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Guinea: High-Level International Consultant Specializing in Intergovernmental Negotiations on Environmental Issues

May 31, 2021 | UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme is the United Nations' global development network. It promotes technical and investment cooperation among nations and advocates for change and…


UK: Short-Term Consultancy, Policies and Practice Online Advanced Course

May 31, 2021 | Natural Resource Governance Institute

The Natural Resource Governance Institute is an independent nonprofit organisation dedicated to improving countries' governance over their natural resources to promote sustainable and inclusive development.

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Indonesia: Policy and Stakeholder Engagement Specialist

May 31, 2021 | World Resources Institute

The World Resources Institute (http://www.wri.org) is an environmental and development research and policy organization that creates solutions to protect the Earth and improve people’s lives.

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Indonesia: Systems Analyst Consultant

May 31, 2021 | World Resources Institute

The World Resources Institute (http://www.wri.org) is an environmental and development research and policy organization that creates solutions to protect the Earth and improve people’s lives.

Program…


CAR: ECOFAC-6 Coordinator

May 31, 2021 | African Parks

African Parks is a non-profit conservation organization that takes on the complete responsibility for the rehabilitation and long-term management of national parks in partnership with…


Canada: Policy Advisor, Resilience (Winnipeg)

May 31, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…


Canada: Policy Advisor, Resilience (Ottawa)

May 31, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…


Canada: Policy Analyst, Resilience (Winnipeg)

May 31, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…


Canada: Policy Analyst, Resilience (Ottawa)

May 31, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…


Canada: Policy Analyst, Resilience (Toronto)

May 31, 2021 | International Institute for Sustainable Development

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and…


Afghanistan: Taliban Cut Water Supply in Badakhshan District

May 31, 2021 | Afghanistan Times

The Taliban fighters have cut water supply in the northeastern province of Badakhshan by which 800 families have been deprived from irrigating their farmlands in…


Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Egypt, Sudan Hold War Games as Ethiopian Dam Dispute Continues

May 31, 2021 | Mohamed Sabry, Al-Monitor

Egypt and Sudan started a new military exercise amid a dispute with Ethiopia over Addis Ababa’s plan to add 13.5 billion cubic meters of water…


DRC: Blockchain-based Traceability Firm by an African NBA Legend to Help Track Ethical Cobalt Mining Projects in The Congo

May 30, 2021 | Insight

Bluetech, an investment firm owned by NBA legend, Dikembe Mutombo, says it has invested about $1 billion in ethical cobalt mining projects, a part of…


Cameroon: Sexual Violence Pervasive in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions

May 29, 2021 | Jess Craig, Al Jazeera

Every day, Gladys, a 33-year-old vendor in Buea, the capital of Cameroon’s Southwest region, heads to Muea market to sell vegetables, sweets and other food…


Climate Change: Climate Change Likely Contributed to One of the Oldest Examples of Human Warfare

May 28, 2021 | Carly Cassella, Science Alert

One of the oldest known war cemeteries, discovered in the Nile River Valley, did not necessarily originate from a single epic battle like we once…


Liberia: Awareness Campaign on Dissemination of Information on Land Rights Acts Begins across Liberia

May 28, 2021 | Selma Lomax, FrontPage Africa

A nationwide awareness campaign on the dissemination of information on the Land Rights Act (LRA) and the Liberia Land Authority Act (LLAA) has begun across…


Colombia: Auxico Resources Discovers High-Value Rare Earth Metals in Colombia with Total Rare Earth Oxide Content Over 56%

May 28, 2021 | Pierre Gauthier, Junior Mining Network

Auxico Resources Canada Inc. (CSE: AUAG) is pleased to announce the significant discovery of high-value rare earth ore in Colombia, with a total rare earth content…


Climate Change: Scorched Earth: The Climate Impact of Conflict

May 28, 2021 | Stuart Braun, Deutsche Welle

Militaries around the world are under pressure to rapidly reduce their own outsized carbon "bootprint" to help limit global heating — and future climate conflict.


Call for Action: Governments: Commit to Meaningful Military Emissions Cuts at COP26

May 28, 2021 | Conflict and Environment Observatory

There are signs that some countries may pledge to reduce military greenhouse gas emissions at COP26 in November. This call sets out the scope of…


Minerals Council Appoints First Woman President in 131 Years

May 27, 2021 | Gerard Peter, Mining Review Africa

Nolitha Fakude has been appointed as president of the Minerals Council South Africa. This is the first time in the 131 year history of the organisation…


Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Discovers New Deposits of Diamond, Bauxite, Iron Ore, Gold, Rutile and Nickel

May 27, 2021 | Abdul Rashid Thomas, Sierra Leone Telegraph

Sierra Leone, one of the poorest nations in the World despite an abundance of mineral resources valued at Trillions of Dollars, has announced new discovery…


Iran: Water Wars on the Horizon in Iran

May 27, 2021 | Asia Times

When facing down public dissent and unrest, Iranian authorities are known to downplay the magnitude of the various crises they confront. But officials are uncharacteristically sounding the alarm…


New Podcast Launch: Voices for Peace and Conservation

May 27, 2021 | Conservation International, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, PeaceNexus Foundation, and World Wide Fund for Nature Germany

Environmental degradation, biodiversity loss and climate change affect us all, and are already making our societies more likely to experience conflict, violence and hardship. Yet…


Let´s Talk About Mali: The Impacts of Climate Change on Insecurity and Gender Inequality [Audio]

May 27, 2021 | Climate Diplomacy Podcast

In this episode we speak about climate fragility risks in Mali together with Chitra Nagarajan, author of the climate fragility risk brief on Mali.

During the…


Figure of the Week: Closing the Gender Gap to Reduce Food Insecurity in Africa

May 26, 2021 | Tamara White, Brookings Institute

In April of this year, the Oxford Business group released its “Agriculture in Africa 2021: Focus Report”. This report outlines the region’s export potential and…


Six Ways to Mainstream the Environment in Peace and Security

May 26, 2021 | Doug Weir

With humanity facing the triple crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, we can no longer dismiss the environment as somehow irrelevant to peace…


Hurting or Helping? Why We Need Gender and Food Systems Research

May 26, 2021 | Nicoline de Haan

Well-intended efforts are being made across the globe to reduce gender inequalities in agriculture, including by engaging women farmers in entrepreneurship or new jobs within…


Wesley Clark Connects the Dots Linking Climate Change and National Security

May 25, 2021 | Kate Zerrenner

In March 2021, three Russian submarines broke through old ice in the Arctic. According to retired four-star general and 2004 U.S. presidential candidate Wesley Clark,…


Drought Fueling Western Wildfires, Water Wars, Legal Conflicts

May 25, 2021 | Bobby Magill, Bloomberg Law

The historic dry conditions desiccating the West will pit “tribe against tribe” and “fish against fish” as they compete for the last available drops of…


Fighting without a Planet B: How IHL Protects the Natural Environment in Armed Conflict

May 25, 2021 | Vanessa Murphy and Helen Obregón Gieseken

Armed conflicts from Kuwait to Vietnam continue to remind us that the environment can be deeply scarred by war, a reality that climate risks now…