Squatters battle Kenya's ex-president and charities over wildlife park

"Here are people with no alternative places to live, people who are born there... They have nowhere else to go"

Themes: Conservation, Human rights, Indigenous people, Parks, Poverty

Book review: The Big Conservation Lie.

Themes: Conservation, Indigenous people, Poverty

“Hero worship in conservation is as old as wildlife conservation itself. The subjects of this worship are invariably white men and women who are lionized for taking to a life of selfless service of the wilderness and its residents.”

As drought sweeps Kenya, herders invade farms and old wounds are reopened.

Threatened by famine, pastoralists have turned to violence.

Themes: Conservation, Indigenous people, Poverty

View from the Termite Mound.

Susanna Nordlund's blog about threats against Maasai land in Loliondo - Thomson Safaris, OBC and ruthless hypocrisy.

Themes: Human rights, Indigenous people, Parks, Conservation, Poverty

Minister Maghembe Declares War on the Maasai of Loliondo - The dry season became catastrophic. There were more meetings by the RC’s committee. Herders were shot by Senapa rangers. The Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism made a declaration that the land had to be taken - flanked by OBC’s journalists. The councillors protested the minister’s declaration. The situation is terrifying.

Human rights abuses and livelihood impacts.

Ivindo National Park, Gabon.

Themes: Indigenous people, Parks, Human rights, Conservation, Poverty

Amazon fishery management provides rare 'win-win' for conservation and poverty alleviation

Themes: Conservation, Fisheries, Indigenous people, Poverty

A study into freshwater lake management along the Amazon's most meandering river has demonstrated astounding benefits to local livelihoods in replenishing vitally important fish stocks -- a source of much-needed food and income.

Dead donkeys, pastoralists and poisoned lions.

Conservation in Namibia.

Themes: Indigenous people, Human rights, Conservation, Poverty

Militarised Conservation Threatens DRC’s Indigenous People

This article is the second in a two-part series on the challenges faced by the Democratic Republic of Congo's indigenous Bambuti people around Virunga National Park in North Kivu.

Themes: Conservation, Indigenous people, Parks, Poverty

Virunga National Park is considered a sensitive zone for the government because of potential oil exploration, mining and rebel groups.