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Wild species are disappearing at accelerating pace - unless all people learn to take care of the living planet. Similar to the struggle for climate justice the movement to protect the living world can't succeed by green-washing destruction nor by applying neo-colonial solutions that continue to oppress Indigenous people and local communities. The mini-series 'Just Nature?' provides an overview why justice in nature conservation is crucial and how to improve the movement from within. Each epi ...
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Today we speak to two different scientists about getting involved politically either by choice or circumstances. Dr. Kasia Nowak works at Białowieża Forest in Poland and speaks out about the border fence between Belarus and Poland, how border fences prevent animal migration but also how nature is leveraged as an argument by the far-right when it's …
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The power of money and finance in conservation
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Money is one way big conservation NGOs hold power over local communities but also at international level the financialisation of nature conservation is being pushed by big NGOs. Frederic Hache from the Green Finance observatory will help us understand how offsetting works within conservation and why he opposes frameworks that use financial mechanis…
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Indigenous autonomy and landscape stewardship
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In this episode we speak about Indigenous land governance and autonomy in contrast to expansion of the nation state and international corporations. Our first guest Dr. Jessica Hernandez just published her book 'fresh banana leaves' and talks about recognising Indigenous ecological knowledge and about living in the U.S. As a displaced member of an I…
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Conservation led by Indigenous and local communities
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How can communities govern their lands in the present and preserve it for future generations? We will hear about two entirely different examples of community-led protected areas. One is the Salween Peace Park created by the Karen Indigenous people who live in an autonomous area within the national state of Myanmar, the other the Tarras Valley Natur…
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Opposing neo-colonial conservation practice
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In this episode we focus on land grabs and dispossession by the conservation sector in the present day and hear how local people and those from far away confront this injustice. Our first guest is Yannick Ndoinyo, a Maasai community leader from Tanzania, who is also a conservation biologist. He speaks about the current threat of land dispossession …
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Nature conservation, racism and the far-right
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In this episode we talk about the colonial and racist origins of the nature conservation movement in the US and how Indigenous people were dispossessed of their lands for the creation of national parks and protected areas across the globe. This concept of land-grabs and forceful evictions for biodiversity conservation, often referred to as "fortres…
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Climate justice is on everyone's lips but what about justice in nature conservation and protection of the living world? This trailer explains why everyone who cares about the living planet should focus on justice as a strong root of the conservation movement. The trailer will also lay out what we will learn from people around the globe in the next …
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