Perfidious Albion
Moves by the United Kingdom to Ban the Import of Hunting Trophies - An Analysis by Rowan B. Martin.
Themes: Conservation, Policy, NGOs
This document reviews a debate which took place at Westminster Hall in the UK Houses of Parliament on the 2nd October 2019 in which the advocacy by Animal Rights parliamentary members was extreme. In this document I challenge some of the misinformation that was prevalent. Much of the ill-informed debate was taken up with trophy hunting of lions while ignoring the social, ecological and economic realities of the rural population and their resource base in Africa.. Zac Goldsmith (Minister for DIFD (Department for International Development) and DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) has initiated a ‘consultative process’ which closes on the 25th January 2020. This paper will be submitted to the Committee responsible for the consultations.
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Jan 07, 2020
Why are people killed for protecting their natural lands?
Stories from Colombia, Indonesia and India
Themes: Indigenous people, Conservation, Human rights
“Each year sets a new record for the murder of people defending their lands and the environment,” says Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, the UN special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples. “And thousands more are victims of violence or criminalization.”
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Dec 31, 2019
A US Lawmaker Wants To Ban Funding For Conservation Groups That Support Human Rights Abuses
In the wake of a BuzzFeed News investigation, new legislation promises "to deter possibilities of future taxpayer-funded instances of torture, rape, and extrajudicial killings."
Themes: Conservation, Human rights, Indigenous people, NGOs, Parks
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Dec 21, 2019
Outrage over ‘unethical’ Botswana elephant hunt.
There’s outrage in Botswana over the shooting of a collared elephant and four others on San communal land.
Themes: Conservation, Poverty, Tourism, Indigenous people
When President Mokgweetsi Masisi opened up Botswana’s rich wildlands to hunting, it helped gain him the essential rural votes he needed to get re-elected. But the ‘unethical’ hunting of a collared elephant has the local San community, and supporters of hunting, up in arms.
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Dec 12, 2019
The Immorality of Saving Elephants.
An opinion piece on the enduring debate about Elephant Conservation following the recent CITES meeting that rewarded those with unsuccessful conservation records over those with manifest successes.
Themes: Conservation
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Sep 16, 2019
Indigenous land rights in the Amazon Basin.
Themes: Human rights, Indigenous people, Conservation, REDD, Policy
Si no se protege a los pueblos indígenas no se está protegiendo la Amazonía. Los bosques amazónicos están protegiendo el planeta y mitigando el cambio climático por lo tanto es una prioridad alinear las políticas para proteger al mismo tiempo: territorio, pueblos indígenas y bosques. . If indigenous people are not protected then nor is the Amazon. The Amazon forest protects the planet and mitigates climate change which means that it is a priority to align those policies that protect land, indigenous peoples and the forest.
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Sep 05, 2019
Gorillas, charcoal and the fight for survival in Congo's rainforest.
A deadly conflict simmers between the autochthon people forced out of Kahuzi-Biéga national park, and the rangers protecting the land.
Themes: Conservation, Indigenous people, NGOs, Parks, Human rights
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Jul 22, 2019
A crisis of too many, not too few.
Reflections on elephants, trees, conservation and the future by Dr Brian Child.
Themes: Conservation, Parks, Human rights, Poverty, Tourism, Animal rights, Indigenous people
From a series of articles published in Botswana's Mmegionline between April and July 2019
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Jul 18, 2019