Today (18 April) is World Heritage Day, a chance to celebrate and promote awareness of global cultural and natural heritage and to encourage the preservation and protection of monuments and sites.
When it comes to campaigning for a future for elephants, EIA’s long-term strategy has been ahead of the curve for decades – and now a new scientific report is arguing for the same approach to protect elephants from poaching and trafficking
The Tanzanian Government, after pushing to inscribe the Selous on the World Heritage List in recognition of its outstanding universal value, singlehandedly decided to greenlight a massive hydropower dam in the middle of the reserve, a decision which experts agree is pushing the area irreversibly close to an environmental catastrophe