Elders to sue UK government for injustices
Daily Nation | 23 Nov 2010
The Taita Council of Elders is pondering filing a case in The Hague over historical injustices against the community. The council, also known as Waghosi wa Isanga, has called Taita lawyers for a brainstorming meeting on the matter. The councils treasurer Gabriel Nyambu said on Tuesday that they would discuss the possibility of suing the British government for taking away more than 17,000 square kilometres of their land to establish a national park.
 Land Tenure Issues | Protected Areas | Public Policy | Tourism and Biodiversity

Government Consults on National Park Governance
Environmental Protection UK | 16 Nov 2010
Defra is reviewing the governance arrangements of National Park Authorities (NPAs) via a consultation aimed at increasing local accountability. The stated purpose of the review is to explore ways in which governance of the NPAs can be made more effective and more responsive to local concerns and to consider the extent to which it is appropriate for different NPAs to have different organisational arrangements in place.
 United Kingdom | Biodiversity Conservation | Local Environment Initiatives | Local Issues | Participation | Protected Areas

The big issue: Only a minority of 4x4 users damage our national parks
Guardian Unlimited | 28 Mar 2010
Off-road drivers are taking a disproportionate amount of blameI object to the article "How off-roaders are wrecking the beauty of my beloved Peak District", (In Focus).
 United Kingdom | Impacts on Ecosystems | Protected Areas | Transport

Japan faces whale 'cruelty' claim
BBC | 19 Jun 2006
Australia is to present what it says is proof that Japan's scientific whaling programme is cruel to the meeting of the International Whaling Commission.
 Biodiversity Conservation | Protected Areas | Threatened Species | Coastal Development and Tourism | Conservation | Fish Farming | Fisheries | Marine Life | National Policies and Environmental Laws

Daddy of animal kingdom revealed
BBC | 19 Jun 2006
It was tough competition but the male marmoset has been named top of the "pops" in a Father's Day survey.
 Biodiversity Conservation | Biotechnology | Protected Areas | Threatened Species

Japan wins first pro-whaling vote at global group
today.reuters.co.uk | 19 Jun 2006
Japan and other whaling nations on Sunday for the first time in more than two decades won support for a motion criticizing a global whaling ban, signaling they might finally have the muscle to challenge the moratorium.
 Biodiversity Conservation | Protected Areas | Threatened Species | Coastal Development and Tourism | Conservation | Fish Farming | Fisheries | Marine Life

Humpback whales: Licence to kill
The Independent | 19 Jun 2006
Humpback whales - the best loved and one of the most endangered of all the giant mammals - are to be slaughtered for the first time in more than 30 years, in defiance of an international ban.
 Biodiversity Conservation | Protected Areas | Threatened Species | Coastal Development and Tourism | Conservation | Fish Farming | Fisheries | Marine Life | England

Hunt for the humpback
The Independent | 19 Jun 2006
Herman Melville described them as 'the most gamesome and lighthearted' of whales. Their leaping and singing have captivated the human race. And Japan wants to kill 50 of them next year
 Biodiversity Conservation | Protected Areas | Threatened Species | Coastal Development and Tourism | Conservation | Fish Farming | Fisheries | Marine Life | Pollution

Japan fails to take control of whaling commission
The Independent | 19 Jun 2006
Conservationists around the world breathed a sigh of relief last night when Japan, the leading pro-whaling nation, narrowly failed in its attempt to gain control of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and so start challenging the international commercial whaling ban.
 Biodiversity Conservation | Protected Areas | Threatened Species | Economics and the Environment | Environmental Awareness

Bush creates new marine sanctuary
BBC | 16 Jun 2006
US President George W Bush has designated a swathe of Hawaiian islands as a US national monument, making them the world's largest marine sanctuary.
 Biodiversity Conservation | Protected Areas | Threatened Species | Coastal Development and Tourism | Conservation | Fish Farming | Fisheries