This year saw the launch of the Lush ethical cosmetics company's first-ever Spring Prize which rewarded organisations around the world who are committed to social and environmental regeneration. Lush is a content collaboration partner with the Ecologist and this is the first in a series of special reports from the 11 prize winners explaining more about their project and its goals. SIDDHARTH RAO introduces the Timbaktu Collective which won an award for its inspiring regeneration and conservation work with some of the most marginalised communities in India
… Timbaktu Collective bridging community and conservation Siddharth Rao Conservation Biologist | 12th July 2017 News Regeneration Environment Conservation Community India wolf in the …
The trophy hunting industry 'set up a conservation front group' to persuade the authorities to allow hunting of threatened wildlife, it is claimed.
… Trophy hunting lobbyists 'pose as conservationists' Brendan Montague | 6th June 2019 News Trophy Hunting Conservation Change Makers … The trophy hunting industry 'set up a conservation front group' to persuade the …
From the creation of the very first national parks and game reserves, 'conservation' has always been about repressing and expropriating indigenous tribes, Survival International director Stephen Corry told Alice Bayer. And despite all the evidence that indigenous peoples are the best wildlife managers, old attitudes die hard ...
… Stephen Corry: conservation must work with, not against, … 2014 Comment Indigenous Peoples Hunting Conservation Land Grabs Law Natural World sc … very first national parks and game reserves, 'conservation' has always been about repressing …
From joining campaigns groups to making your garden more wildlife friendly, there are many ways to get involved with saving the natural world. Read on for inspiration...
… How to get involved in wildlife conservation Laura Sevier | 27th May 2010 Activism Natural World Conservation Wildlife Campaign Green Living … to raise money. There are hundreds of smaller conservation groups (too many to list here) …
For years the 'market mantra' has been to save forests by selling the carbon they embody, writes Chris Lang, harnessing the profit motive for the benefit of trees and climate. But it never worked, and now even former fans are admitting that REDD is just another failed conservation fad. So what next? How about asking local communities to manage their forests as commons?
… Lang | 11th February 2016 Comment Forests Conservation Climate Change Carbon Economics … admitting that REDD is just another failed conservation fad. So what next? How about … their forests as commons? A new paper in Conservation Biology starts with the following …
Indigenous Peoples are often the victims of nature conservation, according to a new report by Vicky Tauli-Corpuz presented to the UN this week, as they are expelled from lands they have inhabited for millennia. One reason, she told Joe Eisen, is that indigenous territories are precisely the places where biodiversity is best preserved - thanks to the protective, nurturing presence of their traditional owners.
… where indigenous peoples live!' Joe Eisen Conservation Watch | 19th October 2016 Comment Indigenous Peoples Conservation Un Human Rights … Peoples are often the victims of nature conservation, according to a new report by …
Dr Mordecai Ogada, a professional conservationist, and John Mbaria, his fellow Kenyan and journalist, present a powerful challenge to the prevailing conservation narrative, argues LEWIS EVANS
… The Big Conservation Lie exposes colonial dynamic at the heart of conservation policy Lewis Evans | 9th August 2017 Reviews Conservation Racism Colonialism …
Women in conservation leadership still face sexual harassment and a gender pay gap.
… US conservation movement and #MeToo Megan Jones … News Thought Leaders #MeToo Sexism Feminism Conservation Women Editor’s Picks … file-20190617-118514-18pwm4d.jpg Women in conservation leadership still face sexual …
Our current, dominant forms of conservation are not equal to the task of responding to these new realities; we need urgent reforms.
… | 21st November 2018 Comment Rewilding Conservation Species Extinction Colonialism … Finland. Our current, dominant forms of conservation are not equal to the task of … Despite the billions poured into global conservation initiatives every year, we are …
Conservation is a huge industry in Africa but wildlife populations across the continent are declining. So why isn't it working?
… The conservation quandary: can wildlife NGOs save … Ecologist Investigations black-rhino-web.jpg Conservation is a huge industry in Africa but … areas'. The paper, published in Biological Conservation , analysed 78 protected areas …
A map developed by the Autonomous University of Barcelona’s EJAtlas unveils the high-level of social injustice that communities are facing in many of India’s protected areas.
… Indian conservation 'puts communities in peril' … 12th October 2020 | News Editor’s Picks India Conservation Local Communities Development … by 2030. Expanding PAs as a conservation model is not enough. Top-down …
Big conservation NGOs increasingly resemble the nature-destroying corporations they should be opposing, writes Margi Prideaux. This ideological capture is reflected in their vapid marketing to conservation 'consumers'; the serious abuse of indigenous communities they should be engaging as partners; and their willing sacrifice of core objectives to money and influence.
… Corporate capture: Big Conservation must break out of its Stockholm … Margi Prideaux | 2nd September 2016 Comment Conservation Corporations Indigenous Peoples baka-cut.jpg Big conservation NGOs increasingly resemble the …
Gorillas, elephants, tigers - icons of philanthropy and generosity in the west, but also symbols of the damage that modern conservation can inflict on the less industrialised world
… Wildlife conservation repeatedly ignores the needs of … Roe | 19th May 2010 Comment Natural World Conservation Politics And Economics Poverty … but also symbols of the damage that modern conservation can inflict on the less …
'Conservation' is destroying those who've nurtured their surroundings for timeless generations, writes Stephen Corry - the Indigenous Peoples who have actually fashioned those precious places that we now mistake as 'natural'. It's time for a new conservation ethic that recognizes them as senior partners - not as 'squatters'' and 'poachers' to be evicted and criminalized.
