Eco-guards accused of torture and extrajudicial killing in the Republic of Congo.
Themes: Conservation, Human rights, Indigenous people, Parks, Poverty
On 10 November 2017, a man died after being beaten and abused by eco-guards in the Republic of Congo. The 32-year old man, Freddy Ndadé, was arrested with two other men for alleged poaching. They were arrested in the Central African Republic, near the border with the Republic of Congo.
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Dec 08, 2017
Why ruthless eviction drive in Assam's wildlife sanctuary raises questions about rights of indigenous people.
The state should stop giving away forest land to big business establishments.
Themes: Conservation, Human rights, Indigenous people, Parks, Poverty
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Nov 30, 2017
Tanzania has scrapped Otterlo Business Corporation’s hunting tourism concession in Loliondo
Themes: FPIC, Conservation, Human rights, Indigenous people, Parks, Poverty
Tanzania has ended a 25-year-old hunting tourism deal with a United Arab Emirates company called Otterlo Business Corporation. The deal, set up in 1992, was reported to be in exchange for millions of dollars to Tanzania’s armed forces.
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Nov 21, 2017
Are Conservation Organisations Complicit in Ethnic Discrimination?
Themes: Conservation, Parks, Indigenous people, Human rights, Poverty
Answering this question with an example of blatantly racist and coercive imagery endorsed and propagated by two large players in the conservation world, both internationally and in India.
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Nov 13, 2017
A young Batwa boy has been killed in a national park while trying to access traditional medicine.
On Saturday 26 August, the boy and his father were shot at by eco-guards. The father was badly wounded but escaped but his son was killed.
Themes: Conservation, Human rights, Indigenous people, Parks, Poverty
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Sep 15, 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
Illegal Arson Attack in Loliondo.
Rangers Say that They Have Started an Operation to Evict the Maasai from the 1,500 km2 Osero
Themes: Conservation, Human rights, Indigenous people, Parks, Poverty
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Aug 14, 2017
Elephant and tiger attacks highlight India's wildlife conflict.
Members of the Paharia tribe living in the upper hill regions of India's Jharkhand state have been spending sleepless nights.
Themes: Conservation, Indigenous people, Parks, Poverty
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Aug 12, 2017