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Colombia: IACHR Reveals Colombia's Failure to Provide Information on Members of the Public Force Investigated for Abuses
Jun 3, 2022
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Nick Quaz, The Gal Times
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) published its 2021 Annual Report, a document that contains the human rights situation in the region and presents…
Ukraine: Troops Defend Utility Plants as Conflict in Ukraine Continues
Jun 3, 2022
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PA News Agency
As the fighting in eastern Ukraine inches forward, Russian attacks are knocking out power, water and gas to entire towns and cities and the utility…
In a Time of Competing Crises, Environmental Action Matters More than Ever
Jun 3, 2022
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Richard Black, Cedric de Coning, Geoffrey D. Dabelko, Hafsa Maalim, Melvis Ndiloseh, Dan Smith, Caspar Trimmer
Last week saw the launch of SIPRI’s major policy report Environment of Peace: Security in a New Era of Risk, looking at how to manage the…
Central African Republic Wants to Tokenize Mineral Resources
Jun 3, 2022
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Ledger Insights
After the Central African Republic (CAR) adopted Bitcoin as legal tender in April, yesterday, its President Faustin-Archange Touadéra announced on Twitter that the country plans to use…
Sustaining Shared Waters: An African Case Study
Jun 3, 2022
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Sarah Davidson
Transboundary governance of shared water resources is essential to meeting the world’s most pressing challenges. One globally significant transboundary region is the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation…
Here's How Environmental Democracy Can Help Peace in Latin America
Jun 3, 2022
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Antonia Urrejola
In the last few decades, Latin America and the Caribbean has faced significant challenges in its development, associated with the sustainable use of its natural…
In a Time of Competing Crises, Environmental Action Matters More Than Ever
Jun 3, 2022
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Richard Black, Cedric de Coning, Geoffrey D. Dabelko, Hafsa Maalim, Melvis Ndiloseh, Dan Smith, and Caspar Trimmer
Last week saw the launch of SIPRI’s major policy report Environment of Peace: Security in a New Era of Risk, looking at how to manage the…
Ukraine: The Environmental Casualties of War in Ukraine
Jun 2, 2022
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Amanda Solliday, Duke University
While the war in Ukraine disrupts lives immediately and violently, damage is also happening to the soil, air and water that make up the places Ukrainians call…
Somalia: President Mohamud: Somalia Severely Affected by Drought
Jun 2, 2022
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Abdulkadir Khalif, East African
Somalia’s new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has urged citizens to chip in and help those severely affected by drought in the country, especially internally displaced…
DRC: Suspension of Chinese Miner for Pollution in DRC Points to Wider Problem
Jun 1, 2022
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Immaculée Inamuco, Mongabay
In August 2021, local communities accused a Chinese gold-mining company of polluting a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeastern province of Tshopo. Residents…
Water Security: Vice President Harris Announces Action Plan on Global Water Security and Highlights the Administration’s Work to Build Drought Resilience
Jun 1, 2022
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The White House
More than two billion people today lack access to safely managed drinking water, and nearly half the world’s population lacks access to safely managed sanitation…
Call for Applications: Support to Environmental Organizations on Conflict Sensitivity
May 31, 2022
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PeaceNexus Foundation
The PeaceNexus Foundation is welcoming applications from international organisations with an environmental, conservation, biodiversity protection or climate-focused mission for support on conflict sensitivity.
Environmental organisations are…
A Look at Violence and Conflict over Indigenous Lands in Nine Latin American Countries
May 31, 2022
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Astrid Arellano and Yvette Sierra Praeli
Indigenous people make up a third of the total number of environmental defenders killed across the globe, despite being a total of 4% of the…
Somalia: Enhancing Livelihoods and Business Skills for Vulnerable Women in Somalia
May 31, 2022
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African Business
Ukraine: Mass Civil Legal Action to Seek Compensation for Ukrainian War Victims
May 31, 2022
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Shaun Walker and Isobel Koshiw, Guardian
A consortium of Ukrainian and international lawyers is preparing to launch a mass civil legal action against the Russian state, as well as private military…
DRC: DRC Needs to Dig Deeper in Mines for Electric Cars Battery Minerals
May 31, 2022
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Vincent Owino, East African
Pressure is now on mineral-rich countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help meet growing demand for copper, cobalt and lithium, critical…
DRC: Chinese Companies Linked to Illegal Logging and Mining in Northern DRC
May 31, 2022
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Gloria Pallares, Mongabay
In Yaliwasa, northern DRC, logs from 200-year-old hardwood trees lie rotting deep into the world’s second largest rainforest. They were cut in a hurry to…
Panama: Climate & Resilience Finance Officer
May 30, 2022
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United Nations World Food Programme
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. The mission of WFP is to help the world achieve Zero…
DRC: Sustainable Markets Manager
May 30, 2022
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Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues, crafting…
Ukraine: Joint Statement on Environmental Crimes in Ukraine
May 30, 2022
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ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights
The Russian military invasion of Ukraine is soon passing its fourth month. During this time, we have witnessed appalling violations of humanitarian law, international law…
Colombia: Land or Death: Colombia’s Indigenous Land Wars [Video]
May 30, 2022
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Sebastian Pena and Jesper Klemedsson Sotomayor, Al Jazeera and Witness
Colombia has become one of the world’s deadliest places for land rights defenders since a power vacuum emerged after the government signed a historic peace…
War and the Environment: Ukraine in 2022
May 30, 2022
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Dan Farber
A more severe wildlife threat is connected with the Russian incursion into southern Ukraine. The Black Sea reserve is not unique. Over a third over Ukraine’s…
Sudan: Programme Manager in Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation
May 30, 2022
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Swedish Red Cross
The Swedish Red Cross is part of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, the world’s largest humanitarian network. The Red Cross/Red Crescent is working to improve…
DRC: Director of Operations
May 30, 2022
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Wildlife Conservation Society
The Wildlife Conservation Society is seeking a Director of Operations for the WCS Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Program. The Director of Operations will be…
USA: Program Manager, Climate and Environmental Impacts
May 30, 2022
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InterAction
InterAction is the largest alliance of international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the U.S., with over 190 members working in every developing country. Members are large…
DRC: Community Forestry and Natural Resource Management Specialist
May 30, 2022
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Management and Engineering Technologies International Inc
Management and Engineering Technologies International Inc., in support of the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), as a part of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Central…
Somalia: Technical Advisor For Disaster Risk Management
May 30, 2022
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
The transition aid project Improvement of disaster risk management and food security to strengthen resilience (RDRM) has the aim to “improve the conditions for a…
Belgium: Programme Assistant, Environmental Peacemaking Programme
May 30, 2022
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European Institute of Peace
The European Institute of Peace (EIP) is looking for exceptional individuals who share our vision for a world where people live in safety and peace because conflicts…
Myanmar: Consultant on Assessment of Existing Agroforestry Practices and Training Curriculum Development
May 30, 2022
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World Wide Fund For Nature
WWF is one of the world’s leading nature conservation organizations. It has been working for nearly 60 years and have offices in 100 countries, and…
Myanmar: Freshwater Programme Officer
May 30, 2022
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World Wide Fund For Nature
WWF, an independent conservation organization, works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife. Myanmar is a spectacularly diverse country and…