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ESPA News Archive
2011
OSCE Chairmanship workshop discusses confidence-building role of economic and environmental activities
1 June 2011
Minorities and Natural Resources
21 April 2011
2010
UN-EU Partnership on Natural Resources, Conflict and Peacebuilding
22 November 2010
Experts on Environmental Security in a t?te-?-t?te
ENVSEC-IES Workshop on Environmental Security Assessments
22 November 2010
Clean the Niger Delta
?Standing before history? - Ken Saro-Wiwa 1995
28 October 2010
IES focuses its attention on the Mekong River Basin
IES' new EnviroSecurity Assessment on the Province of Ca Mau, Vietnam
10 May 2010
IES Interactive Map on DRC now on-line
10 May 2010
2009
Fuel for Securing Ecosystems and Livelihoods
13 November 2009
Not a drop to spare
The Kenyan Mau forest and drought linkage
30 September 2009
IGAD Executive Secretary visits the Institute
17 June 2009
Two African schemes win Green Energy Awards
17 June 2009
Biomass Briquettes in North Kivu
20 April 2009
IES Advises on Central Kalimantan Peatland Project
15 January 2009
2008
Uganda to Deploy Soldiers to Protect Forests
Intensified efforts to promote forest conservation
18 November 2008
Congo Rebels Seize Gorilla Park
Rangers forced to flee into the forest
28 October 2008
'Vision' has a new image
A complete remodelling for IES web-GIS tool on Environment and Security
9 July 2008
New ESPA Report: 'Charcoal in the Mist'
An Overview of Environmental Security Issues and Initiatives in the Central Albertine Rift
1 July 2008
IES Mission to DRC
Establishing Contact with Congolese Stakeholders
24 June 2008
Congo Basin Forest Fund is Launched
London
13 June 2008
New DRC Project Coordinator Appointed
Introducing Patrice Yamba T. Kantu
12 June 2008
Improving local tourism benefits in Rwanda
30 May 2008
Launch of Transboundary Conservation Programme
Protection of mountain gorillas brings African countries together
20 February 2008
GPS helps pygmies defend forest
18 February 2008
Illegal charcoal seized and given to refugees
Authorities halt the illegal trade in natural resources around Virunga National Park
24 January 2008
World Bank fails in DRC
The Inspection Panel criticises forest-sector reforms
18 January 2008
2007
UNESCO urges Kabila and MONUC to protect World Heritage DRC
Director-General requests an extension of mandate MONUC to include protection of exceptional nature
10 May 2007
Coca fumigation in Colombia impacts environment in Ecuador
20 February 2007
IES supports Ugandan farmers
Farmers' organisation adjacent to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park set up
8 January 2007
2006
Climate change will hurt poor people most
Livelihoods of billions of the world's poorest people threatened by climate change
8 November 2006
Planet2025 News Network
IES is a partner in launch of new internet news service
24 July 2006
Security, Development and Forest Conflict
A Forum for Action
10 February 2006
2005
'Vision' Interactive GIS Interface
30 October 2005
Environmental peacebuilding in Great Lakes region
Thesis suggests: Natural resources can be a source of violence, but also a source of peace.
18 July 2005
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Report
Experts say that attention to ecosystem services is needed to achieve global development goals
30 April 2005
International community can reduce conflict and crises worldwide
but only if countries agree to invest in prevention, says new UK Government report
17 February 2005
Progress on Kalimantan
IES is instrumental in leveraging funds to prevent fires and illegal logging
15 January 2005
2004
Financial Mechanisms
Meeting on Payment for Ecosystem Services
21 July 2004
SarVision on Dutch TV
Programme highlights remote sensing in arrest of illegal loggers
24 June 2004