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Myanmar: Two Dead, 30 Missing After Rockslide at Myanmar Jade Mine
Jan 7, 2015
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Aung Hla Tun, Reuters
At least two people were killed and around 30 were missing on Wednesday after a mountain of rubble collapsed at a jade mine in northern…
Myanmar: Daunting Myanmar Mining Risks Keeps Investors to a Brave Handful
Jan 7, 2015
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South China Morning Post, Reuters
With abundant mineral wealth from jade and rubies to copper and coal, Myanmar ought to be looking forward to a mining boom as it opens…
Nigeria: Shell Agrees to Pay $83.5 Million for Oil Spills
Jan 7, 2015
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New York Times
The oil giant Shell agreed early Wednesday to pay a Nigerian fishing community 55 million pounds, or about $83.5 million, ending a three-year legal battle…
Somalia: Somalia Expels Chinese Firm for 'Illegal Mining'
Jan 7, 2015
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World Bulletin
A Chinese mining company has been ordered out of Somalia for allegedly conducting illegal mining activity and causing "public turmoil," the Somali government announced on…
"Livelihoods, Natural Resources, and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding" to be published in February
Jan 6, 2015
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ELI, UNEP, McGill University & University of Tokyo
The Environmental Law Institute, United Nations Environment Programme, McGill University, and the University of Tokyo are delighted to announce the completion of "Livelihoods, Natural Resources…
Year in Review: Environmental Peacebuilding in 2014
Jan 6, 2015
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ELI, UNEP, McGill University & University of Tokyo
In 2014, there was dramatic growth in the field of environmental peacebuilding. We are pleased to share with you some highlights from the Environmental Peacebuilding…
Iraq: Majnoon Protesters Demand Jobs
Jan 6, 2015
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Ali Abu Iraq and Ben Lando, Iraq Oil Report
Demonstrators blocked roads near the Majnoon oil field over the past week, claiming that Royal Dutch Shell has reneged on promises to provide jobs."We went…
Myanmar: Myanmar Arrests More Than 100 foreigners for Illegal Logging
Jan 6, 2015
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Associated Press
The Myanmar army has arrested more than 100 foreigners and 20 Myanmar nationals for illegal logging near the Chinese border, the defense ministry said Tuesday.It…
Iraq: Iraq Exports Record High 2.94 Mil b/d Crude in Dec, Up 430,000 b/d from Nov
Jan 6, 2015
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Faleh al-Khayat and Adal Mirza, Platts
Iraq's crude oil exports reached 2.94 million b/d in December, a new record high, taking the country's 2014 monthly average to 2.517 million b/d, as…
Myanmar: Govt Targets Kachin Rebels in Timber Takedown
Jan 6, 2015
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Nyein Nyein, The Irrawaddy
The Burmese government took a hard line on the timber trade in Kachin State on Tuesday, as state-run media publicly denounced rebels for facilitating illicit…
Course: Competing Claims on Natural Resources
Jan 5, 2015
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Wageningen University Centre for Development Innovation, Netherlands
Competition over land and natural resources is increasingly overstretching the multi-functionality of landscapes, whether it is at local or at global level. With the ambition…
UN Report Highlights Women’s Roles in Natural Resource Management During and After Conflict
Jan 5, 2015
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Priya Kamdar
It’s been 14 years since the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 acknowledging women as important agents of change in recovery from conflict and peacebuilding…
Ghana: Chief of Party
Jan 5, 2015
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Chemonics
Chemonics seeks a chief of party for the anticipated West Africa Biodiversity and Climate Change (WA-BiCC) Activity, a five-year, $50 million project aiming to improve…
Central African Republic: Operations Manager
Jan 5, 2015
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps works almost exclusively in high-risk conflict and post-conflict environments. While we recognize that these are difficult places to operate, we believe that transitional…
Indonesia: Consultant for Green Rubber Project
Jan 5, 2015
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Center for International Forestry Research
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is a nonprofit, global research organization dedicated to advancing human well-being, environmental conservation and equity.
