UK’s Prince Harry demands end to “greed and selfishness”, for nature’s sake
Liwonde, MalawiReuters Britain’s Prince Harry appealed on Monday in a national park in Malawi for increased global efforts to protect the environment against “greed, apathy and selfishness”. Harry, whose tour of southern Africa has taken him to four countries, observed a simulated anti-poaching operation by Malawian rangers and British soldiers aimed at protecting endangered species […]
Heritage site or home? Indigenous Thais fight for right to forest
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Hundreds of indigenous Karen people in Thailand face evictions from a national park that authorities wish to turn into a World Heritage Site, joining millions in a similarly precarious situation as authorities worldwide push tough conservation laws. The Kaeng Krachan is Thailand’s biggest national park, sprawled over more than 2,900 square […]
OCEAN CONSERVATION: COLOMBIA’S ISLAND FISHERMEN DIVE INTO BATTLE TO PROTECT CORAL REEFS
ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that as climate change and growing tourism hurt coral, Colombian efforts to “garden” new coral – and save incomes – are paying off…
Indigenous leader’s killing exposes land threat in Brazil
Thomson Reuters Foundation An Indigenous leader has been found murdered in Brazil, exposing the growing threat to tribes fighting illegal logging in the Amazon, campaigners and authorities said. Jorginho Guajajara was found dead in the northern state of Maranhao with his neck broken, rights group Survival International said. Police in Maranhao confirmed on Thursday they were investigating […]
Clergy divided as Kenya moves to save forest, evict 40,000 settlers
Nairobi, KenyaRNS When forest rangers arrived at Mau Forest Complex in June to evict thousands of illegal settlers, frightened villagers started moving out. Villagers sought refuge at churches, schools and trading centres as smoke billowed from their homes, which were razed in the exercise. Churches, schools and crops have been burned in a clearing process […]