Monthly Archives: November 2012

Animals in War memorial

Posted on 10/11/2012 by Marjan

With Remembrance Sunday tomorrow The Guardian’s Ian Jack reported on his walk around the war memorials at Hyde Park, giving his verdict on form, content and overall impressions. Ian Jack’s general verdict was that all the memorials created in recent … Continue reading →

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Eco threats from war

Posted on 10/11/2012 by Marjan

Given the current hostilities in Syria and regional tension it is worth remembering the impact on biodiversity of recent regional clashes. (1): During the 2006 invasion of Lebanon by the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) to attack Hezbollah, Israeli aerial bombing … Continue reading →

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‘Green’ crime: now official

Posted on 04/11/2012 by Marjan

Governments gathering last week for a meeting of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime recognized environmental crime – ‘green crime’ – as a new form of transnational organized crime in need a greater response. The meeting passed a … Continue reading →

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Kimberley’s mythical past

Posted on 03/11/2012 by Marjan

FOR someone of a certain age and disposition the autumn of 1977 left an indelible mark: it marked the publication of Bruce Chatwin’s In Patagonia and for some people Chatwin’s magic spell of imagery, history and geography never quite left … Continue reading →

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‘Visa virus’: halt the spread

Posted on 02/11/2012 by Marjan

The fall-out from ‘l’affaire John Kahekwa’ continues: today The Independent published in its Letters to The Editor a companion piece to yesterday’s article that touched on some of the wider issues to emerge. The link to the letter is here: … Continue reading →

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John Kahekwa: the ‘betrayal’

Posted on 01/11/2012 by Marjan

This morning The Independent newspaper carried the sorry tale of how The Marjan Centre’s plan to bring over a gallant gorilla expert, John Kahekwa, to collect an award was felled by the invisible hand of the UK Border Agency who … Continue reading →

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