We conduct research that…
Tajikistan Green Investment in the Agricultural Sector Helps Realign its Pathway to Sustainable Development
Jan 5, 2015
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UNEP
In Tajikistan, known to some as the "land of rugged mountains", agriculture provides the backbone of the economy and supports the livelihoods of two-thirds of…
Rwanda Restores Ecosystems, Generating Record Tourism and New Opportunities for Growth
Jan 5, 2015
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UNEP
Rwanda has undergone a remarkable economic and social reconstruction in recent years and recorded consistent growth rates of 8 per cent a year between 2001…
'Outside the Net': Women's Participation in Fishing Activities in Trincomalee District of Sri Lanka
Jan 5, 2015
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Gayathri Lokuge
‘The woman left us slowly and moved to the other side of the beach seine, sat down on the sand and started piling the seaweed…
South Sudan: New Fighting Rocks South Sudan Oil States
Jan 5, 2015
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Michael Atit, Lucy Poni, and Waakhe Simon Wudu, Voice of America
JUBA—The South Sudanese army and rebel forces loyal to former vice president Riek Machar are blaming each other for the latest outbreaks of fighting in…
China/Vietnam/South China Sea: Vietnam Leery as China’s Infamous Oil Rig Heads for Indian Ocean
Jan 5, 2015
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An Dien, Thanh Nien News
Vietnamese agencies have kept a close eye on the path of a giant mobile oil rig since China Central Television announced it was setting off…
Call for Papers: Human Migration and the Environment: Futures, Policies, Invention
Jan 4, 2015
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Durham University, UK
Human migration and the environment are two of the most pressing issues of our times. But what is stake when these two phenomena are articulated…
South Sudan/Sudan: Sudan to Receive $884 Million from Juba in Oil Transit Fees in 2014
Jan 4, 2015
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Sudan Vision
Khartoum – South Sudan’s Oil Minister, Stephen Dhieu Dau, said on Saturday that Sudan’s share from transit fees of South Sudan’s oil amounted to US$884…
Climate Change: Weather & Climate Summit Returns to Breckenridge with Sessions on Sea Ice and Climate Security
Jan 4, 2015
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Bob Berwyn, Summit County Citizens Voice
FRISCO — This year’s Glen Gerberg Weather and Climate Summit in Breckenridge once again features some notable climate scientists, including James Balog, who has documented…
Iraq: Iraq's Oil Revenues Hit Despite Record Exports
Jan 4, 2015
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Gulf Daily News
BAGHDAD: Iraq's oil exports reached their highest level in decades in December, the oil ministry's spokesman said yesterday, but vital revenues were being hit by…
The Business of War
Jan 3, 2015
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Asad Zaman
As plans for war against Syria heat up, new myths are being manufactured to support it. In line with Major General Smedley Butler’s thesis, we…
Iraq: Iraq Oil Exports Soar but Low Prices Hit Revenue
Jan 3, 2015
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Al Arabiya
Iraq's oil exports reached their highest level in decades in December, the oil ministry's spokesman said on Saturday, but vital revenues were being hit by…
South Sudan: South Sudan Oil Revenue at $3.38 Bln, Hit by Conflict and Price Falls
Jan 3, 2015
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Reuters
South Sudan's oil revenue last year was hit by reduced output because of conflict in the African republic and the rapid decline in oil prices,…
Myanmar: Myanmar Returns to What Sells: Heroin
Jan 3, 2015
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Thomas Fuller, New York Times
BANG LAEM, Myanmar — A decade ago, Myanmar seemed on course to wipe out the opium fields and heroin jungle labs along its eastern border,…
London: Executive Director
Jan 2, 2015
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Global Witness
Global Witness is seeking an Executive Director to run the organisation and its pioneering investigations and campaigns.
Salary: Around £80,000 pa
Global Witness is an international organisation…
Myanmar: Protests Against Letpadaung Mine Staged in Burma’s Biggest Cities
Jan 2, 2015
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The Irrawaddy
RANGOON — Activists in Burma’s two largest cities took to the streets on Thursday to show their solidarity with farmers affected by the Letpadaung copper…