Armed conflicts, refugees and the environment

Currently, there are 22 armed conflicts[1] and an estimated 68.5 million forcefully displaced people worldwide, mainly due to wars (UNHCR 2018). We are in the midst of what is commonly referred to as the world’s worst refugee crisis in history. There are multiple ways in which these social crises interrelate with environmental issues (Adger 2014). […]

Ethical Conservation Course: Changing Global Conservation Realities

Mainstream conservation is failing to provide effective solutions to the global environmental deterioration. At the same time, conservation initiatives are responsible for augmenting social conflicts and injustices. Many conservation institutions choose to take an active part in the world´s destructive economic system, rather than struggle to change it. Both the general public and conservation practitioners […]

Download Reclaim’s new flyer

Check out our new flyer introducing Reclaim Conservation and calling people to join us. In order to reach our goals and work to change conservation realities we need many more people to join us both in our many activities and as organizers. Please join us and help spread the word about Reclaim Conservation! Click to […]

Activists and Communities Vs. Mainstream Conservation Myths

There are myriad definitions of the term “environmental conservation” and hundreds of ideologies and methods being utilised worldwide in an attempt to conserve habitats and biodiversity. At present, what is clear is that conservation efforts as a whole are failing. While large-scale financial investments in worldwide conservation efforts is increasing, positive results from these investments […]

Conservation Exposed

Conservation is failing worldwide! Big international NGOs (BINGOs) spend increasing amounts of money on conservation initiatives that often do not have a direct effect on forest and species conservation or, in other cases, create antagonism and even retaliation from the local population. They present to the public varying narratives, some being doom-and-gloom situations focusing on […]

Sincere Conservation

Real conservation comes out of stewardship, friendship, passion and compassion. Local and indigenous people all over the world have used their own set of values and customary laws to protect their neighbouring forests and wildlife for thousands of years, never expecting any payment or fame. Unfortunately mainstream conservation by its militarism and territorialism, its insistence […]