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Colombia: ‘Panic’ Sets in as Armed Groups Occupy, Deforest Colombian National Park
Dec 12, 2022
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Astrid Arellano, Mongabay
Once covering an expanse of more than 2,140 square kilometers (826 square miles) of the Colombian Amazon Rainforest, Tinigua National Natural Park has lost 29%…
Liberia: LEITI Calls For Concerted Efforts to Fight Corruption in Liberia’s Extractive Sector
Dec 12, 2022
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FrontPage Africa
As the World celebrates Anti-Corruption Day today, December 9, 2022, the Liberia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (LEITI) is calling on all Liberians to unconditionally participate…
Liberia: Draft Mining Law under Review
Dec 12, 2022
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Global News Network
Stakeholders in the mining and environmental sectors over the weekend reviewed portion of the draft mining law of Liberia relevant for artisanal miners and their…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan's Farmers and Traders Struggle to Sell Saffron [Video]
Dec 12, 2022
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Pavni Mittal, Al Jazeera
Farmers and traders in Afghanistan are struggling to find international buyers for their saffron. The spice is a major source of income and farmers say…
Ukraine: Programme Specialist (Team Leader), Environment in Ukraine (Nationals Only)
Dec 12, 2022
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UNDP
In Ukraine, UNDP has been working since 1993 with the national and local authorities, public and private sector stakeholders, partners across the UN system, civil society,…
International Trainer/Coach in Negotiation Skills and Conflict Resolution
Dec 12, 2022
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Nile Basin Initiative
The Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) is a partnership of riparian states of the Nile River Basin that was formed to promote sustainable management and development…
Global Climate and Environmental Mainstreaming Advisor
Dec 12, 2022
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Danish Refugee Council
Are you passionate about supporting people and communities affected by displacement to build resilience to climate change, environmental degradation and conflict? Do you have demonstrated…
Environmentalism for Sovereignty’s Sake
Dec 12, 2022
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Peter Schwartzstein
Egypt’s Gebel Elba National Park is, by all accounts, a spectacular place. But it better be to justify the fuss it takes to visit. First…
It's Complicated: Lessons for GBV Prevention in WASH Programs
Dec 9, 2022
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Olivia R. Tisa, Sarajane Renfroe, and Lorraine R. Kudayah-D'Almeida
Many women and girls, persons with disabilities, and ethnic and religious minorities experience challenges in accessing safe and clean water and sanitation, sometimes placing them…
Webinar Promotes Women’s Leadership in Chemicals, Waste Management in SIDS
Dec 8, 2022
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IISD
The Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in SIDS (ISLANDS) Programme hosted a webinar on women’s leadership in chemicals and waste management in…
Ethiopia: Climate Security Advisor
Dec 8, 2022
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Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than 31 countries, providing…
Intelligence Agency’s 1981 Assessment of Climate-Change Threat Was Remarkably Accurate
Dec 8, 2022
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William Leben
Australia’s national intelligence agency has released a report that ‘examines the implications of the increasing accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as a result…
States Adopt New Legal Framework on the Environmental Impact of War
Dec 8, 2022
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Conflict and Environment Observatory
The new legal principles on the Protection of the environment in relation to armed conflicts (PERAC) have been developed by the UN’s International Law Commission,…
Climate Change Worsens Gender-Based Violence: Here’s How the WPS Agenda Can Help
Dec 8, 2022
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Jenaina Irani
Climate change is a growing threat to progress, peace, security, and human rights. The negative impacts of climate change often have gendered impacts and are…
Conflict Minerals: Industry Shows Zero Improvement on Conflict Minerals Sourcing
Dec 8, 2022
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Brendan Sinclair, GamesIndustry.biz
In the early days of conflict minerals reporting, it was in many cases impossible to tell how much of a company's supply chain was conformant…
Liberia: Businesswoman Vows to Stop Illegal Logging, but…
Dec 7, 2022
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Emmanuel Sherman, The DayLight
Binta Bility, a businesswoman whose illegal logging activities were first exposed two months ago, has promised to work in the confines of forestry laws and regulations.…
Why We Need More Women at COPs
Dec 6, 2022
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Hellen Shikanda
Two women steered the historic negotiations that led to a funding mechanism under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for Loss and…
CARE’s COP27 Response: One Step Forward, but Many More Needed
Dec 6, 2022
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Marlene Achoki, CARE
We are disappointed to say that while COP27 made some progress recognizing the importance of gender justice, attendees ultimately took no collective action. Two weeks of…
DRC: DRC Accuses M23 Rebels of Plotting to Exploit Minerals for Export to Rwanda
Dec 6, 2022
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Samuel Amanya, Uganda Radio Network
Coltan is a dull black metallic ore which is refined into tantalum powder which is used to make heat-resistant capacitors for mobile phones, computers, automotive…
Afghanistan: Ministry Reviewing Proposals for Mine Extraction
Dec 5, 2022
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Bibi Amina Hakimi, TOLOnews
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum is considering the proposals submitted by companies for the extraction of eight major mines in the western provinces of…
Somalia: Somalia Food Crisis – Drought, Conflict and the Fight for Survival
Dec 5, 2022
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International Committee of the Red Cross
Somalia is no stranger to food shortages, but a combination of factors have conspired to create a dire crisis this year. The conflict, which has…
Indigenous Women in STEM Are in a Unique Position to Stop Climate Change
Dec 5, 2022
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Leticia Tituana
In Kichwa, an indigenous language spoken in parts of Ecuador, Pachamama (“Mother Earth”) is a unique word that represents the harmonious bond between nature and the indigenous…
The Age of Intersecting Crises?
Dec 5, 2022
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Tobias Ide
While climate change is arguably the most important challenge of our time, headlines were frequently dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of the…
Climate Change and Ecological Security
Dec 5, 2022
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Matt McDonald
As climate change is increasingly recognized as a security issue, a parallel understanding is also developing. Traditional categories and approaches may not be the optimal…
Liberia: Lawmaker Accused of Depleting Forest Reserves for Personal Gains
Dec 5, 2022
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Obediah Johnson, FrontPage Africa
Multiple documents in the possession of FrontPage Africa have revealed the clandestine transfer of shares and depleting of a reserved forest belonging to citizens of…
DRC: Glencore Agrees to Pay Congo $180 Million over Bribery Case
Dec 5, 2022
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Associated Press
Commodities company Glencore said Monday that it has reached an agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo to pay $180 million over bribery allegations spanning…
ASEAN Launches Plan to Promote Women’s Security in Southeast Asia
Dec 5, 2022
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UN Women
Phnom Penh, Cambodia — Today, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and UN Women, launched…
Afghanistan: In Kandahar, Fish Farming Surges by 40pc
Dec 3, 2022
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Amin Samsoor, Pajhwok Afghan News
The fish farming business in southern Kandahar province has surged by 40 percent this year, meeting 60 percent of provincial demand, officials said on Saturday.…
Media and Climate Security: Mutual Miscomprehension?
Dec 1, 2022
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Peter Schwartzstein
There’s a scene near the climax of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express when Hercule Poirot starts to plot out the possible murderers. There’s…
Building African Climate Resilience Through Women's Entrepreneurship
Nov 30, 2022
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Amy Fallah
Westerwelle Foundation’s SHEignites Greenpreneur Program is one of five projects in Sub-Saharan Africa that has received funding through ANDE’s Accelerating Women Climate Entrepreneurs (AWCE) Fund to address…