From Yosemite to the Congo: The violent history of conservation
How the creation of Yosemite became a global model for expelling Indigenous people from their land.
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How the creation of Yosemite became a global model for expelling Indigenous people from their land.
Photos appear to support claim that Indigenous villagers were killed in drive to force them from Kahuzi-Biega Park.
Mongabay seeks to raise interest in and appreciation of wild lands and wildlife, while examining the impact of emerging trends in climate, technology, economics,and finance on conservation and development.
The Batwa Indigenous peoples lived in the Kahuzi-Biega forests of present-day Democratic Republic of Congo for centuries before Belgian colonial rule imposed formal change in 1937 with the establishment of the Zoological and Forest Reserve of Mount Kahuzi. The Batwa were never consulted nor compensated as the legal status of their ancestral lands changed. Colonial […]
Democratic Republic of Congo authorities have failed to fully investigate the killing of at least 66 Indigenous Iyeke people in the Bianga district of Monkoto territory in February 2021.