… Wildlife conservation must support, not destroy, … Politics Human Rights baka-beaten-cut.jpg 'Conservation' is destroying those who've … now mistake as 'natural'. It's time for a new conservation ethic that recognizes them as …
It's a seductive narrative, writes Benjamin Neimark: nature is valuable, so let's call it 'natural capital', create markets to monetise it, and so ensure its conservation. But sadly, it's not working. Maybe because capitalism itself is the problem. We need new approaches to saving the world's biodiversity.
… | 24th September 2015 Comment Biodiversity Conservation brazil-nuts-cut.jpg It's a … markets to monetise it, and so ensure its conservation. But sadly, it's not working. … over-exploitation. In the late 19th century, conservation advocates with the help of …
The Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy is empowering a new generation of Kenyans to reclaim the conservationist narrative. HUMPRHEY KARIUKI, a patron of the society, explores how wildlife conservation in Africa is harmed by a Western dominated approach.
… Wildlife conservation should not be a Western import … Kariuki | 20th December 2017 Comment Wildlife Conservation Colonialism Baby Bongos The Mount … a new generation of Kenyans to reclaim the conservationist narrative. HUMPRHEY KARIUKI, a …
A $4m plan to move 80 rhinos from South Africa to Australia is inept, patronising, a waste of scarce resources that contributes nothing to conservation, and betrays an outdated neocolonial mindset, writes Matt Hayward. The money should be spent on successful but underfunded community-based rhino conservation initiatives in Africa that benefit entire ecosystems.
… Bangor University | 2nd May 2017 Comment Conservation Mammals Rhinos Ecology Africa … scarce resources that contributes nothing to conservation, and betrays an outdated … but underfunded community-based rhino conservation initiatives in Africa that …
Africa's poor environmental record has its roots in colonialism, which cut artificial boundaries through peoples and ecosystems, and left a rigid 'fortress conservation' ethic, writes Willem Daniel Lubbe. It's time for countries to adopt a new pan-African environmentalism, and transcend their colonial past.
… Only co-operative, trans-boundary conservation can save Africa's environment … | 29th May 2015 Comment Africa Biodiversity Conservation Law elephants-masai-mara-cut.jpg … and ecosystems, and left a rigid 'fortress conservation' ethic, writes Willem Daniel …
From the endless red dunes of the south to the teeming game reserves of Damaraland, Namibia is home to some of the world’s most important eco-systems. Ruth Styles went to find out how local people are helping to preserve them
… | 12th May 2011 Ethical Living Namibia Travel Conservation Conservancies Safari Sossuvlei … the IRDNC , the Namibian government’s main conservation body. Taken together, conservancy … doesn’t end there. According to the Predator Conservation Trust , an NGO dedicated to the …
The massacre of elephants for Asian ivory trade is driving the iconic African giant to extinction, writes Lewis Evans. But the 'military response' is both brutal and ineffective, all the more so as it excludes and alienates the indigenous communities who are the best defenders of nature and wildlife. The simplistic message of 'Last Days of Ivory' is both damaging and dangerous.
… 'Last Days of Ivory' promotes a military conservation that is fatal for tribal peoples … Lewis Evans | 17th November 2015 Reviews Conservation Africa Wildlife Trade War … behind the increasing militarisation of conservation. Although many environmentalists …
A small fishing community in Tanzania is the victim of a land grab carried out by powerful national park officials using inaccurate maps, writes Alejandra Orozco-Quintero - even though they are part of a long-standing, successful conservation partnership. Is it all to make way for a high-end tourism development?
… an indigenous community erased in the name of conservation Alejandra Orozco-Quintero | 3rd … they are part of a long-standing, successful conservation partnership. Is it all to make … development? The Government of Tanzania's conservation agencies are attempting to expel …
Conservation isn’t just for NGOs and governments says IUCN Deputy Director of Global Species, Jean-Christophe Vié: it’s something we all need to work on. Henry Gass met him to find out more
… Henry Gass | 30th August 2011 Ethical Living Conservation IUCN Red List Animals Elephant … Conservation isn’t just for NGOs and … works closely with scientific experts and conservationist organisations around the world …
Are zoos an essential tool for preserving biodiversity in the 21st century or a Noah's-Ark-style anachronism riddled with woodworm and sinking fast?
… a chartered biologist with a background in conservation who now works in the evolving … there would be no need for zoos, or any other conservation organisations. Nor would we be … are becoming a united and potent force for conservation. The role of zoos has continued …
Religious values are often consistent with conservation efforts. So it’s not surprising that a variety of religious organisations and conservationists are working together to help mitigate the devastating effects of global climate change, writes CURTIS ABRAHAM
… Religious values are often consistent with conservation efforts. So it’s not surprising … that a variety of religious organisations and conservationists are working together to help … unbreakable bond between religion and nature conservation. The Sikkim-born conservationist …