Story | 15 Aug, 2012
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.
Story | 15 Aug, 2012
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.
Story | 15 Aug, 2012
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.
Story | 15 Aug, 2012
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…
Story | 15 Aug, 2012
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…
Story | 15 Aug, 2012
'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…
Story | 15 Aug, 2012
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?
…Story | 14 Aug, 2012
BOOK REVIEW: Forests and Climate Change: The Social Dimensions of REDD in Latin America
BOOK REVIEW: Forests and Climate Change: The Social Dimensions of REDD in Latin America. Hall, Anthony. 2012. Edgar Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham UK and Northampton MA, USA.
Story | 14 Aug, 2012
BOOK REVIEW: Collaborative Governance of Tropical Landscapes
BOOK REVIEW: Collaborative Governance of Tropical Landscapes, Coral J. Pierce Colfer and Jean-Laurent Pfund, Eds, Earthscan, UK and USA, 2011, 285pp, ISBN : 978-1-84971-177-7, Price A$ 88.00 (Hard copy)