Conservation Watch: Who pays the price for protected areas?

Green militarisation and escalating violence in Virunga National Park

By Chris Lang 16/04/2018 14/05/2018 Editor Posts

On Monday, 9 April 2018, five rangers and a driver were killed in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. A sixth ranger was wounded. In a statement, Virunga National Park said it is, “deeply saddened to confirm reports of an attack on our staff today”.

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Conservation Watch’s news round up: March 2018

By Conservation Watch 04/04/2018 04/05/2018 Editor Posts

Conservation Watch’s round-up of the month’s news on protected areas and conservation in the Global South.

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Baiga indigenous people march to protest evictions from wildlife corridor

By Chris Lang 22/03/2018 22/03/2018 Editor Posts

Earlier this week, more than 300 indigenous Baiga people took part in a two-day march in protest at evictions from the proposed Kanha-Achanakmar tiger corridor.

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Illegal evictions of Baiga indigenous people from India’s Kanha National Park

By Chris Lang 16/03/2018 23/03/2018 Editor Posts

In March 2017, India’s National Tiger Conservation Authority issued a notice asking 17 states to suspend the rights of indigenous peoples and other forest dwellers in critical tiger habitats.

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India: Almost 40,000 people were evicted in the name of conservation in 2017

By Chris Lang 08/03/2018 09/03/2018 Editor Posts

In 2017, government authorities in India destroyed almost 8,000 homes and forcefully evicted nearly 40,000 people, in the name of conservation. That’s more than 20 homes destroyed and 109 people evicted every day.

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Villagers kill tiger in Sumatra – the day after World Wildlife Day

By Chris Lang 05/03/2018 05/03/2018 Editor Posts

The theme of this year’s World Wildlife Day on 3 March 2018 was “Big cats: predators under threat”. In a statement on the World Wildlife Day website, António Guterres, UN Secretary-General and John E. Scanlon, Secretary-General of the CITES Secretariat write that,

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Conservation Watch’s news round up: February 2018

By Chris Lang 02/03/2018 02/03/2018 Editor Posts

Conservation Watch’s round-up of the month’s news on protected areas and conservation in the Global South.

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Threats of eviction against indigenous Sengwer people continue in Kenya

By Chris Lang 16/02/2018 16/02/2018 Editor Posts

The Sengwer indigenous people who live in the Embobut forest in the western highlands of Kenya continue to face threats of violence and evictions. The latest round of violent evictions started at the end of December 2017. The evictions, carried out by the Kenya Forest Service, are supposedly in the…

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Loliondo update: Tanzania’s prime minister announces “special authority” for Loliondo. Otterlo Business Corporation not going anywhere

By Chris Lang 14/02/2018 14/02/2018 Editor Posts

In November 2017, Tanzanian news media reported that the government had ended a 25-year-old hunting tourism deal with Otterlo Business Corporation, a United Arab Emirates company.

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Conservation Watch’s news round-up: January 2018

By Conservation Watch 01/02/2018 05/02/2018 Editor Posts

Conservation Watch’s round-up of the month’s news on protected areas and conservation in the Global South.

Green militarisation and escalating violence in Virunga National Park

Conservation Watch’s news round up: March 2018

Baiga indigenous people march to protest evictions from wildlife corridor

Illegal evictions of Baiga indigenous people from India’s Kanha National Park

India: Almost 40,000 people were evicted in the name of conservation in 2017

Villagers kill tiger in Sumatra – the day after World Wildlife Day

Conservation Watch’s news round up: February 2018

Threats of eviction against indigenous Sengwer people continue in Kenya

Loliondo update: Tanzania’s prime minister announces “special authority” for Loliondo. Otterlo Business Corporation not going anywhere

Conservation Watch’s news round-up: January 2018

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