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Colombia: Colombia’s Sustainable Forestry Drive Boosts Biodiversity and Business

Dec 30, 2020 | Dimitri Selibas, Mongabay

Despite the high costs and long registration times, sustainable timber harvesting has the potential to bring more value to rural Colombians while also acting as…


Antigua and Barbuda: Gender Expert on Adaptation and Climate Finance

Dec 29, 2020 | United Nations Development Programme

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…


Climate Justice, Programme Officer

Dec 29, 2020 | Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development

Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD)is the leading network of feminist organisations and individual activists in Asia Pacific. It has a membership…


Biden's Climate Plan Will Not Address Gender and Racial Inequality

Dec 28, 2020 | Greer Gosnell and Sara Hastings-Simon

Women and minorities have suffered disproportionately from the pandemic recession and must be part of any comprehensive recovery program. The Biden administration’s quest to green the…


EnPAx Icon Final Call for Abstracts for Presentations at Conference on “Environmental Governance for Peace in Colombia” (Deadline: 2020-12-31)

Dec 28, 2020 | Environmental Law Institute, Global Green Growth Institute, Environmental Peacebuilding Association, UNDP, Externado de Colombia University, and Duke University’s Center for International and Global Studies and Nicholas School of the Environment

31 December 2020 is the deadline for priority consideration for participation in the Conference or Poster Session. Abstracts submitted after the deadline will be reviewed on…


DRC: Head of Finance and Administration - Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Dec 28, 2020 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society is a non-governmental organization headquartered at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, that aims to conserve the world's largest wild…


DRC: Law Enforcement Advisor - Okapi Wildlife Reserve

Dec 28, 2020 | Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society is a non-governmental organization headquartered at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, that aims to conserve the world's largest wild…


DRC: Consultancy, Mining and Hydrocarbon Peer Reviewer

Dec 28, 2020 | 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.

Countries…


Climate Change and Rule of Law Expert

Dec 28, 2020 | International Development Law Organization

The International Development Law Organization is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the promotion of the rule of law. With a joint focus on the promotion…


Myanmar: Landscape Conservation Manager

Dec 28, 2020 | World Wide Fund for Nature

WWF Myanmar was established in 2013 and is working to conserve the country’s biodiversity and build a secure and sustainable future for people and wildlife.…


Myanmar: Procurement and Fleet Officer

Dec 28, 2020 | World Wide Fund for Nature

As a part of World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF-Myanmar was established in 2014 with the aim to support Myanmar’s development ambitions with a focus…


Climate Advisor Middle East

Dec 28, 2020 | Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre

The Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre is the expertise centre of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent in the field of climate change…


Terms of Reference for Evaluation of “Sustainable Natural Resources Management for Enhanced Pastoralist Food Security in the Borena Zone, Ethiopia” Project

Dec 28, 2020 | Government of Switzerland

 This Terms of Reference (ToR) provides the framework for the evaluation of the project “Sustainable Natural Resources Management for Enhanced Pastoralist Food Security in the…


Climate Change and EU Green Deal Expert

Dec 28, 2020 | Center for Operational Analysis and Research

COAR is an independent social enterprise that directly supports practitioners, policy-makers, and donors by facilitating humanitarian and development interventions in complex, fragile, and high-risk environments.

This…


DRC: Senior Program Officer

Dec 28, 2020 | Natural Resource Governance Institute

The Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) is a non-profit policy institute and grant-making organization that promotes the responsible management of oil, gas and mineral resources…


Deputy FAO Representative, FAO Afghanistan

Dec 28, 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

The main aim of the FAO country offices, which are headed by an FAO Representative (FAOR), is to assist governments to develop policies, programmes and…


Clean Energy Specialists (multiple locations)

Dec 28, 2020 | Crown Agents

Crown Agents seeks to continuously update its roster of clean energy specialists that we can call upon as we pursue business opportunities and/or project delivery…


DRC: Deputy Program Manager- Bili-Mbomu Project

Dec 28, 2020 | African Wildlife Foundation

This position will support the Landscape Director to develop AWF’s conservation and development program in the Bili-Uele Protected Area Complex (BUPAC), situated in the Northern…


Terror in a Renewed Era of Interstate Conflict — Bringing Climate Change Center Stage

Dec 28, 2020 | Mohammed Sinan Siyech

The year 2020 has been marked by COVID-19, a pandemic that took over the world and complicated the security landscape in various nations of South…


Climate Change: Biome Shifts Due to Climate Change Creates Increased Vulnerabilities for Military Installations

Dec 28, 2020 | Marc Kodack, Council on Strategic Risks

Supporting sustainable range management and training activities on military installations will be challenged by climate change, both in the near term and many years into…


Write for Conflict Trends

Dec 27, 2020 | African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes

The African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD) is presently soliciting contributions for the first 2021 Issue of Conflict Trends (CT 2021, Issue 1).…


Liberia: Lack of Funds in Liberia Hampers Legal Enforcement of Rural Land Rights

Dec 27, 2020 | Darlington Porkpa, RFI

In the two years since the long-awaited Land Rights bill was passed, it was supposed to give local communities direct ownership to their land, but…


DRC: Chinese Companies Are Betting Heavily on Democratic Republic of Congo’s Mines

Dec 27, 2020 | Jevans Nyabiage, South China Morning Post

Chinese companies are betting big on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s mining industry as copper prices surged to a seven-year high driven by China’s…


Senegal: Changement Climatique / Les Femmes S’engagent Dans La Lutte

Dec 26, 2020 | Guinee 7

Du 7 au 10 décembre dernier, à Dakar (Sénégal), s’est tenue la 2ème session de formation des femmes et des jeunes des organisations de la société…


Myanmar: More Myanmar Dams Are Running Dry Ahead of Summer Months

Dec 25, 2020 | Aung Thant Khaing, Myanmar Times

More dams in Myanmar that are supposed to irrigate farms and generate electricity are running low of water and likely to be of little use…


Colombia: Colombia’s Forests Lurch between Deforestation and the Hope for a Sustainable Future

Dec 24, 2020 | Dimitri Selibas, Mongabay

High-altitude Andean forests, low-altitude basal forests, cloud forests, dry forests, mangroves: 52% of Colombia’s landmass is covered in forest, and it is the second most…


Liberia: Liberia Set to Create Another National Park as Stakeholders Initiate Gazettement Process of Krahn-Bassa Proposed Protected Area

Dec 23, 2020 | FrontPage Africa

The Government of Liberia, through the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) and its partners, conducted a one-day National Multi-stakeholder Information-Sharing meeting bordering on the gazettement of…


Building Women's Climate Resilience

Dec 23, 2020 | Helene Henriksen, Norwegian Refugee Council

When droughts, floods and hurricanes strike, women are disproportionately affected. Four female NORCAP climate experts are working to counteract that, providing crucial climate information to…


DRC: DRC Minister of Mines Joins Cobalt Action Partnership

Dec 23, 2020 | Responsible Business Alliance

The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), as the Partnership Lead of the Cobalt Action Partnership (CAP), today with CAP Implementing Partners announced that His Excellency Professor…


Liberia: Communities Use New App to Track Illegal Logging

Dec 23, 2020 | Varney Kamara, FrontPage Africa

Rural towns and villages are now using ForestLink, a new app, to track illicit forest operations and deforestation across Liberia, including illegal logging and mining,…