

Ukraine is building a legal case against Russia for alleged environmental crimes committed during its invasion of the country. Government officials are compiling a database,…

Ukraine: Ukraine’s Front-Line Farmers Battle to Feed the World

May 16, 2022 | Eddy Wax, Politico

On a 1,500 hectare plot of Europe's breadbasket, Ukrainian farmer Grygorii Tkachenko is rebuilding his farm. Russian forces rained Grad missiles and bullets on his…

‘Women Being Targeted In World’s Conflict Flashpoints,’ Says Former Minister

May 16, 2022 | Jewish News

Jewish-Muslim virtual conference hears politicans on both sides talk of the need for unity amid Afghan, Ukraine and Uyghur crises.

Liberia/Sierra Leone: FDA, Partners Adopt Resolution to Protect Gola Forest

May 16, 2022 | Tina S. Mehnpaine, Observer

The Liberia Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and the Society for the Conservation of Nature (SCNL) have passed resolutions to protect and manage the Gola Forest…

Liberia/Sierra Leone: SCNL, FDA, and Partners Adopt Resolution on Joint Transboundary Patrols and Development Plan for Gola Transboundary Management

May 16, 2022 | Willie N. Tokpah, FrontPage Africa

Society for the Conservation of Nature Liberia in collaboration with the Forestry Development Authority and partners, on Wednesday, May 11 adopted a resolution on the…