When appointing a new leader, selectors base their choice on several factors and typically look for leaders with desirable characteristics such as honesty and trustworthiness. However once leaders are in power, can we trust them to exercise it in a prosocial manner? To investigate this the authors used experimental methods to distinguish between the situational […]
African Union Comes Out in Support of Ogiek Land Rights The Ogiek, the meanwhile world-famous honey-hunters of the Mau forest in Kenya, booked another success in their struggle for survival and the rights to their forest homeland. The African Court of Human and People’s Rights of the African Union (AU), following the line of arguments […]
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by GRAHAM PEEBLES In the harsh Ogaden region of Ethiopia, impoverished ethnic Somali people are being murdered and tortured, raped, persecuted and displaced by government paramilitary forces. Illegal actions carried out with the knowledge and tacit support of donor countries, seemingly content to turn a blind eye to war crimes and crimes against humanity being […]
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The Argentine gas giant Pluspetrol has publicly backtracked on plans to expand the notorious Camisea gas project in southeast Peru into one of the most biodiverse places on earth, following a shock exposure (http://www.survivalinternational.org/news/8961) this week by The Guardian newspaper and Survival International. This is a resounding success for the indigenous people of Manu National […]
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Unfortunately this study only covered religious subjects, but its lessons can be applied pretty much anywhere. “Experts” are trotted out every night on news programs, to justify the most heinous of activities, or just to instill fear in the population. Politicians and other rulers practice being charismatic because it saves them having to be truthful. […]
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Theres nothing more refreshing than standing in a cool, summertime rain shower. Or bathing in the warm sunlight on a crisp spring day. Or inhaling the cool autumn air, fresh with the scent of turning leaves and pine needles. These things — rainwater, sunlight, air — have long been assumed to be not only free, […]
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Why are tribal people being systematically erased from planet Earth? Zen Gardener has some interesting answers. The Venus Transit and the Lost Civilizations of Earth « Just Wondering – Alternative News and Opinions. [saved as pdf just in case: zengardner.com-The_Venus_Transit_and_the_Lost_Civilizations_of_Earth]
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Beekeepers are ‘going underground’ after the Illinois Ag Dept. stole bees from renowned naturalist, Terrence Ingram. Rather than wait three weeks for a court case in which he would have a chance to prove that they were not sick, two obediant servants of the department entered his property when he was not there, and deliberately destroyed […]
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Survival International have produced a really good set of articles about the Awá in the Amazon. They give a good insight into a different way of living, as well as ways to help ensure it is not wiped from the face of the earth. Well worth a look. Earths most threatened tribe – Survival International.
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