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MOOC on Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace
Event
EnPAx and its partners are delighted to announce that we are offering our massive open online course (MOOC) on "Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace" for…
Conflict Minerals: Tin Producer Minsur Launches Digital Tracing System for Conflict-Free Metals
International
One of the world’s leading tin producers is embarking on a transformative journey towards enhanced transparency and ethical sourcing in the mining industry. Minsur SA,…
Colombia: Colombia Was Deadliest Country for Environmentalists in 2022, Advocacy Group Says
International
Colombia was the deadliest country for environmentalists in 2022, with at least 60 environmental and land rights defenders killed there, British advocacy group Global Witness…
Russia: Russia’s Ghost Ships and the Evolution of a Grain Smuggling Operation
International
There are many reasons for a vessel to not transmit an AIS position, some of which are legitimate, such as technical issues and concerns over…
Afghanistan/Iran: Special Envoy for Afghanistan Urges Fair Delivery of Iran’s Water Rights from Hirmand
International
The Iranian President’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Affairs, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, has called for the fair delivery of Iran’s water rights from the Hirmand River,…
Ukraine: A New Tool Shows What War Has Done to Ukraine’s Forests
International
Among the many victims of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine are some of the most important ecosystems in Eastern Europe: Ukraine’s forests and protected areas.…
Afghanistan: The Former Afghan Soldiers Turning to Gem Mining to Survive
International
In remote Nuristan province, some who lost their jobs after the Taliban takeover are now working in artisanal mines to support their families amid a…
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EnPAx and its partners are delighted to announce that we are offering our massive open online course (MOOC) on "Environmental Security and Sustaining Peace" for…
Conflict Minerals: Microsoft's Concerning Conflict Minerals Disclosure Reflects Industry-Wide Slippage
International
Welcome to the ninth conflict minerals report, an annual look at game companies' efforts to ensure their business isn't fueling armed conflict, slave labor, child…
Climate Change Impacts Health, Gender Equality, Economic Growth and Food Insecurity
International
The report titled ‘Our Uncommon Future: Intersectionality of Climate Change and SDGs in the Global South’ recognises the differentiated impact of climate change on global…
Israel/Morocco: Israeli 'DeserTech' to Be Model for Environmental Cooperation in Mideast
International
Israel and Morocco will sign a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on sustainability projects at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai later this…
Land Grabbing: The Battle for Resources and Rights
International
Land and its ownership have been at the core of human conflicts for centuries. From territorial disputes between nations to individual property disputes, conflicts arising…
Call for Abstracts: Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding [Deadline: October 2, 2023]
Announcement
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx®) and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University are pleased to announce the call for abstracts for…
EnPAx Announces the Dates for the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding and the Launch of The Path to The Hague
Announcement
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association (EnPAx) is delighted to announce that the Third International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will be held in The Hague, Netherlands, from…
Egypt/Ethiopia/Sudan: Can AI Help Solve Diplomatic Dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam? [Video]
International
Ethiopia's hydropower dam on the Blue Nile River has angered downstream neighbors, especially Sudan, where people rely on the river for farming and other livelihoods.…
Climate Change: New Climate Change Model Finds Nuanced Relationship between Temperature, Conflict
International
A new framework for studying the intersection of climate anomalies and social conflicts finds a strong link between temperature fluctuations and aggregated global conflicts, in…
“Environment, Conflict, Media” Conference Held in Sarajevo
International
The conference entitled “Environment, Conflict, Media”, dedicated to issues of environmental protection and reporting on climate change, was organized yesterday in Sarajevo. It is the…
Gender and Climate Change
International
In this chapter, I focus on the negative consequences of climate change for women’s rights. This chapter is divided into two parts. In the first…
Afghanistan: UN Employ Technology to Stop Afghanistan’s Illicit Opium Cultivation
International
On Monday, a British University, Cranfield, released a statement indicating a research partnership with United Nations. The report said that the researchers from the University…
Toward the Remote Monitoring of Armed Conflicts
Briefs & Development
The war in Ukraine has pushed the role of satellite imagery in armed conflicts into the spotlight. For a long time, satellite images were primarily…
Knowledge Gaps in the Nexus of Climate, Peace and Security
Briefs & Development
There is a growing body of research on the relationship between climate change and peace and security. Research shows that the effects of climate change…
Blockchain for Environmental Peacebuilding: Application in Water Management
Briefs & Development
The purpose of this paper is to spur further exploration of blockchain technologies for environmental peacebuilding, specifically through water management. Although the environmental peacebuilding field…
Climate Change and Fragility: Improving Early Warning and Climate-Proofing Development and Conflict Interventions (chapter in "Handbook of Fragile States")
Briefs & Development
Climate change knows no political boundaries, yet political boundaries shape much of the response (or lack of response) to that change. In recent years, rapid…
Liberia: Mapping Nature for People and Planet in Liberia - A Project to Create 'Maps of Hope'
International
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Liberia's Environment Protection Agency (EPA) bring together decision makers to map the country's essential regions for biodiversity, climate…
Sierra Leone: Whose Land Is It, Anyway? Sierra Leone Gives Locals a Voice.
International
Many parts of Sierra Leone have been ravaged by foreign mining firms seeking gold, diamonds, and bauxite, among other minerals, and by palm oil plantations.…
Call for Abstracts on Climate Migration, Conflict, and Peace (for a Special Issue of "Environment and Security")
Announcement
The forthcoming journal Environment and Security is seeking abstracts for proposed papers on climate migration, conflict, and peace. The selected papers will be included in…
Ghana: First Fully Traceable Mineral Extracted in Ghana
International
For the first time in Ghana’s mining history, Minexx, in collaboration with Solidaridad, a civil society organisation, has successfully exported 11.62 grams of gold fully…
Colombia: Colombians Are Occupying Land to Protest Inequality. Here’s the History.
International
In Colombia, Indigenous, peasant and Afro-descendant groups have escalated land occupations in recent months, seeking to ensure the government carries out long-standing land redistribution promises.…
Liberia: Govt Commits US$ 50,000 for Environmental Knowledge Management System Sustainability
International
The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning has committed US$ 50,000 for the management and sustainability of the Environmental Knowledge…
DRC: Can the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Mineral Resources Provide a Pathway to Peace?
International
Minerals like lithium and cobalt are key components in the batteries that could support the world’s transition away from fossil fuels. The Democratic Republic of…