Revenues obtained from the often illegal extraction and supply of commodities such as timber and diamonds are directly bankrolling corrupt regimes and armed insurgency groups, and fund the purchase of weapons and other contraband goods that perpetuate cycles of conflict.
… and timber continues to fuel violence and conflict across the globe The Ecologist | 1st June 2008 News Conflict Resources Violence Armed Intervention … contraband goods that perpetuate cycles of conflict. Increasing pressure on resources …
Climate change has species on the move, with major consequences for biodiversity and human communities write TERO MUSTONEN and HANNIBAL RHOADES. Building resilience has never been more important and Indigenous Peoples are showing the way
… Special Report: From fish to forests and conflicts to coffee...how humans are affected … are a growing cause of species extinction, conflict, and major economic uncertainty, says … worldwide," she adds. Extinction, disease and conflict The depletion and extinction of …
Who are the best guardians of forests and other wild places? Governments? Conservation NGOs? Corporations? No, writes Prakash Kashwan, it's the indigenous peoples who have lived in harmony with their environment for millennia. But to be able do so, they must first be accorded rights to their historic lands and resources, both in law and in practice. Among the countries leading the way, Mexico. Among the laggards, Kenya and India.
… beautiful areas are also sites of intense conflicts. In a recent example, traditional … nations, including the United States, where conflicts continue to simmer over the control … groups who are affected most by these conflicts. The conventional wisdom among many …
This Saturday War on Want holds its Frontlines conference in London on the global conflict between communities and corporations, writes Paul Collins. Featuring a host of inspiring speakers, it will forge new alliances and new strategies of resistance.
… Frontlines conference in London on the global conflict between communities and corporations, … activists who will discuss corporations, conflict and community resistance with … nor at any of the other oil companies." Armed conflict deliberately engineered While the …
A new investigation of palm oil plantations, companies and auditors has found that the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil is failing to deliver on its promise, writes Chris Lang. Widespread fraud, collusion between auditors and companies, conflicts of interest, and a flawed complaints system mean that RSPO-certified palm oil may be destructively and illegally produced.
… collusion between auditors and companies, conflicts of interest, and a flawed complaints … claims; auditors failing to identify social conflicts arising due to abuse of community … to address the substance of the complaints; conflicts of interest due to links between …
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The Karen Indigenous People in Myanmar founded the Salween Peace Park to protect their mega-diverse territory and their culture from extractivism and conflict.
… and their culture from extractivism and conflict. The Karen People have lived in our … homeland have been under assault. The conflict in this region is one of the … from Myanmar. In over 70 years of armed conflict, many thousands of Karen people have …
President Modi is determined to sweep away 'obstacles to growth' including the laws that allow marginalised communities to challenge the confiscation of their lands and forests for dams, mines and other 'development' projects, writes Arpitha Kodiveri. If proposed 'reforms' are enacted, the only remaining avenue of dissent may be one of armed conflict.
… avenue of dissent may be one of armed conflict. Recently, I stood at the … is taking place, and is emblematic of the conflict that is deepening in many parts of … positioned against each other in a way that conflicts are inevitable - can be seen across …
A new wave of ruthless conquistadors has arrived in Peru, write Aldo Orellana Lopez and Philippa de Boissière - global corporations after minerals, oil, gas, timber, land ... And instead of brandishing the Bible and the sword, they proclaim high sounding policies on environment and human rights, while co-opting police and politicians in their pillage of resources.
… operations are directly driving a number of conflicts related to environmental … the impacts of climate change and aggravate conflict. To legitimise the aggressive … of further social and environmental conflict. Public protection of private …
Peru - host of the COP20 UN climate conference now under way in Lima - is facing rebellion by a 3,500 strong indigenous people deep in the Amazon committed to fighting oil exploration in their forest territory, writes David Hill, following the government's failure to consult Matsés communities or respect their rights.
… don't understand our no means no, there'll be conflict that'll lead to people being killed. … contact [in the late 1960s] there was always conflict in this region" , says Romulo Teca … (OGM), says that the Matsés don't want conflict, but it is possible if their rights …
The free-flowing Salween is the last big undammed river in Southeast Asia, home to a flurry of endangered species including tigers and clouded leopards, writes Tom Fawthrop in Hpa-an, Karen State, Myanmar. And thanks to support from both the indigenous Karen people, and senior officials in China who see the huge ecotourism potential of the river and its dramatic gorge, it could just stay that way.
… Salween Peace Park - an antidote to dams and conflict All the dam-sites are located in contested areas and conflict zones. Myanmar has been plagued by … that as megaprojects are seen as triggers of conflict. Zipporah Sein, Vice-President of the …
Four Indian leaders who have opposed illegal logging in their forests have been shot dead in eastern Peru as they traveled by boat to an indigenous meeting in Brazil. The murders followed pleas to Peruvian authorities for protection, and warnings by Brazilian officials that the Indians were in extreme danger.
… what has caused it." Surviving centuries of conflict The Asháninka have survived centuries of intense conflict since their land was first invaded by … a large part of the Amazon for a century. But conflict flared up the the late 19th century …
For Saskatchewan, uranium is an important part of the economy, but for the province's indigenous peoples, the land is everything. It is filled with relationships between beings who dwell together in an interconnected web. Their traditional ecological knowledge is not just a set of terms or data, but a deep, broadly-viewed reality which contains systematic respect for all creation.
