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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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