International
Afghanistan: The Red Gem of Conflict: Afghanistan's Jegdalek Ruby Mine and the Quest for Transparency
Feb 23, 2024
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Saboor Bayat, BNN Breaking
Discover the story of Afghanistan's Jegdalek ruby mine, a tale of economic potential, governance challenges, and the balancing act between wealth and transparency. Explore the…
DRC: DR Congo Angered by Kigali-Brussels Minerals Deal
Feb 23, 2024
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Agence de Presse Africaine
The European Union believes that Rwanda will be a hub for minerals. A diplomatic row seems to be gradually brewing between the European Union (EU)…
Somalia: Infrastructures for Peace & Environmental Peacebuilding in Hirshabelle & Galmudug States, Somalia [Video]
Feb 22, 2024
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Berghof Foundation
The overarching objective of the project is to contribute to the constructive transformation of the conflict cycle, climate change and environmental degradation in the two…
Afghanistan: Badghis Residents Warned against Cutting Pistachio Trees
Feb 22, 2024
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Pajhwok Afghan News
Pistachio forest in Badghis province is national wealth and those cutting down pistachio trees will face legal consequences, the provincial acting agriculture director said on…
Colombia: Colombia Adds Hundreds of Species to List of Threatened Flora and Fauna
Feb 22, 2024
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Maxwell Radwin, Mongabay
The number of threatened species in Colombia is much higher than previously thought, after officials carried out a study to reevaluate the state of the…
Ukraine/Russia: War Drives Future Forest Fire Risks
Feb 21, 2024
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Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had a major negative impact on forests in war-affected regions. And for the coming decades the risk of forest…
Iraq/Kuwait: Tensions between Iraq and Kuwait over the Khor Abdullah Channel
Feb 20, 2024
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Jamie Trinidad, E-International Relations
The fate of a bilateral agreement on maritime navigation rights in the Khor Abdullah channel, which separates southern Iraq from northern Kuwait, has been cast…
Sudan: Sudanese Minister Accuses RSF of Looting Gold and Silver
Feb 20, 2024
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Sudan Tribune
Sudan’s Minister of Minerals, Mohamed Bashir Abu Nammu, has made serious accusations against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), claiming they looted 15 tons of silver…
DRC: Ethical Mineral Sourcing in the DRC: Balancing Progress and Human Rights
Feb 16, 2024
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Waqas Arain, BNN Breaking
The DRC, rich in copper and cobalt, faces a crisis of exploitation and conflict. Human rights abuses, displacement, and environmental degradation mar mining operations. Countries…
Myanmar: Myanmar Cracks Down on Timber Smuggling: 23 Suspects Arrested and 143.62 Tons of Timber Seized
Feb 15, 2024
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BNN Breaking
The Forest Department under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation has been working diligently to curb illegal logging and trading of forest products.…
Colombia: Colombian Farmers Take back Land Stolen from Them by Big Oil [Video]
Feb 15, 2024
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Rodrigo Vazquez-Salessi, The Real News
The story of multinational corporations taking land and resources from working people can be found all over the world. In Colombia, farming families have joined…
Palestine: In Gaza, Water Is Life
Feb 15, 2024
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Ben Norquist and Mae Elise Cannon, Christian Century
Water plays an important cultural role in Palestinian society. Aside from the obvious biological need for it, it is also an object of memory and…
DRC: DR Congo Rebel Attacks on Gold Mine and South African Soldiers Kill 14
Feb 15, 2024
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Al Jazeera
Rebel attacks in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have killed at least 14 people, including two South African soldiers, amid an uptick in…
DRC: Mineral Wealth and Conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: A Multidimensional Crisis
Feb 15, 2024
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Ebenezer Mensah, BNN Breaking
Uncover the complex relationship between mineral wealth and conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where natural resources fuel both violence and exploitation. Addressing…
Climate Finance and Green Transitions: A Path to Mitigate Food Insecurity and Global Conflict
Feb 15, 2024
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Dil Bar Irshad, BNN Breaking
Global food insecurity, exacerbated by climate change, wars, and systemic factors, calls for integrated interventions and climate finance efforts. Successful food hubs and digital technologies…
Mining: The New Responsible Minerals Initiative Investor Network
Feb 14, 2024
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Charlie King, Mining Digital
Responsible sourcing is a long discussed issue in the mining space, and the Responsible Minerals Initiative has grown into one of the most utilised and…
Guyana: Guyana Says Analysis Needed on Impact of Conflict on Climate Security
Feb 14, 2024
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Loop Caribbean News
Guyana has called for a targeted and bold approach in addressing the impact of conflict on food and climate security as the world grapples to…
Myanmar: Plundering Paradise: The Underwater Lead Mines of Myanmar’s Deep South
Feb 14, 2024
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Mg Htin, Frontier
Unregulated lead mining is polluting the waters in Tanintharyi’s Bokpyin Township, while locals say most of the money is going to outsiders or lining the…
Climate Change: Addressing Climate Change Key to Preventing Conflicts, Says UNFCCC Chief
Feb 14, 2024
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Xinhua
There is no national security without food security. And there will be no food security without enhanced action to stop climate change.
