As we celebrate 'World Wildlife Day' today, there's little for nature's best defenders to be glad of, says human rights lawyer Gordon Bennett. Indigenous Peoples around the world are routinely attacked, starved and cut off from the lands and wildlife they have protected for millennia under a flawed and brutal model of 'conservation'.
… As we celebrate 'World Wildlife Day' today, there's little for … starved and cut off from the lands and wildlife they have protected for millennia … a flawed and brutal model of 'conservation'. Wildlife law enforcement almost always has a …
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.
… biodiversity’ . To prevent the loss of global wildlife, the UN’s initiative had planned … some cases, India is still unable to balance wildlife protection with the rights of local … spaces of conflict. Launched during India’s Wildlife Week, the map demonstrates that the …
Breaking a clear pre-election promise, the government will allow fracking to take place in the UK's most precious wildlife sites and in vital groundwater source areas, writes Adam Vaughan.
… Fracking go-ahead in SSSI wildlife sites, groundwater sources Adam … to take place in the UK's most precious wildlife sites and in vital groundwater source … Campaigners accused ministers of putting wildlife at risk and reneging on their pledge …
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
… of multiple-uses - it is where people and wildlife co-exist side-by-side. Rural … increase in the diversity and abundance of wildlife in these areas. This has encouraged … us to engage the service of a full-time wildlife conservation team. Our conservation …
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.
… To conserve tropical forests and wildlife, protect the rights of people who … the control of federal lands and national wildlife refuges . But in former colonies in … necessarily conflict with saving forests and wildlife. On the contrary, upholding …
India's conservation agencies are intent on the illegal eviction of indigenous communities from protected areas - even though they are often the best protectors of endangered wildlife. The Similipal Tiger Reserve is the latest battleground.
… are often the best protectors of endangered wildlife. The Similipal Tiger Reserve is the … who have been living with the forest's wildlife for generations, are determined to … ... We don't have any conflict with the wildlife. We don't hunt or cut down trees. If …
Among the risks of fracking are fragmentation of wildlife habitats, groundwater depletion, surface water pollution. The risks are compounded by a failure among companies and regulators to record or disclose essential information - from the chemicals used, to the time and place of toxic spills.
… the risks of fracking are fragmentation of wildlife habitats, groundwater depletion, … this booming industry is having on plants and wildlife. To help shed light on this area … in plants, birds, amphibians, mammals, wildlife disease, hydrology, and public …
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!
… Are India's 'shoot on sight' wildlife guards doing more harm than good? … which is responsible for the protection of wildlife sanctuaries and national parks, has … the crime syndicates involved in the illegal wildlife trade. However, as with all wars, a …
Global outcry as India’s Supreme Court threatens to evict over a million vulnerable people from forest under the guise of protecting wildlife.
… from forest under the guise of protecting wildlife. The Bengal tiger has been used as a … adopted in 2006 is detrimental for India’s wildlife. The court assumed that the … of discriminated indigenous peoples would put wildlife - most notably the Bengal Tiger - at …
The UK has just opened a bidding round for fracking licences. But the rules contain only weak protections against fracking in National Parks and AONBs - and none at all for even the most important wildlife sites and drinking water aquifers.
… - and none at all for even the most important wildlife sites and drinking water aquifers. A … until someone tests it and applies anyway." Wildlife sites and aquifers - no specific … protection But the position is far worse for wildlife sites - such as local nature …
“Make people smile, and then ask for help”, was a philosophy embraced by the late adventurer Mark Shand. A convoy racing 500km across India in a collection of eclectic vehicles is aiming to do just that. CATHERINE EARLY reports.
… Early | 10th November 2017 News Elephant Wildlife Charity India 405679.jpg “Make people … have been joined by more than 80 explorers, wildlife lovers, entrepreneurs and … Habitat loss and fragmentation, illegal wildlife trade and conflict with humans are …
India's interminable quest for uranium rides roughshod over environmental and health concerns and democratic processes.
… Court of India by “retired forest officials, wildlife activists and conservation NGOs”, … will be disastrous for both forests and the wildlife – a claim that activists argue is … Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) - purportedly India’s apex …
UN sets out how it might be possible to 'bend the curve' and prevent the collapse of biodiversity.
