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Sudan: $23.6 Million to Preserve Biodiversity and Ecotourism in Three Parks

Jun 3, 2021 | Inès Magoum, Afrik 21

The Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations (UN), and the Sudanese government are mobilising $23.6 million for the preservation of biodiversity in Dinder National…

Liberia: EPA, Conservation International Mainstream Gender in Liberia’s Fight Against Climate Change

Jun 3, 2021 | Gerald C. Koinyeneh, Front Page Africa (FPA)

In a bid to boost Liberia’s fight against Climate Change, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Conservation International (CI) have embarked on a project to…

Myanmar: Myanmar Timber Auction Disappoints Cash-Strapped Junta

Jun 2, 2021 | Irrawaddy

Myanma Timber Enterprise is selling off hardwoods at low prices as few bidders were interested and the timber market is slow after Myanmar’s coup, said…

Afghanistan: Another Drought Looms. Is Afghanistan Better Prepared?

Jun 2, 2021 | Stefanie Glinkski, New Humanitarian

After a winter of scant snowfall, a looming drought is forcing Afghanistan to try to prevent another migration crisis before it erupts. Snow and rainfall…

Governments: Commit to Meaningful Military Emissions Cuts at COP26

Jun 2, 2021 | Conflict and Environment Observatory

The 2015 Paris Agreement left cutting military greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the discretion of individual nations.

Militaries are major emitters and should not be excluded…

Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan: Can Tajik-Kyrgyz Border Conflict Spiral into War?

Jun 1, 2021 | Institute for

Action is needed to stop Kyrgyz-Tajik border disputes spilling over into wider conflict, according to a cross-regional IWPR discussion which heard that that the ongoing…

Mishkat Al Moumin is an Associate Professor at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, where she teaches language and culture with the aim of…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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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…

Ukraine: WASH Study in Eastern Conflict Area

May 31, 2021 | United Nations Children's Fund

UNICEF, also the United Nations Children's Fund, is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. The agency is…

DRC: Landscape Program Manager

May 31, 2021 | World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has embarked on ambitious, field-based conservation programs across the Congo Basin. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),…

Myanmar: Consultant for Security and Risk Assessment, and Risk Management Planning

May 31, 2021 | World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction…

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…

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.

Program…

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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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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…