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Liberia: Hike in Transport Fares Upsets Lumber Trade

Feb 14, 2023 | Tina S. Mehnpaine, Observer

The hike in transportation fares has been having adverse effects on many business people across the country, but those in the lumber industry (plank sellers)…


Colombia: Colombia Cuts Deforestation-Reduction Target Following 2022 Increases

Feb 14, 2023 | Oliver Griffin, Reuters

Colombia's government is looking to cut deforestation to 140,000 hectares (345,947 acres) a year by 2026, despite international agreements eyeing greater reductions, due to an…


Myanamr: Illegal Gold Mining Expanding Unchecked under Junta in Myanmar’s Kachin State

Feb 14, 2023 | Radio Free Asia

A rapid expansion in illegal gold mining since the military coup is poisoning the water supply in Myanmar’s Kachin state and destroying the livelihoods of…


Nigeria: Farmers, Herders, Others Meet in Abuja over Conflict

Feb 14, 2023 | TVC News

Crop Farmers, Professionals in livestock production and other stakeholders in agribusiness are gathering in Abuja to discuss how to end the conflicts between sedentary farmers…


Larry A. Swatuk

Larry A. Swatuk

Emeritus Professor
University of Waterloo
Canada

Feb 14, 2023

Larry Swatuk is a Full Professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) at the University of Waterloo (UW) in Canada. He came…


Ukraine/Russia: Russia's New Water Pipeline System Will Connect to Ukraine's Donbas [Video]

Feb 13, 2023 | Mirror Now

Russia is building a 200-km water pipeline system that will reach Ukraine. The system would connect Russia's Rostav region that borders Ukraine's Donbas region. The…


DRC: DRC to Expand Exploration for Energy Transition Metals

Feb 13, 2023 | Matthew Goosen, Energy Capital & Power

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi announced that the Central African country will begin exploration operations for nickel and chrome in the…


EnPAx Icon EnPAx Seeking People Interested in Participating in a MENA Interest Group

Feb 13, 2023 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association is seeking people who would be interested in joining a Middle East and North Africa-focused Interest Group.

As regions with debilitating climate…


Liberia: Wilmar and Financiers Exposed to Conflict Palm Oil in Liberia

Feb 13, 2023 | Joel Cholo Brooks, Global News Network

Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) Liberia and Milieudefensie expose the ongoing social and environmental harms in Maryland Oil Palm Plantation (MOPP) in Liberia. Over the past…


Liberia: The Farmer Defending His Land Against a Palm Plantation

Feb 13, 2023 | James Harding Giahyue, The DayLight

One day in 2016 policemen arrested Saturday Wilson at his farm. Wilson had been accused by the Maryland Oil Palm Plantation (MOPP) of stealing fertilizers,…


Africa/Ukraine/Russia: One Year Later - The Impact of the Russian Conflict with Ukraine on Africa

Feb 13, 2023 | Bitsat Yohannes-Kassahun, Africa Renewal

Addressing debt while bolstering agriculture, energy access and continental trade could ease burden on struggling economies. In today's interconnected world, shots fired in one corner…


Indonesia/Timor Leste: Indonesia, Timor Leste Agree to Settle Land Border Negotiations

Feb 13, 2023 | Rangga Jingga and Uyu Liman, Antara

Indonesia and Timor Leste concurred on completing negotiations for the two remaining land border segments -- the Noel Besi-Citrana Segment and the Bidjael Sunan Oben…


Call for Applications: Study on the Relations between National Dialogue and Climate Change/Environment as Part of a Paper Series on National Dialogues: Substantive Issues

Feb 12, 2023 | Berghof Foundation

Over the last two decades, National Dialogues have become considered a comprehensive tool for  preventing violent conflicts and managing complex change processes. While such participatory …


South Sudan’s Oil and Water Give It Bargaining Power – but Will It Benefit the People?