Climate Change: Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and Biodiversity Loss Are Exacerbating Conflict: UK Statement at the UN Security Council
Feb 13, 2024
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Government of the UK
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the UN Security Council meeting on Climate, Food Security and Conflict.
Climate Change: Climate-Driven Migration Overtakes Russian Aggression as Biggest Security Concern, Report Finds
Feb 13, 2024
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Rosie Frost, Euronews
European voters are more worried about climate change-driven migration than the threat posed by Russia, according to a new survey. The research was published on…
Liberia: Boakai Picks Wartime, Anti-Regulation Logger for FDA
Feb 13, 2024
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James Harding Giahyue, The DayLight
President Joseph Boakai has appointed Rudolph Merab—a wartime business partner of ex-President Charles Taylor, whose company participated in Liberia’s biggest postwar, logging scandal—as the Managing…
Iraq/Kurdistan: New Iraqi Oil Law Includes Joint Control of Kurdish Fields
Feb 12, 2024
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Zawya
A landmark oil and gas law under debate in Iraq for nearly 15 years could end Baghdad’s chronic rifts with Kurdistan as it includes joint…
Afghanistan: 1,220 Absorption Wells Dug up in Kabul to Replenish Water Table
Feb 12, 2024
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Hijratullah Kakar, Pajhwok Afghan News
To replenish the water table in central capital Kabul, more than 1,200 water absorption-wells have been dug up during the past one year, the Ministry…
Sudan: South Kordofan Mining Practices Prompt Environmental Outcry
Feb 12, 2024
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Radio Dabanga
Locals in Talodi, South Kordofan, have observed a surge in mining activities as companies escalate gold extraction using toxic chemicals harmful to both human health…
Afghanistan: Nangarhar Hosting International Conference on Climate Change
Feb 11, 2024
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TOLOnews
Top ranked officials of the Islamic Emirate at the inauguration of the conference said the international forces used various types of weapons during the two-decade…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan War Escalates Ethnic Clashes in Disputed Abyei Region
Feb 9, 2024
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East African
The war in Sudan has spilled over to the restive border region of Abyei, potentially scuttling recent efforts to resolve the long-standing conflict between Ngok…
Legal Practitioner Engages Women on Their Roles in Peaceful coexistence in Plateau
Feb 9, 2024
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Onoja Audu, Independent
Yitkyim Leah Datong has engaged about one hundred young women across communities of Plateau State towards contributing to sustainable peace in the State.
DRC: Congo Firm to Buy Cobalt from Artisanal Miners within Three Months
Feb 8, 2024
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William Clowes and Michael J Kavanagh, Bloomberg
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Entreprise Generale du Cobalt (EGC), a company established to buy up metal from the country’s artisanal miners, could start operating…
EIB Group establishes Women Climate Leaders Network to accelerate climate action
Feb 8, 2024
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EIB
The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group), made up of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Investment Fund (EIF), has launched the Women…