Court grants an interim order restraining the government of Tanzania from evicting residents in the land bordering Serengeti National Park
Press release from the East African Court and comments from The East African and The View from the Termite Mound
Themes: Conservation, FPIC, Indigenous people, Human rights, Pastoralists, Parks
East African Court of Justice, Arusha, 25th September, 2018: The First Instance Division has granted an interim order restraining the government of Tanzania and its agents from evicting the residents of Ololosokwan Village Council and 3 other Villages from the disputed land bordering Serengeti National Park.
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Oct 02, 2018
Silence, Torture, Stupidity, Affidavits, and Soldiers in Loliondo
More from 'A View from the Termite Mound'
Themes: Conservation, Human rights, Indigenous people, Parks
The bizarre case of mistaken identity and illegal arrests; Thomson Safaris back to violence (if they ever stopped), using soldiers; Reported arrests of OBC rangers, but details are scarce and confused; Attack by soldiers at orpul in Ololosokwan; The government’s affidavits....
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Summary of osero and OBC developments of the past decades
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Sep 27, 2018
Fortress conservation in Kahuzi-Biéga National Park.
Evictions and extrajudicial killing.
Themes: Conservation, Human rights, Indigenous people, NGOs, Parks, FPIC
The Kahuzi-Biéga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was established in 1970 by a Belgian photographer and conservationist Adrien Deschryver. In creating the park, almost 6,000 Batwa indigenous people were violently evicted from the area.
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Sep 15, 2018
A tale of HE, SHE, WE, and me
From Thinking like a human - Conservation for the 21st century
Themes: Parks, Conservation, Human rights, CBD
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Aug 25, 2018
The future of forest conservation.
Themes: Conservation, Indigenous people, Human rights, Poverty, Parks
History is being made in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Local communities have participated in redrawing the borders of a nature reserve. They now seek effective participation in the management of the reserve. If successful, this experience could become a model for future conservation projects.
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Aug 03, 2018
Indigenous peoples are crucial for conservation – a quarter of all land is in their hands.
Themes: Indigenous people, Human rights, Conservation
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Aug 03, 2018
HE DARES TO CHALLENGE KENYA'S 'BIG CONSERVATION LIE'
Mordecai Ogada’s “people first” mantra rankles fellow conservationists, whom he compares to colonists.
Themes: Conservation, NGOs, Pastoralists
OGADA CALLS HIS FELLOW ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS “PROSTITUTES,” EXPLAINING THEY WILL FIND A “SIMPLISTIC SOLUTION TO FEED BACK INTO DONORS LOOKING FOR INSTANT GRATIFICATION.”
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Aug 03, 2018
Do Conservation Strategies Need to Be More Compassionate?
Themes: Conservation, Animal rights
Some scientists and ethicists are criticizing traditional conservation strategies, which they say focus on saving valued species while discounting the lives of less charismatic animals. Will these advocates of “compassionate conservation” point the way to new approaches, or are they simply being naïve?
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Jul 22, 2018