ingrid formanek

Journalist. Wild about the wild things, the right things, the climate. Ex-CNN.

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates is welcomed at the G7 summit even though his government is sending arms and mercenaries to the genocidal Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. https://t.co/OjsaycABAz

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

The United Arab Emirates tries to portray itself as a playground and a business center, but its dirty little secret is getting out -- it has been arming the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan as they commit genocide. That is, aiding and abetting genocide. https://t.co/6Fski8pfv0

[Humane World for Animals News @humaneworldnews]

Trophy hunting concerns are growing as research finds that more than 300 elephant trophies were imported into the U.S. in 2025. Killing and imports of this magnitude could result in a harmful uptick in elephant trophy hunting, putting the overall species population at risk

“If the U.S. becomes an increasingly welcoming market for elephant trophies, it would undermine decades of work and public support to save these important, intelligent animals from extinction,” says @humaneworldorg.

Read More: https://t.co/s5ltWu6sJt via @MirrorUSNews @CheyenneUbiera

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

Conflicts in the Middle East are increasing dangers for whales off South Africa by shifting sea traffic into their habitats and heightening the risks of collision, researchers tell AFP

https://t.co/GInRszd8Ty

[Inside Climate News @insideclimate]

Since the 1980s, Norway has killed over 16,000 whales—more than any other country, including Japan and Iceland, the only other countries that allow whales to be killed for profit.
https://t.co/bRQmfU9aBU

[Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission @TLHumanRights]

PRESS RELEASE: Co-Chairs Call on U.S. Corporations to Reassess UAE Partnerships Amid Sudan Atrocity Concerns.

Letters call on Disney, Warner Bros., NBA and NFL to reassessment engagements that may risk enabling or obscuring human rights violations.
https://t.co/agmAe03oXI

[Refugees International @RefugeesIntl]

🚨BREAKING: Co-chairs of @TLHumanRights sent letters to @Disney @warnerbros @NBA @NFL urging them to reconsider business relationships with entities tied to the UAE, citing reports of the UAE’s involvement in supporting the RSF's genocide in #Sudan.
https://t.co/zehHYlEbkQ

[Christiane Amanpour @amanpour]

“I see a hollowing out of the Geneva Conventions,” warns @ICRC president Mirjana Spoljaric. “Civilians are systematically reduced to numbers and statistics. We are losing sight of humanity, which has to be put at the center of all of this.

“We cannot accept the levels of destruction. We cannot accept the levels of suffering anymore. The numbers of casualties and displaced people and the rhetoric – the rhetoric around this is most problematic because it lowers the barriers. It lowers the moral frontiers to doing the worst.”

[ingrid formanek @Ingrid_Formanek]

100%. Facebook and Instagram have known about illegal wildlife trade on their platforms for years, yet have not done nearly enough to fight it.
I know - while investigating the illegal cheetah trade, neither did due diligence after we reported a number of listings and traders

[Dereck Joubert @dereckbeverly]

A new report found Facebook hosted roughly three quarters of the wildlife trade listings researchers tracked across multiple countries over a two-year period. And its structure actively helps trade networks form and grow. It's impossible that the platform doesn't know this trade exists. Something operating so openly, and at this scale, just doesn't seem to trigger the level of intervention it should. https://t.co/Uyk7Zu3rsj

[ingrid formanek @Ingrid_Formanek]

@amanpour The benefits for all humankind extended to Ted Turner's work to protect our environment, and use his wealth for the greater good.

I share the pride of having worked towards Ted's vision.

[Rachel Salvidge @RachSalv]

I nearly fell off my chair when I found out that Gibraltar HAS NEVER HAD A SEWAGE PLANT and therefore ALL ITS RAW, UNTREATED SEWAGE (from a mere 40,000 people and their businesses) is dumped straight into the MEDITERRANEAN Sea. Great work, guys.
https://t.co/nnUNIkns5S

[Ayin Network - شبكة عاين @AyinSudan]

As the war in Sudan enters its fourth year, the nation’s traditional press institutions have faced a near-total collapse. The physical dangers are immense; on World Press Freedom Day, the Sudanese Journalists Syndicate reports that the conflict has claimed the lives of 34 journalists and documented 680 violations against the press.

Faced with strict restrictions and perilous field conditions, displaced Sudanese media professionals and intellectuals are redefining their survival, turning to digital alternatives to preserve their culture and reclaim their narratives.

