India's National Tiger Conservation Authority rides roughshod over the Forest Rights Act.
Themes: Conservation, Human rights, Indigenous people, Parks, Policy
An order passed by the National Tiger Conservation Authority on March 27, 2017 categorically states that the Forest Rights Act (FRA) will not apply in Tiger Reserves. By doing this, the order not only invalidates the rights of communities who live within Tiger Reserves, but also confuses the provisions of the two laws: the Forest Rights Act and the Wildlife Protection Act.
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Feb 02, 2018
Guest Post by Survival International:
“If the indigenous people haven’t given their consent, then WWF has no business being there”
Themes: Conservation, FPIC, Human rights, Indigenous people, Parks, Policy
For decades, alarm bells have been ringing over the human rights abuses that WWF is contributing to in the Congo Basin. In its attempt to defend itself (14 October), WWF shows that it is still deaf to these concerns, and prepared to mislead the public.
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Nov 03, 2017
What works?
Protected areas, indigenous territories, and conservation concessions in Peru.
Themes: Conservation, Indigenous people, Parks, Policy
“State-controlled protected areas (PAs) have dominated conservation strategies globally, yet their performance relative to other governance regimes is rarely assessed comprehensively. Furthermore, performance indicators of forest PAs are typically restricted to deforestation, although the extent of forest degradation is greater.”
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Sep 27, 2017
WWF Violating Indigenous Rights – Complaint Abandoned
Stephen Corry of SI explains how the process unwound.
Themes: Human rights, Indigenous people, Parks, FPIC, Policy, Poverty, Conservation
Survival International has today abandoned trying to get a resolution to our formal complaint that the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is violating international standards about corporate responsibility, and is reverting to using public pressure to try and stop the abuses.
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Sep 05, 2017
Criminalising Forest-Dwellers Has Not Helped India’s Forests or Wildlife.
It’s Time for a New Deal.
Themes: Conservation, Parks, Policy
Instead of evicting forest-dwelling communities for engaging in traditional activities in protected areas and reserved forests, the government should use them for co-management.
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May 31, 2017
India’s Kaziranga national park and the Streisand effect.
Chris Lang from Conservation Watch reviews the debate surrounding Kaziranga's shoot on sight policy.
Themes: Conservation, Policy, Parks
The controversy over Kaziranga National Park’s brutal anti-poaching policy continues. Over the past 20 years, 106 people have been killed in the park in north-east India. Shockingly, almost half of those people were killed in the past five years.
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Mar 11, 2017
India’s militant rhino protectors are challenging traditional views of how conservation works.
In Kaziranga, a national park in north-eastern India, rangers shoot people to protect rhinos.
Themes: Conservation, Indigenous people, Parks, Policy
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Feb 12, 2017
A thematic analysis of conservation measures and their impact on indigenous peoples' rights
Report of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the rights of indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli Corpuz
Themes: Conservation, Human rights, Indigenous people, Parks, Policy
"Protected areas have the potential of safeguarding the biodiversity for the benefit of all humanity; however, these have also been associated with human rights violations against indigenous peoples in many parts of the world. The complex violations that have been faced by indigenous peoples in the wake of evermore expanding protected areas have been raised by respective special rapporteurs during numerous country visits and communications to governments."
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Aug 26, 2016