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Colombia: Government of Colombia Set to Utilize XRPL Blockchain for Land Registry
International
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…
Ukraine: Plans to Rebuild Ukraine Should Address Environment, EU Commissioner Says
International
Plans to rebuild Ukraine will need to address restoring the country's war-torn ecosystems, the EU Commissioner for the Environment has said. Virginijus Sinkevicius warned the…
Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange, Radiation, Toxic Water Included in Landmark Burn Pit Bill
International
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…
Climate Change: New Accessible Mapping Tool Helps Identify Hotspots of Climate, Conflict Stresses
International
Environmental Peacebuilding Association and SAGE Publishing Announce New Journal "Environment and Security"
Announcement
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…
Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding
Event
The Environmental Peacebuilding Association® (EnPAx™) and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) are delighted to announce that the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding will…
Request for Proposals to Host the Third and Fourth International Conferences on Environmental Peacebuilding
Announcement
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…
Projecting Long-Term Armed Conflict Risk: An Underappreciated Field of Inquiry?
Briefs & Development
Little research has been done on projecting long-term conflict risks. Such projections are currently neither included in the development of socioeconomic scenarios or climate change…
Housing, Land and Property as War-Financing Commodities: A Typology with Lessons from Darfur, Colombia, and Syria
Briefs & Development
The ongoing use of landscape-based conflict commodities -- diamonds and other minerals, timber, wildlife, etc. -- to finance wars continues to evolve. The success with…
Liberia: CADASTA Foundation, Partners Launch Community Land Intervention Monitoring and Management Tools for Liberia Land Authority
International
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…
Afghanistan: Afghanistan Opium Trade Booms Since Taliban Takeover
International
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: Important Step towards Land Ownership for Rural Population in Liberia
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…
Women Peacebuilders Get $5 Million Boost
International
New 5-year program will focus on some of the world’s conflict hotspots.
Register Now for the Second International Conference on Environmental Peacebuilding!
Announcement
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
Announcement
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…
Energy: Commodity Giants Race to Clean up Mineral Supply Chains amid Green Energy Boom
International
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
International
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…
DRC: Hard to Breathe: Gold Mining Damages Miners, Forests
International
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
International
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…
Cameroon: Sexual Violence Pervasive in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions
International
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…
Conflict Minerals: Glencore, Umicore to Trace Battery Cobalt with Blockchain Technology
International
Mining and trading company Glencore and other miners are joining forces with battery material supplier Umicore to make the cobalt used in electric cars traceable…
Myanmar: US Hits State-Owned Myanmar Gem Firm with Coup Sanctions
International
The Biden administration on Thursday hit Myanmar’s junta with new sanctions in response to February’s coup in the Southeast Asian nation. The State and Treasury…
Call for Proposals: Digital Technologies for Environmental Peacebuilding: Sustaining Peace in the Digital Age
Announcement
In the span of only a few decades, new big data ecosystems and a combination of frontier technologies, including social media, artificial intelligence, blockchain, earth…
Liberia: Economics of Nature: Mapping Liberia's Ecosystems to Understand Their Value
International
Conservation scientist Trond Larsen and his team trekked through a remote forest in Liberia, recording the plants, animals, and insects that they saw. They noted…
Sudan: Sudan to Develop Gold Mines Once Linked to Warlord’s Family
International
Sudan dispatched a research team to revitalize a network of gold mines in Darfur previously linked to the family of the country’s most powerful militia…
Liberia: Government of Liberia Launches Processes Leading to Digitization and Systematic Land Titling
International
In a bid to help curtail the growing wave of land disputes and boost revenue generation in the country, the Government of Liberia (GOL), through…
Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan Sign Oil Production Agreement
International
East African countries Sudan and South Sudan have signed a number of agreements that involve oil production in the two countries. The countries have agreed…
South Sudan: South Sudan Resumes Environmental Audit in Oil-Field Areas
International
South Sudan on Thursday resumed its plan to boost environmental audit in oil-producing regions following public uproar over poor waste management. Puot Kang Chol, Petroleum…
Middle East: Facebook and Google Earth Help Probe Eco-Crimes in the Middle East
International
Researchers are using the same open-source data methods that helped track war crimes in Syria to document environmental offenses in places like Yemen and Iraq.
Liberia/Sierra Leone: Saving the Gola Forest: Reimagining Forest Conservation in West Africa
International
Covering more than 350,000 hectares, straddling the Liberia and Sierra Leone borders, Gola Forest is the largest remaining block of Upper Guinean Forest. Years of…