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Afghanistan: Taliban Halts Iron Ore Extraction amid Talks with Russians on Gas Refineries

Jan 5, 2022 | WION

The Taliban government has reportedly declared a ban on the extraction of iron ore in the country. The development comes after videos on social media…

Iraq: Drone Attack on Iraq Base Foiled, 2nd One in 24 Hours: Coalition

Jan 4, 2022 | Al Jazeera

For the second time in 24 hours, a United States-led coalition fighting ISIL (ISIS) in Iraq says it has foiled a drone attack on a…

Wildlife: Understanding Human-Elephant Conflict and Vulnerability in the Face of Climate Change

Jan 4, 2022 | Yves Ducrot, Ritz Herald

Human-wildlife conflict is a central issue in the conservation sciences. Whether it is reintroducing wolves into key ecosystems of the southwestern U.S.—which is having an…

Netherlands: Record Numbers of Women to Be in New Government in Holland

Jan 3, 2022 | Maya Oppenheim

Women to fill 14 of 29 ministers and secretaries of state roles.

Azerbaijan: Combatting Stereotypes to Prevent Violence Against Women in Azerbaijan

Jan 1, 2022 | UN News

Azerbaijani activist Maryam Majidova is fighting to improve gender equality in her country, and address the daily challenges faced by women and girls.

Ukraine: Ukraine’s Water Wars

Dec 29, 2021 | Politics.co.uk

Anatoli Malyuk and his team of fifteen fitters are responsible for the maintenance of 300 kilometres of water pipeline. It supplies three million people downstream…

Iraq: After the Wars in Iraq, ‘Everything Living Is Dying’

Dec 29, 2021 | Lynzy Billing, Inside Climate News

As far back as 2005, the United Nations had estimated that Iraq was already littered with several thousand contaminated sites. Five years later, an investigation…

Chile: Chile Writes a New Constitution, Confronting Climate Change Head on

Dec 28, 2021 | Somini Sengupta, New York Times

Rarely does a country get a chance to lay out its ideals as a nation and write a new constitution for itself. Almost never does…

Colombia: Why Are So Many Environmental Activists Being Killed in Colombia?

Dec 28, 2021 | Victoria Seabrook, Sky News

Since 2018 the number of massacres in Colombia has grown constantly, with 2020 recording the highest number since 2014, according to the United Nations. And…

Afghanistan: Roundup: Afghan Authorities Dig Deep to Create Mining Jobs in Baghlan

Dec 28, 2021 | Xinhua

Since the U.S. military withdrawal, Afghanistan has suffered crisis upon crisis as the economy withers away. The country now faces a life-or-death battle against poverty…

Afghanistan: High Taxes on Mining in Afghanistan Deter Investors

Dec 27, 2021 | Banafsha Binesh, TOLOnews

The high rate of taxes on mine extraction has affected the mining process in Afghanistan, the investors said on Sunday, adding that they are not…

Liberia: Women Struggle to Participate in Forest Governance 15 Years after Law

Dec 24, 2021 | Observer

Before the Liberian Civil War in 2003, communities—including women—did not participate in forestry though are the custodians of the forest. But the National Forestry Reform…

Myanmar: Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide Leaves Dozens Feared Dead

Dec 23, 2021 | Reuters

At least one person was killed and scores were missing after a landslide of dirt and rubble ripped down the waste heap of a Myanmar…

Afghanistan: Changing Climate Parches Afghanistan, Exacerbating Poverty

Dec 23, 2021 | Associated Press

Fed by rain and snowmelt from mountains, this valley nestled among northwestern Afghanistan's jagged peaks was once fertile. But the climate has changed in the…

Environment of Peace Presented at Environmental Peacebuilding Workshop

Dec 22, 2021 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Margot Wallström, former Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs, introduced SIPRI’s Environment of Peace initiative during her keynote address to the ‘Workshop on Climate, Peace and…

Burkina Faso: How Children Were Used in a 48-Hour Deadly Rampage for Gold

Dec 22, 2021 | Saskya Vandoorne, Adama Koné, Nick Paton Walsh, Dalal Mawad, and Jo Shelley, CNN

The massacre in Solhan, northern Burkina Faso, took place over two nights of extraordinary brutality in June 2021. The killings soon faded from international headlines,…

Ukraine: Toxic Waters in War-Torn Ukraine: How Not to Phase out Coal

Dec 21, 2021 | Guillaume Ptak, Deutsche Welle

Around the world, coal-producing countries are struggling for a "just transition" away from fossil fuels. But for Donbas in war-torn Ukraine, shuttered mines threaten ecological…

Israel/Jordan/UAE: Jordan and Israel Join UAE to Sign a Historic Solar Energy-for-Water Deal

Dec 21, 2021 | Zoe Robbin, Global Risk Insights

Towards the end of November, Israel, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates signed a historic resource sharing agreement in the biggest display of regional cooperation…

Ethiopia/South Sudan: Ethiopia, S. Sudan to Tap into over 21,000 Tons of Annual Fish Potential in Three Basins

Dec 21, 2021 | Satenaw

Ethiopia and South Sudan are consulting on taping into the more than 21,000 tons of annual fish potential in Baro, Akobo and Sobat basins in…

Myanmar: Myanmar Junta Seizes around 300 Mandalay Gem Traders

Dec 21, 2021 | Irrawaddy

Myanmar junta troops raided two jade trading compounds in Mandalay on Sunday, detaining around 300 people, including Chinese brokers, according to gems traders. More than…

India: Indian Climate Action Entrepreneur Wins United Nations Women's Award for Leadership Commitment to Gender Equality

Dec 20, 2021 | Cision PR Newswire

Divya Hegde from Udupi, coastal Karnataka, has won the UN Women's Award for Leadership Commitment at the 2021 Regional Asia-Pacific Women's Empowerment Principles Awards ceremony on November…

Syria: Conflict and Climate Change Collide: Why Northeast Syria Is Running Dry

Dec 20, 2021 | Bartholomäus Laffert and Daniela Sala, New Humanitarian

The huge silos at the roundabout as you enter Syria’s Hassakeh city are decorated with giant pictures of Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the Turkey-based separatist…

India: Explained: Why Did India Reject UNSC Draft on Climate?

Dec 19, 2021 | Suhasini Haidar, The Hindu

On December 13, India joined Russia in opposing a draft proposal at the United Nations Security Council which would effectively bring climate change in the…

South Sudan: In Pictures: South Sudan's Worst Flooding in Decades [Photos]

Dec 17, 2021 | Sebastian Rich, CNN

South Sudan is experiencing its worst floods in 60 years. The deluge began as early as June, swallowing up homes, farms and markets across swaths…

Mozambique: Mozambique’s ISIS Insurgency Threatens to Destroy Conservation Progress and Fragile Environmental Protections in Niassa Special Reserve

Dec 17, 2021 | Angus Begg, Daily Maverick

The Islamic State (IS) insurgency in northern Mozambique has taken a new, sinister turn, moving inland and westward into the Niassa Special Reserve, since the…