UN publishes landmark guidelines to combat human rights abuses in conservation
UNEP publishes new guidelines for the respect of human rights in conservation on the eve of UN Human Rights Day
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Demand for EVs drives destruction of uncontacted people: new report
A new report has revealed that demand for electric vehicles is destroying uncontacted people’s lives and lands in Indonesia.
Intimidation and abuses fuel fears of Prince Harry charity investigation “whitewash”
Campaigners voice concerns that an investigation into African Parks may result in a whitewash.
Brazil: 5 years on, Amazon Guardian’s killers still escape justice
Marking the fifth anniversary since Paulo Paulino Guajajara was ambushed by loggers
India’s Indigenous peoples rise up against evictions from tiger reserves
Adivasi (Indigenous) people protested across India to denounce forced evictions to make way for tiger reserves.
Brazil: Indigenous man killed as military police attack Guarani community
Attack took place in an area that has been re-occupied by the community
An avoidable tragedy: Loggers killed by uncontacted Mashco Piro in Peru
An encounter between loggers and uncontacted Mashco Piro people in the Peruvian Amazon has led to tragedy.
Peru: FSC suspends certification of logging company operating in uncontacted Mashco Piro territory
Following demands, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) announced it has suspended logging company Canales Tahuamanu's certification.