… unholy uranium: Canada's mining industry in conflict with First Nations Committee for … far into the future, it will always conflict with maintaining respectful …
Janine Roberts describes how De Beers cons the world into paying so much for its cheap, plentiful diamonds and turns a blind eye to the eradication of the oldest culture on the planet.
… Botswana Diamond Industry Blood Diamond Conflict Diamond Survival Companies … Democratic Republic of Congo being labelled ‘conflict’ or ‘blood’ diamonds. A similar … the world to buy diamonds tainted not just by conflict, but with genocide. How de beers …
Ruthless conservation policies at India's Kaziranga reserve claimed 20 lives in 2015 alone, writes Bhaskar Vira. Now, after a BBC film revealed the grim reality of life for local people, the BBC itself is in the firing line - banned from all India's tiger reserves for five years. Successful conservation must build bridges with communities - not fight them!
… BBC investigation , highlights some of the conflicts that characterise contemporary … trade. However, as with all wars, a serious conflict over rhinos risks collateral damage. … The BBC story also points to the growing conflict in and around Kaziranga between the …
Silver, indigenous Huichol communities and the peyote they venerate have co-existed in Wirikuta, northern Mexico for thousands of years, writes Kurt Hollander. But it's become an increasingly troubled relationship, one that illustrates the deepest conflicts of Mexican society. The region is protected as a UNESCO Natural Sacred Area, but foreign mining companies are determined to exploit vast concessions that pose severe threats to the fragile landscape, its inhabitants and their ancient culture.
… one that illustrates the deepest conflicts of Mexican society. The region is … property of Mexico and its people. To avoid conflicts with Europe and the United States, … relationship that illustrates the deepest conflicts of Mexican society. Indigenous …
Multinational paper and palm oil companies are rushing to declare 'zero deforestation' policies. It looks like a huge victory for the rainforests and forest peoples, but Peter Gerhardt asks - what is a no-deforestation promise really worth?"
… PT Asiatic Persada. When one of the land conflicts with the local population was … local population affected by the land claim conflicts with Wilmar, APP, April and other … ice cream" . Human rights or land rights conflicts no longer play a significant part. …
The government of president Evo Morales has approved a new mining law for Bolivia giving precedence to mining over other interests. It's proving highly divisive within the country - and indigenous communities are on the march to protect their rights to land, water and dignity.
… to be revised by the upper house amid violent conflicts that also brought down the mining … who work in the sector had caused 16 separate conflicts between January 2013 and March 2014. …
Environmental groups were pleased at the end of 2007 when the UN announced that its under-resourced adaptation funds - established to help less-industrialised nations adapt to the effects of climate change - were to receive a cash injection.
… the funds. They argue that the funds would conflict with separate funds which the Bank … already operates; that the Bank has serious conflicts of interest between tackling climate …
An initiative to re-home abused, over-worked domestic elephants is supporting the conservation of one of Cambodia's last and most species-rich rainforests, writes William Laurance. Growing ecotourism in the area, attracted by the elephants, is engaging indigenous communities in forest protection and helping to stave off the pressure from loggers and plantations.
… many, Cambodia is best known for its bitter conflicts-the incursions from US bombing … communities on the other. Nowhere is the conflict between 'development' and 'nature' …
Estela Casanto Mauricio, a Peruvian indigenous leader, was killed for her advocacy for the right to live in a healthy environment.
… during resource extraction and pollution conflicts worldwide since last year: 86 were … at the frontlines of extractive and polluting conflicts. These at-risk defenders face legal … defenders during ecological distribution conflicts. Estela Casanto Mauricio, an …
Coalition of indigenous groups calls for boycott of companies that invade and exploit protected Brazilian lands.
… accused of acting in areas of indigenous land conflicts and extracting resources … produced and bought in areas of indigenous conflicts is the only thing that can guarantee …
The indigenous peoples of the Amazon are employing the tactics of the Occupy movement against oil companies, gold miners and illegal loggers, writes Marc Brightman. Their methods are home-grown: lacking the protection of the state, they have always had to fight their own battles. But recent campaign successes owe much to outside support. We must maintain, and strengthen, our solidarity.
… other minerals has led to significant social conflicts. The region's small communities are … knowledge. These experiences show that the conflicts that sometimes arise between native … to extract natural resources are not merely conflicts of material interests, and are not …
A palm oil company's 'forest conservation' programme in Indonesia has ended up being a second land grab, writes Marcus Colchester - seizing resources from local communities' control.
… to take remedial action on the ground. Land conflicts and other grievances - a resolution? … a programme aimed at resolving the land conflicts and dealing with the other … to find new lands. There are going to be conflicts over land along those boundaries." …
Impunity reigns in the Amazon, write Joe Sandler Clarke & Sam Cowie, and the indigenous peoples of the forest are the big losers as they suffer repeated killings and land grabs. Big cuts to Funai, the agency meant to protect Brazil's indigenous tribes, have encouraged land barons to expand their land holdings into indigenous territories and murder any who resist.
… first six months of the year in rural land conflicts, eight more than at the same time in … number of people being killed in rural land conflicts. Bellini believes the current …