Weekly Summary of this Week’s ”Wilderness World” from Wild Navigator

Wild Navigator starts this new feature which presents the top stories from the web. These stories are the highs and lows in the fields of wildlife travel, biodiversity conservation, climate change, sustainability, photography, scientific research, social community initiatives and events which make it to our highlights of this week’s ‘’Wilderness World’’.

We start by rounding up the week gone by with our ”Weekly Wilderness World’’.

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1. World Wetland Day - 2nd February 2012

On World Wetlands Day, February 2, 2010, the Ramsar Secretariat and UNWTO formalised their relationship and signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to promote the wise use and sustainable tourism practices at wetlands; increase and improve the designation and management of wetlands of international importance; and enhance regional and international cooperation between ministries responsible for wetlands management and biodiversity conservation and those responsible for tourism development.

The World Wetlands Day theme for 2012 is Wetlands and Tourism and is linked to the theme for the next meeting of the Conference of the Parties, COP11: Wetlands, Tourism and Recreation, which will take place in July 2012, in Bucharest, Romania. Continue reading….

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2. CNN - IBN (India’s leading News Channel) focuses its attention on Mayawati’s Uttar Pradesh government who sells Wetlands to a private builder

This story was covered on the 19th of January by Bahar Dutt (Environment Head at CNN-IBN) and her team. The controversy looked into India’s Uttar Pradesh State Chief Minister’s Mayawati’s government allowed the sale of wetlands near Noida to private builders. These wetlands are home to over 5000 birds and largely visited by migratory species from as far afield as Siberia and Spain. Continue reading on the CNN - IBN Website

(Breaking News - Following this news coverage by Bahar Dutt and her team, the Indian Ministry of Environment & Forest has ordered a stop work order on the Greater Noida housing Project - Thanks to the team to have exposed this news coverage on the wetlands)

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3. Indigenous rights NGO Survival International release close-up photo’s of ‘’uncontacted’’ tribes in Peru 

Interesting coverage by (AP)  LIMA, Peru: Peruvian authorities say they are struggling to keep outsiders away from a clan of previously isolated Amazon Indians who began appearing on the banks of a jungle river popular with environmental tourists last year. Continue reading …..

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4. Have spear, will bowl : Kenya’s famous Maasai warriors use their skills in the game of Cricket

Wild Navigator, in September 2011, covered a campaign looking at ‘‘Maasai Youth Development Program - The Cricket Warriors” . They have done it again and this time around featured on ESPN CricInfo website. The article looks into Nissan Jonathan Ole Meshami (A Maasai Warrior) who could be Kenya’s next prominent fast bowler. The man’s journey reveals the transformation from using the spear for hunting in the past to now using the cricket ball and has been selected to attend the seven weeks training at the legendary cricket academy under the watchful eye of Kenya’s legandary cricketers such as Steve Tikolo, Thomas Odayo and Jimmy Kamande. Continue reading at EspnCricInfo

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5. If climate spins out of control, species and habitats will die: Bittu Sahgal reports to One World South Asia

Bittu Sahgal, Editor of Sanctuary Asia, calls for a climate of change at the upcoming Delhi Sustainable Summit (DSDS) to be held in New Delhi. As delegates prepare for yet another Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, the question must be asked: “Who are the dreamers? Those who seek ways to live without ravaging Earth’s natural assets, or the ‘achievers’ who believe mankind can survive, regardless of the damaged state of our forests, oceans, rivers and air?” - Continue to read One World South Asia 

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6. Web Picture of the Week

This description of ‘’The Hunt’’ on National Geographic highlighted on its Photo Contest 2011 on their Honourable Mention (Photo taken by Stefano Pesarelli).

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7. New bird species found in Kutch region of India - Thanks to Jugal Tiwari

Breaking news coming from Mr. Jugal Tiwari and his social networking facebook account who featured a new bird species that was located in the Kutch region of western India. Please have a look at the new species also confirmed by world renowned ornithologists as the Pale Rock-sparrow (Carpospiza Brachydactyla) - Well done Mr. Jugal Tiwari for his dedication and adding to the list of bird species in India - Facebook pic

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8. Don’t ban Wildlife Tourism - Customise it. Jay Mazoomdaar reports on Tehelka

The case against wildlife tourism in core forests is up for hearing soon. But the interests of industry and conservation are not irreconcilable, Continue reading on Tehelka Online 

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9. Breaking News - RSPB Birdwatch: Europe’s big freeze brings flocks of rare birds into Britain.

The RSPB say people taking part in the world’s biggest wildlife survey should look out for rare visitors in gardens and parks.

The deep winter freeze across northern Europe and Russia has driven many exotic and unusual birds into Britain’s back gardens on a weekend when more than half a million people are taking part in the world’s biggest wildlife survey. Amateur ornithologists are being told to “expect the unexpected” as they turn out for the annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch - Continue your read …..

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