International
Rwanda: Rwanda Dismisses UN Experts Allegations in DRC Midterm Report
Jan 9, 2021
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Emmanuel Ntirenganya, New Times
The Government of Rwanda on Friday, January 8, dismissed allegations from the UN Group of Experts (GoE) Midterm report which claimed that there were Rwandan troops…
Liberia: Popota Town Land Dispute Deepens as Two Groups Claim Ownership
Jan 7, 2021
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Christopher C. Walker, FrontPage Africa
Several residents of Popota Town in Fuamah District Bong County have expressed fear of losing their land to Betty Cooper Kabah who they say is…
Colombia: Cocaine Production Driving Deforestation into Colombian National Park
Jan 7, 2021
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René Mora, Mongabay
The location of the Catatumbo region sits on the border with Venezuela, making it a strategic route for armed groups such as the National Liberation…
Liberia: Miners, Loggers Clash over Gbarpolu Forest
Jan 7, 2021
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Moses R. Quollin, FrontPage Africa
On March 4 2019, Korninga B, an authorized forest community, signed a logging contract with Singaporean-Indian logging company Indo Africa Plantation Liberia Incorporated. However, one…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Tigray Conflict Could Delay Grand Renaissance Dam Negotiations
Jan 7, 2021
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ESI Africa
Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia have resumed talks in an attempt to resolve conflict surrounding Africa’s largest and most controversial hydroelectric project, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance…
Climate Change: Climate-Change-Induced Conflict? Rare Footage Captured of Jaguar Killing Ocelot at Waterhole
Jan 6, 2021
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Washington State University
In what may be a sign of climate-change-induced conflict, researchers have captured rare photographic evidence of a jaguar killing another predatory wild cat at an…
Afghanistan: Climate Change Threatens Glaciers in Afghanistan: Experts
Jan 6, 2021
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Khaled Nikzad, TOLOnews
There are nearly 4,000 glaciers lying up high in various regions of Afghanistan, but the climate change is severely threatening these highly important sources of…
Where Are the Women in Food Insecurity Analysis?
Jan 4, 2021
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Amy Lieberman, Devex
NEW YORK — Women are more likely to experience food insecurity than men, and the pandemic has exacerbated this divide. Women continue to shoulder more…
Myanmar: Myanmar Mulls Online Gems and Jewellery Sales
Jan 4, 2021
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Pa Pa, Myanmar Times
After almost a year without income due to the inability to hold physical emporiums and promotional events in 2020, the Myanmar gems and jewellery industry…
South Sudan: 'Our Children Die in Our Hands': Floods Ravage South Sudan
Jan 4, 2021
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E&E News
On a scrap of land surrounded by flooding in South Sudan, families drink and bathe from the waters that swept away latrines and continue to…
Liberia: Stakeholders Hold Boundary Harmonization Meeting in Grand Gedeh
Jan 3, 2021
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Global News Network
Grand Geedeh Bar Association in collaboration with the Grand Geedeh County Legislative Caucus has ended a two-day Community leaders meeting with stakeholders of bordering communities…
Myanmar: Myanmar Migratory Bird Census to Be Taken by Locals
Jan 3, 2021
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Phyo Wai Kyaw, Myanmar Times
The Asian migratory bird census which is usually conducted yearly will be taken in collaboration with local communities in Myanmar this year, said Daw Thiri…
Myanmar: 35 Landslides Occurred in Hpakant Jade Land, Claimed 206 Lives Last Year
Jan 1, 2021
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Sit Ko Naing Tun, Eleven
A total of 35 landslides occurred in Lonekhin-Hpakant jade land in Hapkant Township, Moenyin District, Kachin State, in 2020 killing 206 people and seriously injuring…
Cambodia: Land Grabs in Protected Forests Rampant in Cambodia
Jan 1, 2021
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New Straits Times
Land grabs and encroachment on protected forest are becoming more rampant in northern Cambodia, said environmental activists. Cambodian forest and wildlife conservationists said it was…
Colombia: Colombia Sets New Record in Eradicating Coca Production
Dec 31, 2020
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Agence France-Presse
Colombia beat its record for eradicating coca crops for the second year in a row, the government said Wednesday, although the country still remains the…
Liberia: “Illegal” Chain Sawyers Drive Away Major Concession in Rivercess County
Dec 30, 2020
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Emmanuel C. Weedee, FrontPage Africa
