Artistic representation meets academic research: Reflections from a journey to Nova Scotia

Artistic representation meets academic research: Reflections from a journey to Nova Scotia

I’ve always found something slightly unsettling about visiting a place with a long history of human habitation but only a relatively recent built heritage. Somehow it feels to me that the buildings and other infrastructure sit uneasily on the landscape like they don’t quite belong. So, it was with mixed feelings that I landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia on a sunny but chilly day in late May.

CIHR response to terrorism allegations against UN Special Rapporteur

CIHR response to terrorism allegations against UN Special Rapporteur

The Conservation Initiative on Human Rights (CIHR) is gravely concerned about recent reported actions taken by the Philippine government alleging the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, is a terrorist.  Ms. Tauli-Corpuz has a demonstrated record that spans decades of working to protect the rights of indigenous peoples around the world.

International Women’s Day: press for progress

International Women’s Day: press for progress

The importance of meaningfully involving women in conservation and indeed of striving for gender equality is increasingly recognised, but in many cases it is still men who are, perhaps unconsciously, seen as the ‘natural partners’ based on the ‘natural’ gendered division of labour. Whilst men generally dominate decision-making forums in communities in which conservation organisations work, they are not the only people who affect and are affected by conservation. Women are also farmers, fishers and foresters.

Considering the Links Between Migration and Conservation on World Day of Social Justice

Considering the Links Between Migration and Conservation on World Day of Social Justice

Each year, World Day of Social Justice is celebrated with a particular theme, and the 2018 theme is “Workers on the Move: The Quest for Social Justice.” According to the UN, most migration today is linked directly or indirectly to the search for decent work opportunities. As workers crisscross the world in search of work that is productive, fairly paid, secure and that opens the door to new and greater opportunities for themselves and their families, there are important environmental impacts of migration that are important to consider.