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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | March 24 – 28

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    Eye On  //  March 28, 2025  //  By Breanna Crossman

    A window into what we’re reading at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program

    Marine Protected Areas in Tanzania Boost Living Standards (Mongabay)

    In the 1990s, Tanzania established five multiuse Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to help the country protect 30% of its oceans by 2030. However, a new study has found that the MPAs offered benefits beyond marine ecosystems by also improving the quality of life in nearby communities.

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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | March 17 – 21

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    Eye On  //  March 21, 2025  //  By Breanna Crossman

    A window into what we’re reading at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program

    Canal Projects Endanger Water Security in Pakistan’s Indus Delta (Al Jazeera)

    Dozens of villages in the Indus Delta have been submerged by the encroaching sea over recent years, pushing thousands to migrate inland. Now, local residents in Pakistan fear that new canal projects may further exacerbate water shortages in the region.

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  • Environmental Peacebuilding: The Year in Review and the Year Ahead

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    Eye On  //  March 14, 2025  //  By Angus Soderberg

    As 2025 marches into its third month, the governance challenges that accompany rising demand for natural resources are not only on the front burner—they are proliferating—and  becoming entangled with the drivers of conflict and cooperation.

    The heated competition for resources has bubbled up in a proposed billion-dollar deal for Ukrainian minerals now making global headlines. The view that critical minerals like lithium, manganese, and others could become bargaining chips in potential peace talks demonstrates how central they’ve become to global competition—and to the economic and political future of countries around the world.

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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | March 10 – 14

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    Eye On  //  March 14, 2025  //  By Angus Soderberg

    A window into what we’re reading at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program

    Congo Takes Apple to Court (Foreign Policy)

    The Democratic Republic of the Congo has filed criminal lawsuits against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium, alleging that the company profits from smuggled conflict minerals laundered through Rwanda. This legal action follows the seizure of key mining areas by M23 rebels, which has further fueled a conflict that already has killed over 8,500 people. Apple denies the claims, stating that it ordered its suppliers to suspend sourcing from Congo and Rwanda.

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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | March 3 – 7

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    Eye On  //  March 7, 2025  //  By Breanna Crossman

    A window into what we’re reading at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program

    UK and Ireland Will Connect Energy Networks (The Guardian)

    Despite post-Brexit trade barriers, the UK and Ireland have announced a collaboration on renewable energy infrastructure to boost both nations’ energy efficiency and security. The deal is part of larger efforts to “harness the full potential” of the Irish and Celtic seas for offshore windfarms and national energy networks.

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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | February 24 – 28

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    Eye On  //  February 28, 2025  //  By Breanna Crossman

    A window into what we’re reading at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program

    EU Parliament Suspends Rwandan Critical Mineral Pact Over Links to DRC Conflict (Mongabay)

    Rwanda and the DRC both have large reserves of critical minerals essential to the clean energy transition. Yet the EU has voted to suspend a cooperation agreement on mineral extraction in the region after the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 seized key areas in the DRC’s eastern provinces.

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  • Q&A: Julian Higuera-Florez on Harnessing Environmental Peacebuilding in Latin America and the Caribbean

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    Q&A  //  February 25, 2025  //  By Angus Soderberg

    Environmental peacebuilding offers a promising framework to address deeply intertwined environmental challenges and conflict dynamics in Latin America and the Caribbean. So why has it not delivered fully on this promise? In an interview with ESCP, Julian Higuera-Florez, a research specialist in climate, peace, and security at the Alliance of Biodiversity and CIAT and CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security, discussed a new policy brief, Environmental Peacebuilding in Latin America and the Caribbean: Bridging Gaps and Harnessing Opportunities, co-authored with the UNDP Latin America and the Caribbean Hub.

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  • ECSP Weekly Watch | February 17 – 21

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    Eye On  //  February 21, 2025  //  By Breanna Crossman

    A window into what we’re reading at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program

    Africa Energy Bank Aims to Boost Energy Supply (Al Jazeera)

    Nearly 43% of the African continent lacks consistent access to electricity, which is the lowest level of modern energy usage in the world. A newly established Africa Energy Bank aims to boost the energy supply on the continent through investments in energy infrastructure projects.

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