January 2024 Archives

"Raped and beaten"

Prince Harry charity linked to horrific abuses in Africa - new investigation.

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

A charity with strong ties to Prince Harry has been funding rangers responsible for horrific abuses against Indigenous people in the Congo, including torture and rape, according to a major investigation published in the UK’s Mail on Sunday.

URGENT ALERT:

Tanzanian Government on a Rampage Against Indigenous People

Themes: Conservation, Human rights, Indigenous people, NGOs, Livlihoods, Pastoralists, Poverty, Tourism

On January 14, TANAPA rangers stormed a village outside of Tarangire National Park, shot several Maasai villagers, arrested eight, and seized over 800 cattle. On January 18, the Tanzanian government announced a devastating new plan to forcibly remove 100,000 Maasai pastoralists from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA). In recent weeks, TANAPA rangers also intensified harassment of communities living outside of Ruaha National Park (RUNAPA) despite an ongoing investigation by the Inspection Panel of the World Bank. With this escalation in evictions, violence, and livelihood restrictions, impacted communities have put out a desperate call for immediate action and support.

Do national parks and wildlife conservation regulations in Nepal benefit Indigenous people?

Indigenous people are facing forced evictions due to weak regulations

Themes: Human rights, Indigenous people, Conservation, Parks, NGOs, Livlihoods

Needless forest evictions persist

Thailand's policy of evictions again in the spotlight

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

Amid the biological richness of Kaeng Krachan National Park, while forest authorities celebrate the importance of wildlife, a troubling practice of forcibly evicting native forest dwellers in the name of wildlife and biodiversity protection continues unabated.

Displaced Ecuador Indigenous group to return home after 8 decades

After an 80-year struggle to regain control of their ancestral lands in Ecuador’s Amazon rainforest, the Indigenous Siekopai people are set to return after a historic court ruling ordered the government to grant the community property titles.

Themes: Conservation, Livlihoods, Indigenous people, Human rights

World Bank Abdicates its Responsibility to Human Rights in Tanzania

In order to be truly accountable, the World Bank must immediately stop funding the REGROW project in Mbarali, which threatens to evict tens of thousands of people from their legally registered villages

Themes: Human rights, Indigenous people, Livlihoods, NGOs, Parks, Pastoralists, Poverty, Tourism

The Tanzanian government’s plan to massively expand tourism across the country is no secret. In blind pursuit of attracting five million visitors annually and generating US$6 billion from the tourism sector by 2025, it has waged a brutal campaign against local and Indigenous communities living adjacent to Protected Areas (PAs).