The OECD is pursuing a complaint that WWF has funded abuses against the indigenous forest-dwelling Baka or 'Pygmy' peoples of Cameroon, after determining that its human rights guidelines do apply to WWF owing to the 'commercial nature' of its conservation activities.
OECD takes up complaint that WWF has funded abuses of Cameroon's forest peoples Chris Lang Conservation Watch | 12th January 2017 News Indigenous Peoples Forests Conservation Cameroon Africa …
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.
Sustainable palm oil? RSPO's greenwashing and fraudulent audits exposed Chris Lang REDD Monitor | 19th November 2015 Activism Forests Food Farming Indigenous Peoples Regulation Corporations …
The Thai government was right to evict an indigenous community from the Kaeng Krachan National Park at gunpoint and burn down homes, a Bangkok court has ruled - even though one resident had lived there for 100 years and the Park was only created in 1981.
Thailand court: National Park officers 'can burn indigenous homes' Chris Lang Conservation Watch | 20th September 2016 News Indigenous Peoples Law Thailand Conservation army-and-flag-cut.png The Thai …
The TPP - Trans-Pacific Partnership - is far more than just a trade agreement. It is a global-scale corporate power grab - anti-people, anti-environment and anti-democratic. And it must be stopped, writes Chris Lang.
Stop the Trans-Pacific Partnership Chris Lang | 23rd January 2014 Comment Trade WTO TPP Politics Indigenous Peoples Forests stop-tpp.png The TPP - Trans-Pacific Partnership - is far more than just a …