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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…
United Kingdom, South Africa: UK to Support South African Women Entrepreneurs to Develop GreenTech Businesses
International
The UK, through the UK-South Africa Tech Hub, and in partnership with the Future Females Business School, will help 30 South African women entrepreneurs to…
Uganda: Mubende Youth, Women Embrace Climate Smart Agriculture Technologies
International
Ms Hilda Atwongyeirwe, an IT graduate who is now deeply committed to her 35 acre soybean plantation at Kahumuro village Kitenga Subcounty in Mubende District…
Where Are the Women in Food Insecurity Analysis?
International
NEW YORK — Women are more likely to experience food insecurity than men, and the pandemic has exacerbated this divide. Women continue to shoulder more…
Myanmar: Myanmar Mulls Online Gems and Jewellery Sales
International
After almost a year without income due to the inability to hold physical emporiums and promotional events in 2020, the Myanmar gems and jewellery industry…
Solar-Powered Irrigation in Yemen: Opportunities, Challenges, and Policies
Briefs & Development
Yemen is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world, with renewable water resources currently capable of providing only 75 m3 per capita per…
Satellite Analysis of the Environmental Impacts of Armed-Conflict in Rakhine, Myanmar
Briefs & Development
The impacts of armed conflict on the environment are extremely complex and difficult to investigate, given the impossibility of accessing the affected area and reliable…
Advancing Gender in the Environment: Influencing Action and Investment for Equality and Sustainability
Library
During FY20 (October 1, 2019 - September 30, 2020), the USAID Hub for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in the Bureau for Development, Democracy, and…
Climate Change in the Arctic - The Need for a Broader Gender Perspective in Data Collection
Library
Climate change in the Arctic affects both environmental, animal, and human health, as well as human wellbeing and societal development. Women and men, and girls…
Armed Conflict, Militarization and Ecological Footprint: Empirical Evidence from South Asia
Briefs & Development
Environmental degradation as a consequence of military activities largely remains a neglected subject, especially in South Asia. To fill this gap, we have investigated the…
Liberia: Communities Use New App to Track Illegal Logging
International
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,…
Afghanistan: UN Involved in Afghanistan Blockchain Land Registry Tool
International
Later this month, the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) plans to launch a land registry solution for urban cities in Afghanistan called goLandRegistry. The project is a collaboration with…
More Women in Boardrooms Mean Better Climate Change Policy, Study Says
International
Companies with greater gender diversity in their boardrooms show better performance on developing policies and methods to address climate change risks, according to BloombergNEF.