27 February 2018 — The Nobel laureates visited No Man’s Land at the Bangladesh-Burma border today. They are calling for sister Nobel peace laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, to stop the atrocities, or resign.
28/02/2018
Ecuador Endangered
Human Wrongs Watch
By John Seed*
The tropical Andes of Ecuador are at the top of the world list of biodiversity hotspots in terms of vertebrate species, endemic vertebrates, and endemic plants. Ecuador has more orchid and hummingbird species than Brazil, which is 32 times larger, and more diversity than the entire USA.
Ecuador has the highest biodiversity per square kilometer of any nation | Rainforest Information Centre
In the last year, the Ecuadorean government has quietly granted mining concessions to over 1.7 million hectares (4.25 million acres) of forest reserves and indigenous territories. These were awarded to transnational corporations in closed-door deals without public knowledge or consent.
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28/02/2018
Ghost Fishing? 640.000 Tonnes of Fishing Gear Dumped in Oceans Every Year
Human Wrongs Watch
By Baher Kamal*
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The consequences of ghost fishing are shocking | Photo re-posted from Wall Street International
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