Benefit sharing in the mining sector in Africa
<p>In essence, the notion of benefit sharing is recognition of the natural rights of affected communities over mineral resources in their traditional and historical homelands. Communities have a right
Benefit Sharing
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Zero draft of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Secretariat has released the zero draft of the global biodiversity framework. The framework “builds on the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020” and aims
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Dividing the water, sharing the benefits: lessons from rural-to-urban water reallocation
Rural regions are often seen as key sources of urban water supply, creating pressure for reallocation and potential hotspots of competition for water between cities and agriculture. How effective and equitable
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Voluntary, permanent land protection reduces forest loss and development in a rural‐urban landscape
<p>Voluntary, permanent land protection is a key conservation process in many coun-tries.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/forest-loss-land-protectionk.pdf" target="_blank"><img
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Tanzania, Malawi launch joint commission on development of Songwe River Basin
Tanzania and Malawi on Tuesday launched a joint commission on Songwe River Basin aimed at running irrigation and power generation projects worth 829 million U.S. dollars. The commission was launched
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Tripartite committee resumes meetings over Ethiopian Dam
The tripartite committee including water ministers of Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt on Tuesday has kicked off a new round of talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Addis Ababa. The meeting
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Ethiopia: Govt Offers Reassurances to Egypt Over Nile Waters
The leaders of Egypt and Ethiopia say they have made progress in their talks on sharing the waters of the Nile River. The two countries have been trying for months to settle a dispute over the dam Addis
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Talks to revise the Columbia River Treaty to begin Tuesday
Talks are scheduled to begin this week in Washington, D.C., to modernize the document that coordinates flood control and hydropower generation in the United States and Canada along the 1,200-mile (1,930-kilometer)
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Sudan and Ethiopia commit to resolve the Nile row with Egypt
Sudanese and Ethiopian leaders have confirmed their commitment to resolving the disputes with Egypt over the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) peacefully. President Omar Bashir and Prime Minister
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Egypt FM warn Ethiopia over Nile River dam
Egypt's foreign minister has delivered a warning to Ethiopia over a dam it is building on a Nile River tributary. Sameh Shoukry says in TV comments aired Thursday that all parties "should know that