*[Enwl-eng] Urgent action: World leaders must recognize tribalpeoples' right to hunt

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Urgent Action: World leaders must recognize tribal peoples’ right to hunt

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Around the world, tribal peoples are being accused of “poaching” because
they hunt their food. This violates their rights under international law and
leaves them vulnerable to arrest and beatings, torture and death.

They are better at looking after their environment than anyone else, and yet
are often the target of “anti-poaching” drives while the main causes of
biodiversity loss, like logging and organized poaching networks, go
unaddressed.

On March 25, representatives of countries from around the world will meet at
a follow-up conference in Botswana on the illegal wildlife trade. Last year
no mention was made of the fact that tribal people hunting on their lands to
feed their families are not “poachers.”

Please write to the US, UK and EU representatives and the Director General
of WWF and ask them to ensure that tribal peoples are not caught in the
firing line in the struggle against the illegal wildlife trade.
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Dear Mr Lenhardt, Lord De Mauley, Ms Zeitler and Dr Lambertini,

I understand that you or your colleagues will attend the conference on the
illegal wildlife trade in Kasane, Botswana on 25 March.

I write to you about the urgent situation of tribal peoples who hunt to feed
their families, but who are frequently and wrongly criminalized as
“poachers” by governments and conservation organizations. This violates
their right to hunt for a livelihood, which is recognized under
international law. Many are harassed, beaten and even tortured by
anti-poaching squads when they exercise this right.

I urge you to ask the conference to explicitly recognize in its final
statement that tribal peoples have the right to hunt for a livelihood.

Yours sincerely,


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