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Liberia: Liberia Discovers Critical Mineral Deposits in Latest Survey
Feb 21, 2025
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Energy Capital & Power
Wilmot JM Paye, Minister of Mines and Energy, Liberia, shared insights into the country's mining opportunities in an exclusive interview with Energy Capital & Power.
Iraq/Kurdistan: US Piles Pressure on Iraq to Resume Kurdish Oil Exports, Sources Say
Feb 21, 2025
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Maha El Dahan, Ahmed Rasheed, and Jarrett Renshaw, Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is piling pressure on Iraq to allow Kurdish oil exports to restart or face sanctions alongside Iran, eight sources with…
Iraq/Kurdistan: US Piles Pressure on Iraq to Resume Kurdish Oil Exports, Sources Say
Feb 21, 2025
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Maha El Dahan, Ahmed Rasheed, and Jarrett Renshaw, and Reuters
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is piling pressure on Iraq to allow Kurdish oil exports to restart or face sanctions alongside Iran, eight sources with…
Liberia: Liberia Discovers Critical Mineral Deposits in Latest Survey
Feb 21, 2025
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Energy Capital & Power
Wilmot JM Paye, Minister of Mines and Energy, Liberia, shared insights into the country's mining opportunities in an exclusive interview with Energy Capital & Power.
One Health and Gender Understanding for Environmental Peacebuilding
Feb 21, 2025
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Natalia Jimenez
“One Health” and “Ecosystem health” are both approaches that recognize the links between human, animal, and environmental health. Both approaches advocate for interdisciplinary collaboration and…
Myanmar/Poland: Timber Trade Watchdog Urges Poland to Halt Imports of Myanmar ‘Blood Timber’
Feb 20, 2025
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Carolyn Cowan, Mongabay
Highly prized teak from Myanmar continues to be imported into Poland, despite EU sanctions on the Southeast Asian country’s state-run timber monopoly following the 2021…
Colombia: Indigenous Fight Stalls Colombia's Massive Wind Energy Push [Video]
Feb 20, 2025
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Stuff
Colombia's push for renewable energy faces Indigenous resistance in La Guajira, where the Wayuu community fears wind farms threaten their land, culture, and livelihoods.
Colombia: Colombian Deforestation Picks up after Record Low Level
Feb 20, 2025
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Agence France Presse
Land grabbers in Colombia destroyed a forested area the size of Hong Kong last year in the South American country that had vowed to eradicate…
G20: Food Security Is Vital for Peace, Stability and Human Dignity, FAO Says
Feb 20, 2025
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Food security is about peace, stability, and human dignity, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, told…
G20: Food Security Is Vital for Peace, Stability and Human Dignity, FAO Says
Feb 20, 2025
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Food security is about peace, stability, and human dignity, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, told…
Colombia: Colombian Deforestation Picks up after Record Low Level
Feb 20, 2025
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Agence France Presse
Land grabbers in Colombia destroyed a forested area the size of Hong Kong last year in the South American country that had vowed to eradicate…
Colombia: Indigenous Fight Stalls Colombia's Massive Wind Energy Push [Video]
Feb 20, 2025
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Stuff
Colombia's push for renewable energy faces Indigenous resistance in La Guajira, where the Wayuu community fears wind farms threaten their land, culture, and livelihoods.
Myanmar/Poland: Timber Trade Watchdog Urges Poland to Halt Imports of Myanmar ‘Blood Timber’
Feb 20, 2025
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Carolyn Cowan, Mongabay
Highly prized teak from Myanmar continues to be imported into Poland, despite EU sanctions on the Southeast Asian country’s state-run timber monopoly following the 2021…
Water: A Lifeline Frayed by Conflict
Feb 20, 2025
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Samuel Godfrey
UNICEF Sudan’s Samuel Godfrey says attacks on energy infrastructure have had a dramatic impact on communities.
