International
Afghanistan: Taliban's 'Green Force' Battles Illegal Logging in Afghanistan's Vanishing Forests [Video]
Jun 1, 2025
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Osama Bin Javaid
Al Jazeera
Afghanistan’s forests have shrunk dramatically due to decades of illegal logging by armed groups, with only 10% of tree cover remaining in some areas. The…
Iraq: Black Gold, Broken Promises: Basra's Youth Demand Justice amid Oil Profits and Pollution
Jun 1, 2025
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Kamaran Aziz
Kurdistan 24
Petroleum graduates in Basra protest joblessness amid oil wealth, corruption, and pollution. Security forces crack down as locals suffer from toxic gas flaring. Calls grow…
DRC: Legal Action over Huge DR Congo Lithium Project on Hold as US Battles China’s Dominance
Jun 1, 2025
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Jevans Nyabiage
South China Morning Post
Australia’s AVZ Minerals has suspended its arbitration case against the Democratic Republic of Congo until later this month, following US encouragement to resolve the dispute…
Afghanistan: Trespassers on Their Land: Nomads Displaced by Afghanistan’s Conservation Zones
May 31, 2025
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Manija Mirzaie
Fair Planet
Kuchi herders of Afghanistan have for centuries lived in harmony with the land, migrating seasonally in search of grazing pastures for their livestock. Today, conservation…
Austria/Slovenia: Only Two European States Have Net Zero Military Emissions Target, Data Shows
May 31, 2025
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Ajit Niranjan
Guardian
Just two of 30 European countries have set a date to stop their militaries from emitting planet-heating emissions, a Guardian analysis has found, raising concerns…
Sweden: OSCE Workshop Tackles Gender, Climate, Security
May 30, 2025
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Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Mirage News
How gender intersects with climate-related security risks was one of the questions explored by experts and practitioners at the "Gendered Perspectives on Climate and Security:…
United Kingdom: UK Must Consider Food and Climate Part of National Security, Say Top ex-Military Figures
May 30, 2025
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Matthew Taylor
Guardian
Former military leaders are urging the UK government to widen its definition of national security to include climate, food and energy measures in advance of…
Myanmar Opium Production: War-Displaced Turn to Poppy Cultivation to Survive [Video]
May 30, 2025
Al Jazeera
Myanmar is on track for another year of record opium production, after overtaking Afghanistan as the largest producer in the world. The number of farmers…
Cambodia: Lieutenant Colonel Sorm Leangy, a Force for Peace
May 29, 2025
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UN Women Asia and the Pacific
UN Women Asia and the Pacific
"I was the first woman from my village to become a peacekeeper,” says Lieutenant Colonel Sorm Leangy, her voice steady with pride. “At first, people…
Liberia: From Farm to Market: Digital Platform Connects Women Farmers to Buyers
May 29, 2025
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Tina Mehnpaine
Front Page Africa
When scrolling through the UN Women and Orange Foundation-supported ”Buy from Women digital platform, the faces of four Liberian women farmers appear. Fifty-six-year-old Gertrude Kpoleh,…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq’s Federal Oil and Gas Law Falls between Constitutional Texts and Political Disputes
May 29, 2025
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Hamdi Sanjari
Arab Weekly
Once again, disputes are reigniting tensions, this time triggered by recent contracts signed by the Kurdistan Region with two American companies in the gas sector.…
Stimson Center Welcomes New Leadership to Environmental Security Program
May 29, 2025
Stimson Center
The Stimson Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Lauren Herzer Risi as Senior Fellow and Director of the Environmental Security Program. Sally Yozell,…
Mexico: Women Who Nourish the Earth: Yuridia Hernández and the Feminine Strength in Sustainable Agriculture
May 28, 2025
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Sarah Martínez Gámiz
Cimmyt
In the lands of Oaxaca’s Mixteca, where rainfall no longer comes as it once did and the soil begins to feel the weight of years…
Afghanistan: 1 Killed, 8 Injured over Land Dispute in Afghanistan
May 28, 2025
Xinhua
One person has been confirmed dead and eight others sustained injury as two families clashed over a land dispute in eastern Afghanistan's Kapisa province, said…
Iraq: Basra’s Wealth Extracted, Its People Abandoned
May 28, 2025
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Kamaran Aziz
Kurdistan24
Basra, the city often hailed as Iraq’s economic engine and the heart of its oil wealth, is now synonymous with suffering. Despite its vast petroleum…