… the soil by not ploughing the land, to boost wildlife and productivity. – Enabling a shift … These steps can provide positive benefits for wildlife at the same time as curbing climate … out from the wild, and combating the illegal wildlife trade. There is also a need to reduce …
The targeting of environmental justice groups shows how the Modi government's criminalization of dissent is gaining pace.
… access to land, water, coasts, forests, wildlife reserves, and other environmental … underway or sanctioned in national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in the region”. A recent … The ill-reputed National Board for Wildlife (NBWL), supposedly India’s apex …
A 62-year old pipeline across New England could be used to carry hazardous tar sand crude oil from Canada to the Atlantic, writes Meg Berlin. But communities across Vermont are campaigning to block the project that imperils waters, people and wildlife ...
… the project that imperils waters, people and wildlife ... In the small New England state of … waterways, home to a great diversity of wildlife including bear, moose and eagles. In … Jim Murphy, senior counsel for the National Wildlife Federation, spoke aptly on the …
Rural communities all over India are battling against a land grab of epic proportions. And one of the biggest causes of land grabs is for airports to support India's domestic aviation boom. Rose Bridger reports from Kerala, where four new 'green field' airports are meeting stiff local resistance.
… a massive scale, large tracts of farmland and wildlife habitats are being handed over to … concerns beyond their own future. Loss of wildlife habitats and biodiversity is of such …
The endangered Bengal Tiger and One-horned Rhino desperately need protection, writes Lewis Evans. But in India's Kaziranga National Park, 'fortress conservation' includes a brutal 'shoot on sight' policy that is terrorising local communities, many of them tribal. Indigenous peoples are the natural allies of conservation and need to be engaged in constructive solutions - not shot!
… even in a military context, let alone one of wildlife conservation. The report adds: "So … responsibility for the endangerment of local wildlife by imperial British hunters and loss … in poaching and in direct conflict with wildlife. There is absolutely no reason to …
Botswana has been accused of sacrificing the Kalahari, one of the world's most precious wildlife reserves, to commercial fracking while ignoring the concerns of environmentalists and communities who could lose access to scarce water.
… Kalahari, one of the world's most precious wildlife reserves, to commercial fracking … in the media." The CKGR is the second biggest wildlife reserve in the world, spanning 52,800 …
A 7-year old boy has been shot by park guards in Kaziranga national park, India, visited in April by Prince William and Kate, which operates a strict 'shoot first' policy. The incident highlights the government's wider efforts to evict tribal peoples from their forests in the name of conservation.
… of poaching and involvement in the illegal wildlife trade. Militarized conservation … of villages from within national parks, other wildlife rich areas and corridors should be … people from the vaguely described "other wildlife rich areas" and "corridors" as well …
Conservationists search for Rufous-necked Hornbills in West Bengal, through rich forests threatened by unrest and development.
… the walk, lies inside the National Park. The wildlife camp there was burnt down ‘during … including the Beat Officer, stay at the wildlife quarters there. Our survey was … personnel, they became convinced that the wildlife staff was giving out information …
When Shell decided to quit its Arctic oil exploration it cited 'insufficient quantities' of oil and gas, writes Louise Rouse. But that was not the whole story: what tipped the balance was a combination of investor discontent, reputational damage and public opposition on an unprecedented scale.
… 2016 plans. So what tipped the scales? Pesky wildlife protections In 2012 when Shell first …
The lockdown from one pandemic is being used in India to pave the way for the next, with a controversial plan to clear extremely valuable forests.
… released peer reviewed research about the Wildlife Institue of India´s Etalin Wildlife Conservation Plan. They point to a … directives to conduct a multi-seasonal study, Wildlife Institue of India only spent four …
Despite all the hype that fracking the UK will mean cheaper energy bills, it is increasingly clear that the opposite is the case, writes Lesley Docksey. And who will pay the cost? Taxpayers, energy users, and the environment ...
… for each and every well. The cost to our wildlife We and our wildlife will, one way or another, pay for the …
While the world gears up for Jungle Book fever, something sinister is afoot in the forests of India, writes Tom Linton. No, not Shere Khan, but zealous officials illegally evicting indigenous communities from their ancestral forests in the name of 'conservation' - and to make way for tiger tourism. And it's happening across India putting millions of people under threat.
… laws, namely the Indian Forest Act and the Wildlife Protection Act. Passed in 1972, both … spells disaster for the local environment and wildlife." 'Parks Need Peoples' The idea is … the so-called man-animal conflict and the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972. If we are …