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Around 700 families were evicted from the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam, India in November 2017, following an order of the Guwahati High Court. ZUMA PRESS /ALAMY

25 Nov 2022 4 minute read

For whose protection?

A target to turn 30 per cent of the world’s land into protected areas for nature by 2030 is set to be agreed by world...

19 Nov 2021 5 minute read

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‘Fortress conservation’ is driving us from our homes

Pranab Doley, an Indigenous activist from the Mising people, condemns the militarization of the...

Tourists and photographers zoom in on wildlife at the Mara river during the great wildebeest migration, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. ERIC BACCEGA/ALAMY

18 Feb 2021 7 minute read

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Beyond the tourist trail

Conservationists in the Global South are seeking sustainable pathways, finds Graeme Green.

Vast areas of land have been stolen from tribal people and local communities under the false claim that this is necessary for conservation. Credit: Fiore Longo

3 Mar 2020 5 minute read

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The violence of ‘conservation’

Fiore Longo of Survival International argues for an end to big conservation projects that abuse and destroy...

1 Nov 2017 2 minute read

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Who is Palau’s marine sanctuary really for?

Is Palau's marine reserve as good as it sounds – or a route to luxury tourism?

10 Mar 2017 9 minute read

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For the sake of the tiger

Prioritizing animal conservation over human life is having repercussions for locals in the Sundarbans. An illustrated report...

5 Dec 2016 6 minute read

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Standing Rock: cautiously optimistic as international solidarity builds

This morning, the water flows a little easier in the Cannonball River, writes Morgan Curtis.

14 Dec 2015 7 minute read

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Why we should feel positive about Paris

Though the deal was a dud, this was no Copenhagen, argue Jess Worth and Danny Chivers.

13 Dec 2015 6 minute read

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Which way after Paris Agreement?

La Via Campesina’s agro-ecology and food sovereignty offers one possible path toward climate justice, writes Marienna...

12 Dec 2015 4 minute read

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Coal’s hidden ‘double whammy’

Millions of hectares of forest are threatened by coal mining, warns Saskia Ozinga.

8 Dec 2015 5 minute read

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‘Recognizing our rights to live in our forests is part of the solution to climate change’

Justin Kenrick meets with Sengwer community's Yator Kiptum and Milka Chepkorir...

15 Aug 2015 11 minute read

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The stuff problem

How much mined material will we need to build a 100-per-cent renewable world? Danny Chivers works it out.

17 Apr 2015 3 minute read

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EU ups its tropical forest-related aid

On the face of it, this is good news, says Saskia Ozinga – but only if local communities have a say in how...

23 Mar 2015 3 minute read

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Why we should weep for the sparrow

The once-common bird is suffering in modern-day India, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara. But efforts to save...

1 Dec 2014 6 minute read

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Evicted by charity

The green imperialism of some conservation charities, by Sophie Pritchard.

24 Nov 2014 4 minute read

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Pink dye to save black rhinos

In South Africa, a new conservation project is attempting to put poachers off targeting rhinos for their horns. ...

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