Sudan/South Sudan/Abyei: Tension in Abyei as Sudan’s War Affects the Disputed Region
May 28, 2025
Ayin Network
While the oil-rich disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan has remained relatively calm over the past few years, recent escalations may destabilise this…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Files Lawsuit against US over Kurdistan Oil Contracts
May 27, 2025
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Charles Kennedy
Oilprice.com
Iraq has filed a lawsuit against the United States over oil contracts between American companies and the Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq, escalating a…
Tanzania: From Burden to Opportunity: Mechanization in Rural Tanzania
May 26, 2025
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Martin Majambele, Esther Cheyo, Radegunda Kessy, Atupokile Mwakatwila, Justus Ochieng, and Maximillian Saku
Alliance Biodiversity CIAT
Beneath vast Tanzanian skies, where fields stretch like patchwork quilts of promise, a quiet revolution is taking root. It doesn’t shout—but whispers change with every…
Malaysia: Terengganu to Plant Napier Grass as Food for Wild Elephants to Reduce Conflicts
May 24, 2025
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Baharom Bakar
New Straits Times
The cultivation of Napier grass as an alternative food source for wild elephants is among the initiatives proposed by the Terengganu government to address wildlife…
Sudan: US to Sanction Sudan after Finding Chemical Weapons Used in Civil War
May 23, 2025
Al Jazeera
The United States will impose sanctions on Sudan after determining that the country’s military used chemical weapons last year while fighting against rival paramilitary forces.
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraq Says Direct US-Kurdistan Oil Deals Violate Constitution
May 23, 2025
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Charles Kennedy
Oilprice.com
While the federal government of Iraq welcomes cooperation with US energy firms, Baghdad noted on Friday that direct deals with the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region violate…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Oil Ministry Says All Deals Must Go through Baghdad, Not Erbil
May 23, 2025
Rudaw
Iraq’s oil ministry said on Friday that it welcomes doing business with American firms, but that all partnerships must go through the federal government, after…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan’s Oil Flows at Risk as Neighboring Sudan’s Conflict Intensifies
May 22, 2025
Al Jazeera
South Sudan is facing a looming economic crisis as Sudan’s army threatens to shut down oil export facilities, jeopardizing the oil-reliant nation’s primary revenue source. The…
Afghanistan: Sowing Hope after Disaster—Rebuilding Lives through Agriculture in Herat
May 21, 2025
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
In October 2023, a devastating earthquake struck Herat province, severely impacting the districts of Zindajan and Guzara. Thousands of farming families lost their homes, livelihoods,…
Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan on Edge as Sudan’s War Threatens Vital Oil Industry
May 21, 2025
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Mat Nashed
Al Jazeera
South Sudan relies on oil for more than 90 percent of its government revenues, and the country depends entirely on Sudan to export the precious…
Iraq: 'Leave Our Marshes Alone': Iraqis Fear Oil Drilling Would Destroy Fabled Wetlands
May 19, 2025
Agence France-Presse
Plans to drill for oil in the protected Mesopotamian Marshes of southern Iraq have galvanised villagers and activists determined to save the mythical wetlands already…
Iraq/Kurdistan: Iraqi Kurds Sign Billions in Energy Deals with US Despite Baghdad Oil Dispute
May 19, 2025
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Charles Kennedy
Oilprice.com
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq has formalized two major energy agreements with U.S. firms HKN Energy and WesternZagros in Washington, D.C., Kurdish…
Estonia: Russian Forces Seized Oil Tanker in Baltic Sea
May 19, 2025
StratNews Global
The Liberia-flagged ship Green Admire was leaving Sillamae port using a designated navigation channel that crosses Russian territorial waters, the ministry said in a statement.
Afghanistan/Iran: Taliban FM Promises Cooperation with Iran in Helmand River, Water Dispute
May 18, 2025
Iran Front Page
Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has said that providing water to Iran’s drought-stricken population is a “religious duty” and stressed that Kabul bears…
Colombia: Ripple and Mercy Corps Launch Blockchain Pilot for Colombian Farmers
May 17, 2025
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Bilal Hassan
LiveBitcoinNews
Ripple Impact has launched its second pilot of the year in partnership with Mercy Corps Ventures and WËIA. This new initiative is being carried out…