Afghanistan: Bringing Clean Water to Afghan Communities
Feb 19, 2025
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
With support from the IFRC, the Afghan Red Crescent Society, and funding from the Japanese Red Cross Society, this initiative is empowering 4,000 households with…
Myanmar: Water Shortages in Karenni IDP Camps Lead to Conservation Efforts
Feb 19, 2025
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Kantarawaddy Times
Since January, residents and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the western part of Dee Maw Hso Township, Karenni State have been experiencing water shortages, forcing…
DR Congo vs. Apple: A Push for a More Equitable Distribution of Critical Mineral Profits
Feb 19, 2025
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Bernadette Vivuya
On 17 December 2024, a bombshell dropped that sent shockwaves through the tech world: the Congolese government, which controls one of the world’s largest reserves…
Rare Earths in Ukraine? No, Only Scorched Earth.
Feb 19, 2025
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Javier Blas
What Ukraine has is scorched earth; what it doesn’t have is rare earths. Surprisingly, many people — not least, US President Donald Trump — seem…
Climate Change, Peace and Security: Discourse Versus Action in Asia
Feb 19, 2025
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Simone Bunse and Tabea Campbell Pauli
This year’s World Economic Forum called for greater urgency in discussing the impacts of climate change on human security and social, political, and economic stability.…
Actors Must Suspend Sourcing Minerals Financing Armed Groups in Democratic Republic of Congo
Feb 19, 2025
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IMPACT
Over 15 years ago, the term “conflict minerals” was first coined—driving attention to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). International and regional efforts emerged to address…
Liberia: Sinoe Chiefdom Demands Intruders ‘Must Leave our Land’
Feb 18, 2025
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Varney Kamara, The DayLight
After nearly four years of illegal occupancy, villagers in a southeastern chiefdom are demanding the departure of an oil palm company from their ancestral land.
Liberia: EPA, Partners Launch Geospatial Training to Boost Forest Monitoring
Feb 18, 2025
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Blamo N. Toe, Liberian Investigator
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia, in collaboration with Novasphere, has launched a one-week geospatial training program aimed at enhancing forest monitoring capabilities. Hosted…
Israel/Palestine: Less Than Seven Percent of Pre-Conflict Water Levels Available to Rafah and North Gaza, Worsening a Health Catastrophe
Feb 18, 2025
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Oxfam Aotearoa
The resumption of aid into Gaza, including fuel to operate undamaged water and sanitation facilities along with water trucking, has improved the amount of water…
Liberia: Land Dispute Erupts in Grand Kru County, LLA Administrator Calls for Calm
Feb 18, 2025
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J. Saye Suah, Global News Network Liberia
A heated land dispute between the Wedabo Zoloken and Gblebo Trehn communities in Grand Kru County has prompted the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) Grand Kru…
Liberia: Unlawful Contract Unearths Logger’s Hidden Crimes
Feb 17, 2025
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Emmanuel Sherman, The DayLight
This story is the second part of a series on illegalities associated with a newly established community forest in Compound Two, Grand Bassa County.
PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are in Munitions, and Other Military Applications Too
Feb 17, 2025
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Linsey Cottrell
Amidst growing international pressure to ban PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ over their toxicity and environmental persistence, their military applications beyond firefighting foams have received limited attention.…
Land: Land Restoration as a Security Strategy: UNCCD Highlights Ecosystem Rehabilitation at Munich Security Conference
Feb 17, 2025
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DA News
As world leaders gathered at the Munich Security Conference 2025 ( MSC 2025) to deliberate on pressing global security threats, a critical but often overlooked…
Africa: Farmer-Herder Tensions Ignite across Africa
Feb 17, 2025
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Teresa Nogueira Pinto, Geopolitical Intelligence Services
In the face of droughts and demographic shifts, competition for resources is intensifying and clashes between farmer and pastoralist groups are on the rise.
Sierra Leone: Diamond Mining in Sierra Leone: Destructive Impact on the Environment and Livelihoods [Video]
Feb 17, 2025
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Ahmed Idris, Al Jazeera
Sierra Leone produces some of the world's highest quality diamonds, but at a cost. Mining has polluted the environment, damaged homes and cost many their…
Ukraine: No Agreement on Rare Earths after First Rounds of US-Ukraine Talks in Munich
Feb 15, 2025
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy refused to sign an agreement to grant the United States 50 percent of all future reserves of rare earth metals in…