Feb 12, 2023 | Harry Verhoeven and Francois Sennesael

Much of Africa has spent 2022 facing sharp increases in the costs of energy and food driven by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the strengthening of the US dollar.…


Survey Seeking Your Perspectives on the Intersections between Environment and Peace

Feb 12, 2023 | Michael Chew

Michael Chew, an independent researcher from Australia, is currently completing the Institute for Economics and Peace Ambassador program.  In this context, he is collecting perspectives…


Myanmar: Myanmar Mineral Exports Worth $230 Million This Financial Year

Feb 11, 2023 | Burma News International

Mineral exports from Myanmar include gems, jewelry gold, jade, pearl, diamond, tungsten, tin, silver, copper, zinc, coal and other minerals and metals. Due to the…


India: Senior Project Associate- Gender and Social Inclusion, Climate Program

Feb 10, 2023 | World Resources Institute

WRI India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable…


Timor-Leste: Social Safeguarding, Gender and Inclusion Officer

Feb 10, 2023 | United Nations Development Programme

Background 

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are…


Thailand: Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) Specialist

Feb 10, 2023 | Asian Disaster Preparedness Center

ADPC is an autonomous international organization with a vision to reduce disaster and climate risk impacts on communities and countries in Asia and the Pacific…


Meet 5 Women Who Are Using Science to Help Save the Planet

Feb 10, 2023 | UNEP

International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated on 11 February, recognizes the often overlooked contributions of women scientists.


Ethiopia: Livelihoods Specialist (Team Leader) - Ethiopia Highlands Resilience Activity

Feb 9, 2023 | Mercy Corps

About Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is powered by the belief that a better world is possible. To do this, it knows its teams do their best…


Thailand: Climate Change and Green Jobs Technical Advisor

Feb 9, 2023 | Save the Children

The Climate Change and Green Jobs Technical Advisor provides strategic technical leadership to Thailand Country office in positioning, preparing and implementing portfolio of programmes related…


“Environment, Conflict, Media” Conference Held in Sarajevo

Feb 9, 2023 | Sarajevo Times

The conference entitled “Environment, Conflict, Media”, dedicated to issues of environmental protection and reporting on climate change, was organized yesterday in Sarajevo. It is the…


Colombia: Indigenous Women Record Age-Old Knowledge of Bees in Colombia’s Amazon

Feb 8, 2023 | Astrid Arellano, Mongabay

A team of Indigenous Yucuna women in the Colombian Amazon are rescuing and documenting the remaining oral knowledge on bees and their roles in the…


Environmental and Political Reconciliation Needed for the South China Sea

Feb 8, 2023 | James Borton

More than 625 million people of the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) depend upon a healthy global ocean. Meanwhile, coral reefs are dying…


Gender and Climate Change

Feb 8, 2023 | Vera Tripodi, E-International Relations

In this chapter, I focus on the negative consequences of climate change for women’s rights. This chapter is divided into two parts. In the first…


DRC: Artisanal Cobalt Mining Swallowing City in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Satellite Imagery Shows

Feb 8, 2023 | Victoria Beaule, ABC News

As officials around the world call for a transition to a greener economy, one city is being transformed to accommodate the growing demand for one…


Bolivia: “We Will Fight Every Battle” – Two Women, One Mission Against Deforestation

Feb 7, 2023 | Nicole Vargas, Diálogo Chino

A pair of Indigenous leaders from opposite ends of Bolivia share the intimidation they’ve faced protecting their communities from projects which exploit their natural resources…


Sweden: Research Assistant to Sahel-West Africa Programme

Feb 7, 2023 | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

The Sahel-West Africa Programme is hiring a Research Assistant to support and assist the researchers and programme director in all aspects of the work related…


Rotary Peace Fellowship

Feb 7, 2023 | Rotary Foundation

Rotary sees peace not as an abstract concept but as a living, dynamic expression of human development. Peacebuilding is a cornerstone of our mission as…