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18 January 2022
GroundUp
Removed in the 1960s, the Bakubang clan have finalised the list of beneficiaries of their land claim
Restitution read moreThe government in #uganda was giving contradictory information on protecting wetlands, on the one hand telling communities to stay away from wetlands, while authorizing companies to create huge rice growing areas, says @mwesigyesp from @GLTNnews at #landac2022
My latest on the issue of Western model of conservation in Africa and it’s assault on indigenous rights and land.
Protected areas based conservation are disastrous for Indigenous People. https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/07/01/western-nonprofits-african-rights-land/
CASAC has noted with concern the recent statement by the Minister of @HomeAffairsSA regarding the court action brought by @HelenSuzmanFdn against the Department
#coal mining onslaught on Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park is tantamount to #ecocide
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-06-30-coal-mining-onslaught-on-hluhluwe-imfolozi-park-is-tantamount-to-ecocide/
#AllRise4Wildlife
@kirstenyouens @patrickbond @CentreEnvRights @CALS_ZA @WILDLANDSSA @WESSA_za @Bruceps @elisetempelhoff @Desiree_Laverne @macua_sa @WWFSouthAfrica @DMRE_ZA
BREAKING: If you're feeling down by the US Supreme Court ruling on regulation of emissions, cheer up with good, amazing news from Brazil: our Supreme Court has just ruled that the Paris Agreement is a human rights treaty. This has enormous implications for future cases. Why? 🧵
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