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Financialisation, Biodiversity Conservation and Equity: Some currents and concerns

WHEN nature is viewed in monetary terms, is it the nature that is valued, or the money? And what implications does this have for ecosystems and equity, given a financialised economy that rewards money products and their brokers, and that tends towards speculative and volatile dynamics?   …  

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'Bitter Seeds' documentary reveals tragic toll of GMOs in India

We sometimes lose sight of the fact that Big Ag's influence extends far beyond our own borders. Micha Peled's documentary Bitter Seeds is a stark reminder of that fact. Bitter Seeds exposes the havoc Monsanto has wreaked on rural farming communities in India, and serves as a fierce rebuttal to the claim that genetically modified seeds can save the developing world. …  

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Development of Linked Cultural and Biophysical Indicators for the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area

The International Journal of Science in Society 2 (4):181-194. CEESP member Rosemary Hill and colleagues published a Journal article reinforcing that worldwide there are examples of ecosystems that exist in their current state due to the complex interactions between people and the environment over time.  …  

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Our Country Our Way: Guidelines for Australian Indigenous Protected Area Management Plans

Our Country Our Way is an illustrated guide that can be used by anyone interested in developing a management plan for an Indigenous Protected Area. Indigenous Protected Area management plans are based on making connections between Indigenous people, country, traditional law, custom and culture with the Australian and international systems for protected area management.  …  

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Indigenous Peoples and Sustainable Development: Protecting our Rights

 The guide addresses the question of how can we make sure that development initiatives are really sustainable and bring positive results for the well-being of indigenous communities. One of the best strategies we can use is to demand that all development initiatives respect our human rights.  …  

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Peoples under threat around the world: Interactive Map

(The Guardian) How safe are indigenous peoples around the world? This map shows country rankings according to the latest Peoples Under Threat index from Minority Rights Group International. South Sudan is the highest riser, although it has only just come into existence.  …  

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Protected Landscapes & Wild Bidoversity

Protected landscapes and seascapes (IUCN category V) are protected areas where long established management systems play a critical conservation role in culturally-influenced ecosystems. Proponents claim that the category V approach can benefit both people and wildlife.  …  

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Two new reports on The Conservation Initiative on Human Rights (CIHR) Consortium

The Conservation Initiative on Human Rights (CIHR) consortium has recently published two reports in support of its goal to promote integration of human rights in conservation policy and practice. 

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Biodiversity and culture: exploring community protocols, rights and consent

Participatory Learning and Action Issue 65, June 2012
Edited by: Krystyna Swiderska (IIED), Kanchi Kohli (Kalpavriksh, India),
Harry Jonas and Holly Shrumm (Natural Justice), Wim Hiemstra, (COMPAS,
Netherlands), Maria Julia Oliva (Union for Ethical Biotrade)   In recent years, community biocultural protocols and Free Prior Informed Consent have been recognised as important tools to help indigenous peoples and local communities to safeguard their rights to land and natural resources. But the practicalities of how to develop, use and support these tools have been less well understood.

 
 

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