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Colombia: Government of Colombia Set to Utilize XRPL Blockchain for Land Registry

Jul 1, 2022 | Crypto News BTC

After a yr of labor, Ripple companion Peersyst Know-how, a Barcelona-based software program improvement agency, has introduced the launch of Colombia’s first Nationwide Land Registry…

Iraq: Satellite Imagery and Climate Change: Monitoring the Impact of Drought in Iraq [Photos]

Jun 17, 2022 | Yann Daoulas, Kermap

The “land between two rivers” appears on the brink of desertification as extreme heat episodes induced by climate change exacerbate drought, itself linked to years…

Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange, Radiation, Toxic Water Included in Landmark Burn Pit Bill

Jun 16, 2022 | Patricia Kime, Military.com

In addition to improving access to benefits for post-9/11 veterans exposed to burn pits, the sweeping toxic exposure legislation approved 84-14 by the Senate on…

Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SAGE Publishing Announce New Journal "Environment and Security"

Apr 22, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SAGE Publishing

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) and SAGE Publishing are partnering to launch a new peer-reviewed journal, Environment and Security – the first peer-reviewed journal dedicated…

Climate Change: Could National Security Be Impacted by the Effects of Climate Change?

Apr 22, 2022 | Chris Conte, News Channel 5 Nashville

As sea levels continue to rise and more intense storms continue to cause widespread damage across the United States, experts say climate change is likely…

Climate Change: New Accessible Mapping Tool Helps Identify Hotspots of Climate, Conflict Stresses

Apr 22, 2022 | UN Environment Programme

DRC: Congolese Rebels Take Endangered Pangolin Hostage and Demand Ransom

Jan 25, 2022 | Jane Flanagan, The Times

Congolese rebels have captured an endangered pangolin and sent a ransom demand with “proof of life” pictures to conservationists who fear the incident could create…

South Sudan: Satellite Images Reveal Nexus between War, Cropland Abandonment and Food Insecurity in South Sudan

Jan 25, 2022 | Mirage

A new study led by the Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management at UCPH sheds light on a complex interaction of armed conflict, cropland…

Request for Proposals to Host the Third and Fourth International Conferences on Environmental Peacebuilding

Jan 3, 2022 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association

The Board of Directors of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) hereby requests proposals to host the next two International Conferences on Environmental Peacebuilding. The Third…

Iraq: Bleak Outlook for Drought-Hit Iraqis: Study

Dec 16, 2021 | Agence France-Presse

Half of the families living in drought-affected areas of Iraq need humanitarian food aid, the Norwegian Refugee Council(NRC) said in a study released on Thursday.…

Burkina Faso: Minexx Uses Blockchain to Export Gold

Dec 16, 2021 | Max Schwerdtfeger, Mining Magazine

Mineral supply chain tech company Minexx has exported the first kilo of gold tracked through a blockchain-based platform from Burkina Faso. The company said its blockchain-based…

Afghanistan: Afghanistan Opium Trade Booms Since Taliban Takeover

Dec 10, 2021 | Shabnam von Hein, Deutsche Welle

More Afghans facing extreme poverty are turning to opium production as a means of survival. Despite promises to the contrary, the Taliban are unlikely to…

Liberia: CADASTA Foundation, Partners Launch Community Land Intervention Monitoring and Management Tools for Liberia Land Authority

Dec 10, 2021 | Jaheim Tumu, FrontPage Africa

The Liberia Land Authority (LLA) has benefited from Community Land Intervention Monitoring and Management Tools (CLIMT) launched through its partners, CADASTA, Lantmateriet and the Swedish…

Women Peacebuilders Get $5 Million Boost

Dec 8, 2021 | Search for Common Ground

New 5-year program will focus on some of the world’s conflict hotspots.

Liberia: Important Step towards Land Ownership for Rural Population in Liberia

Dec 8, 2021 | GIM International

A web-based geodata solution has been launched in Liberia to support people’s land ownership rights by improving cooperation between the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) and…

Register Now for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding!

Nov 16, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association® and the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™), the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, and our partners invite people to register for the 2nd International Conference…

Preliminary Agenda Posted for Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding

Nov 2, 2021 | Environmental Peacebuilding Association and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies are delighted to share the preliminary agenda for the 2nd International…

Harnessing Drones, Geophysics and Artificial Intelligence to Root out Land Mines

Sep 21, 2021 | Kevin Krajick, Columbia Climate School

Armed with a newly minted undergraduate degree in geology, Jasper Baur is in the mining business. Not those mines where we extract metals or minerals;…

Climate Change: Climate Change Related Conflicts Gradually Gripping Communities

Sep 20, 2021 | Peter Makwanya, Newsday

The destructive nature of climate change impacts on ecological diversity are being witnessed around the globe. The climate-induced floods, hailstorms, droughts, heatwaves, hunger and famine,…

Energy: Commodity Giants Race to Clean up Mineral Supply Chains amid Green Energy Boom

Sep 15, 2021 | Jessica Davis Plüss, SWI

To meet global climate change targets, demand for minerals and metals like cobalt, copper, and nickel used in green technologies like rechargeable batteries is expected…

Climate Change: How Australia’s Stance on Climate Change Has Impacted on National Security

Sep 14, 2021 | Nastasha Tupas, Defence Connect

A new report by the Climate Council has found that Australia’s geopolitical influence has been impacted following data showing its analysis of climate and security…

How Drones Are Impacting Land Mine Reduction Globally

Aug 1, 2021 | sUAS News

In late November 2019, the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining organized the “Mine Action Technology Workshop,” where Humanity & Inclusion and Mobility Robotics presented data to…

DRC: Hard to Breathe: Gold Mining Damages Miners, Forests

Jul 31, 2021 | Noella Nyirabihogo, Global Press Journal

Mining has ravaged the soil that locals had used to farm. So instead, they join the hunt for gold. And the consequences continue to mount…

Russia Diamond Miner Alrosa Offers New Tracking Technology

Jul 5, 2021 | Yuliya Fedorinova, Bloomberg

Russia’s Alrosa PJSC is offering diamond buyers a new laser-marking technology that will allow customers to trace rough stones and polished gems from the mine…

Ethiopia/Sudan: Sudan and Ethiopia’s Dispute in Fertile Border Area Threatens Regional Stability

Jul 2, 2021 | Mohammed Amin, Middle East Eye

A more than a century-old dispute between Sudan and Ethiopia over the Sudanese border region of al-Fashaga had been lying relatively dormant for more than…

Wildlife: British Aircraft Carrier Base Threatens Endangered Whales

Jun 3, 2021 | Phil Miller, Daily Maverick

A new port for British warships in the Gulf state of Oman is being built on a key migration path for a rare breed of…

Climate Change: NGA Crunching Climate Change Data for National Security Decision-Making

Jun 3, 2021 | Lisbeth Perez, MeriTalk

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is looking at unclassified data sources to broaden its understanding of climate change – an issue that one NGA official…

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…

Myanmar: Kachin Farmers Occupy Land Seized by Myanmar Military-Linked Company

May 20, 2021 | Irrawaddy

Kachin State farmers are recapturing their land, confiscated under the previous military regime by the Yuzana Company in 2006, after the Kachin Independence Army (KIA)…