Tag: Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

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Proposed French hunting import and export ban defeated, for now

Resource Africa February 22, 2024 0 Comments
Proposed French hunting import and export ban defeated, for now On 21 November, Sandra Regol (New Ecological and Social People's Union MP) and Corinne Vignon (Renaissance Party MP) tabled a bill aimed at banning the import and export of hunting trophies of all species listed under CITES, as well as all forms of publicity surrounding these activities, i.e. a total ban. This populist proposal is...
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How to keep environmental conservation from doing more harm than good – Landscapes News

Resource Africa September 14, 2022 0 Comments
How to keep environmental conservation from doing more harm than good - landscape News In Africa, “colonial conservation” has become a human rights issue by Augusta Dwyer At a conservation congress 17 years ago, a Maasai leader named Martin Saning’o had harsh words for his audience, declaring, “We are enemies of conservation.” Well before then, the Maasai had lost most of their...