Bushmen less insulting than Basarwa - Corry
"The government seems to be reluctant to accept the reality that the Bushmen of the CKGR challenged and defeated it in court over its controversial policy to relocate them."
More… Dec 01, 2010
"The Botswana Government has always been for us a showcase democracy"
“The Botswana Government has always been for us a showcase democracy in the way that it cares for its people. I appeal to them, and the world, to find new ways to help solve these issues in a manner that respects the lovely, spiritual culture of the San Bushmen and that truly cares for all of the people of Africa, especially its oldest inhabitants.”
More… Nov 22, 2010
Friends of the Earth International condemn police operations in Chiapas
The evictions were made to make way for palm oil plantations. Your help is needed in calling for an end to the evictions and the proposed development.
More… Nov 11, 2010
“The government says we are bad for the animals, but I was born here and the animals were born here, and we have lived together very well,”
By BARRY BEARAK, November 4, 2010. The New York Times. Central Kalahari Game Rserve, Botswana.
More… Nov 08, 2010
A Bold New Frontier for Conservation
"ICCAs are natural and/or modified ecosystems containing significant biodiversity values, ecological services and cultural values, voluntarily conserved by Indigenous peoples and local communities..."
More… Oct 15, 2010
Appeal against Justice Walia's refusal to allow the Bushmen’s application for permission to use a well on their lands.
"The Bushmen launched legal proceedings in a bid to gain access to the well, which the government sealed and capped during the 2002 evictions. Even though the Bushmen have said they will raise the funds required to operate the well, the government claims that they need permission to do so and has refused to give it."
More… Sep 28, 2010