Citizens of Central River Cess District have decried serious setback in the development agenda of the district and county since the “unceremonious” closure of major…
Colombia: Colombia’s Sustainable Forestry Drive Boosts Biodiversity and Business
Dec 30, 2020
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Dimitri Selibas, Mongabay
Despite the high costs and long registration times, sustainable timber harvesting has the potential to bring more value to rural Colombians while also acting as…
Climate Change: Biome Shifts Due to Climate Change Creates Increased Vulnerabilities for Military Installations
Dec 28, 2020
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Marc Kodack, Council on Strategic Risks
Supporting sustainable range management and training activities on military installations will be challenged by climate change, both in the near term and many years into…
Liberia: Lack of Funds in Liberia Hampers Legal Enforcement of Rural Land Rights
Dec 27, 2020
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Darlington Porkpa, RFI
In the two years since the long-awaited Land Rights bill was passed, it was supposed to give local communities direct ownership to their land, but…
DRC: Chinese Companies Are Betting Heavily on Democratic Republic of Congo’s Mines
Dec 27, 2020
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Jevans Nyabiage, South China Morning Post
Chinese companies are betting big on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s mining industry as copper prices surged to a seven-year high driven by China’s…
Senegal: Changement Climatique / Les Femmes S’engagent Dans La Lutte
Dec 26, 2020
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Guinee 7
Du 7 au 10 décembre dernier, à Dakar (Sénégal), s’est tenue la 2ème session de formation des femmes et des jeunes des organisations de la société…
Myanmar: More Myanmar Dams Are Running Dry Ahead of Summer Months
Dec 25, 2020
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Aung Thant Khaing, Myanmar Times
More dams in Myanmar that are supposed to irrigate farms and generate electricity are running low of water and likely to be of little use…
Colombia: Colombia’s Forests Lurch between Deforestation and the Hope for a Sustainable Future
Dec 24, 2020
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Dimitri Selibas, Mongabay
High-altitude Andean forests, low-altitude basal forests, cloud forests, dry forests, mangroves: 52% of Colombia’s landmass is covered in forest, and it is the second most…
Building Women's Climate Resilience
Dec 23, 2020
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Helene Henriksen, Norwegian Refugee Council
When droughts, floods and hurricanes strike, women are disproportionately affected. Four female NORCAP climate experts are working to counteract that, providing crucial climate information to…
Liberia: Liberia Set to Create Another National Park as Stakeholders Initiate Gazettement Process of Krahn-Bassa Proposed Protected Area
Dec 23, 2020
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FrontPage Africa
The Government of Liberia, through the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and its partners, conducted a one-day National Multi-stakeholder Information-Sharing meeting bordering on the gazettement of…
DRC: DRC Minister of Mines Joins Cobalt Action Partnership
Dec 23, 2020
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Responsible Business Alliance
The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), as the Partnership Lead of the Cobalt Action Partnership (CAP), today with CAP Implementing Partners announced that His Excellency Professor…
Liberia: Communities Use New App to Track Illegal Logging
Dec 23, 2020
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Varney Kamara, FrontPage Africa
Rural towns and villages are now using ForestLink, a new app, to track illicit forest operations and deforestation across Liberia, including illegal logging and mining,…
Iran/Jordan: A Controversial New Power Grid Divides the Middle East
Dec 22, 2020
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Simon Watkins, OilPrice.com
More details have emerged on the Iraq-Jordan electricity power grid that is fast becoming a highly controversial project due to Iraq’s persistent political game-playing with…
Liberia: Legislature Urged to Give Money for Land Disputes Nationwide
Dec 22, 2020
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Lennart Dodoo, FrontPage Africa
Liberia signed the Land Rights Act into law in 2018. The law fully recognizes customary land and guarantees women’s right to land, among other things. However, implementation of…
Liberia: Liberia Gave Villagers Control over Their Forests. Then a Mining Company Showed up
Dec 22, 2020
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Ashoka Mukpo and James Giahyue, Mongabay
At Liberia's northern edge, the Nimba Range’s jagged green peaks crisscross the horizon before spilling over the border into neighboring Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire. While…