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Women Leaders in Environmental Management
Briefs & Development
This book chapter explores the significant role of women leaders in environmental management and their impact on sustainable development. Historically, women have been underrepresented in…
Cambodia: The Intractable Problem of Land Grabbing in Cambodia
International
Here in the heart of the northern province of Preah Vihear, 150 kilometres from the temples of Angkor, the issue of land use has been…
In This Exhibition, Gender Meets Climate Activism. It’s a Lot.
International
“We won’t play nature to your culture,” declares a 1983 work by the American artist Barbara Kruger, known for her biting pairings of text and…
Ukraine: Fires in Askania-Nova: Consequences of Military Occupation of a Reserve
International
The Askania-Nova Biosphere Reserve in the Kherson region has been under occupation since the first day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Founded by the…
UK: London Exhibition Explores the Link Between Gender and Ecology
International
“Re/Sisters,” now open at the Barbican Art Gallery, features the works of nearly 50 women and nonbinary artists.
Fixing Gender Disparity and Climate Change Together
International
“The consequences of climate change are not gender-neutral,” concludes LSE’s Grantham Research Institute in an article published in late June.Although all-too-little has still been done about it,…
Sudan: Climate Crisis Exacerbates Gender Inequality in Sudan
International
Sudan is facing a perfect storm of conditions that are leading to famine - with conflict, political unrest, the climate emergency, and COVID-19 all adding…
Liberia: USAID, Land Authority Agree to Collaborate on Land Reform
International
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Liberia Land Authority (LLA) today signed a MOU, setting forth a collaborative framework for the…
Colombia/Nicaragua: World Court Backs Colombia in Maritime Border Dispute with Nicaragua
International
The World Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit by Nicaragua seeking to define and expand its deep sea economic rights beyond those previously established in…
India: Caste, Gender, Climate Change- Farmers in Uttarakhand Struggle for Survival
International
Unable to adapt to effects of climate change such as forest fires and scarce rainfalls, smallholder farmers in the Himalayan state risk losing their livelihoods.
Ukraine: Agencies Join Forces with Deminers to Reclaim Agricultural Land in Ukraine
International
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have designed a new joint programme for smallholder farmers and rural families most…
Micronesia: Journal Gives Closer Look at Mental Health, Gender Identity, Environmental Responsibility
International
College students from across Micronesia take a closer look at mental health, gender identity and environmental responsibility in the recently released second volume of the…
Sudan/South Sudan: Outbreak of Violence in Sudan Impeding Political Progress on Abyei, Border Issues, Assistant Secretary-General Tells Security Council
International
Warning that the recent outbreak of violence in Sudan could jeopardize its bilateral relations with South Sudan, speakers urged both countries to continue their positive…
Liberia: President Weah Urges Muslims to Avoid Violence in Resolving Land Disputes
International
President George. Weah has urged Muslims to avoid violence in their bid to resolve land disputes because a violent approach to land disputes has the…
Colombia: Parties to Final Agreement Agree Colombia Conflict Can Be Resolved by Addressing Land Distribution, Rural Development, Former Commander Tells Security Council
International
Colombia is forging ahead in its total peace policy, rooted in its implementation of the Final Agreement with the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia…
Climate Change Compounding Inequalities Faced by Women in Agriculture, FAO Says
International
Women working in agriculture “tend to do so under highly unfavourable conditions” – often in the face of “climate-induced weather shocks and in situations of…
How Women Are Tapping into Sustainable Land Management for Livelihoods and Landscape Restoration in Mali
News
Djelika Malle is a farmer in the village of Dintiola who relies heavily on the land and its resources for her livelihood. From a distance,…
Cuban Women Play Outstanding Role in Facing Climate Change
Blog
Women's outstanding role in fighting climate change was appreciated on Sunday in the development of the Increasing Resilience of Agricultural Ecosystems in Cuba (IRES) project…
Liberia: At a Rubber Plantation in Liberia, History Repeats in a Fight over Land
International
Sexual harassment of its workers isn’t the only charge that’s been leveled against Socfin here in Liberia: in 2019, 22 communities filed a complaint against…
Liberia: Gov’t Clears Export of US$4M ‘Illegal Logs’
International
The government of Liberia will finally give Renaissance Group Incorporated, a controversial logging company, the green light on January 28, to go ahead with the…
Liberia: Communities Affected by Commercial Logging in Liberia Demand Payment of Their Land Rental Fees
International
Representatives of Communities affected by commercial logging in Liberia are calling on the Government of Liberia through the National Legislators to ensure that the communities’…
Post-Conflict Restitution of Customary Land: Guidelines and Trajectories of Change
Briefs & Development
Since the 1990s a body of soft international law and public policy has developed around property restitution after conflict. The Pinheiro Principles and the Voluntary…
Politics of the Olive Branch: Environmental Peacebuilding and the Nexus of Natural Resources, Violent Conflict, and Peace Nexus of Natural Resources, Violent Conflict, and Peace
Briefs & Development
At the intersection of the natural environment, conflict, and peace, the study and practice of environmental peacebuilding rests on the recognition that thoughtful management and…
An Overview of the African Peacebuilding Network's Contribution to African Peacebuilding Literature
Briefs & Development
This working paper surveys, documents, and analyzes the contributions of APN scholars to the knowledge and practice of peacebuilding in Africa against the background of…
Droughts and Welfare in Afghanistan
Briefs & Development
his paper studies the effect of the 2018 drought on household consumption and poverty in Afghanistan, a semi-arid and conflict-affected country. The paper combines geolocated…
Colombia: Land Titling Advances in Colombia
International
Colombia's Minister of Agriculture, Cecilia Lopez, confirmed that her Ministry will close this year with one million hectares titled to promote agrarian reform.
Indonesia: Ministry Seeks Gender-Responsive Climate Change Policies
International
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (PPPA) is seeking to make policies related to climate change gender-responsive.
Liberia: Call to Strengthen Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land
International
In commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Voluntary Guidelines for responsible Governance of land tenure (VGGT), Liberia has held a National Dialogue as participants…
My Land: Rural Women's Struggle
International
As the strains of a typical Colombian vallenato play in the background, Yimis Severiche Montes holds up the title deed from the National Land Agency…
Liberia: Liberian Senate Raises Concerns over Mining Sector amid Widespread Illicit Activities
International
The Liberian Senate is seeking information from the Ministry of Mines and Energy regarding the operation of the small to medium-scale mining sub-sector. This is…