#WPFD2026, #PressFreedom, #Sudan
(Photo: Mahasin Ahmed, The Continent)

[Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣 @rahmstorf]

The new Copernicus state-of-climate report came out this week!
It shows that Europe is the continent warming strongest. And it also shows the northern Atlantic 'cold blob', which is already affecting our weather. See e.g. this seminal study: https://t.co/dqriOtHZEw

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

The United Arab Emirates has the audacity to say that Iran cannot be trusted while the UAE is falsely denying that it has been arming the genocidal Rapid Support Forces in Sudan. https://t.co/EmDyIduIEo

[Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom]

As Sudan’s war marked its third anniversary in April, the country is now one of the world’s most dangerous and deadliest environments for the press. The RSF should provide proof of life and release detained journalist Muammar Ibrahim and the six other journalists in their custody. https://t.co/d8tyR90gVB

#FreeMuammar #FreeMuammarIbrahim

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

It turns out that genocide is profitable. While the Rapid Support Forces slaughtered people in Sudan with United Arab Emirates arms, the UAE was also providing a haven for the RSF leader and his associates to build "a vast property portfolio" in Dubai. https://t.co/Uj6Hdhl8ut

[Pew Environment @pewenvironment]

For Antarctic species, it’s “the first clear evidence of climate change’s influence pop up in a big way.”

Kit Kovacs, Norwegian Polar Institute, on @IUCN adding emperor penguins to the list of wildlife endangered by global warming. 📸 Ian Parker/Unsplash https://t.co/7b9qhRs6Kp

[Emmet Livingstone @L4ingstone]

The 15 Latin Americans deported from the US to Kinshasa are holed up in a hotel by the airport, where there are water cuts, rats, and lots of mosquitoes. They have no passports, don't speak French, and have no idea what comes next. My story for @NPR: https://t.co/wlfVrqRMLd

[Sudan Doctors Network - شبكة أطباء السودان @SDN154]

Sudan Doctors Network: Rapid Support Forces Detain 20 Doctors, Including 4 Female Doctors, in El Fasher, Along with About 2,377 Civilians and Military Personnel, Including 426 Children and 370 Women

A report prepared by the Sudan Doctors Network on conditions in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, covering the period from January to April—six months after the city was overrun by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—reveals extremely dire humanitarian and health conditions. It also documents the detention of hundreds of civilians, children, women, and doctors. The RSF is reportedly committing severe violations inside detention centers, including killings during torture and interrogation, as well as ethnically motivated killings.

The military operations accompanying the takeover of the city led to large numbers of civilian casualties due to indiscriminate shelling and direct targeting of residential neighborhoods, resulting in large-scale massacres after control of the city. This caused a surge in serious injuries amid a near-total collapse of health services, leaving medical facilities unable to respond. Conditions worsened in detention centers established or used after the takeover, where hundreds of civilians and military personnel are held in harsh conditions.

According to data obtained by the network, the RSF is currently detaining 907 military prisoners and around 1,470 civilian detainees, including 426 children and 370 women, held across multiple sites such as Shalla Prison, service facilities like the Children’s Hospital and the bus terminal, as well as others held in containers.

Survivor testimonies indicate that detainees are subjected to grave abuses, including field executions. In February, 16 civilians were reportedly killed inside Al-Rasheed dormitories at the University of El Fasher on ethnic grounds after being accused of affiliation with regular forces. Most detainees suffer from untreated injuries caused by shelling.

On the health front, detention centers have seen a widespread outbreak of cholera since early February, amid a lack of preventive measures and treatment. Weekly deaths range between 5–10 cases, with total deaths exceeding 300 within two months. Poor environmental conditions, lack of clean water, and malnutrition have further contributed to disease spread and wound infections. Bodies are reportedly left inside detention facilities for periods before being forcibly buried by detainees.

The health sector is suffering from a severe shortage of personnel, as the RSF has detained 22 doctors, including 4 female doctors, under extremely difficult conditions, alongside a critical shortage of medical supplies. Detainees also face acute shortages of food and drinking water, with daily deaths being recorded.

The report highlights a clear link between the violence accompanying the city’s takeover and the subsequent collapse of humanitarian and health conditions. Massacres and direct targeting of civilians have led to widespread arrests and inhumane detention conditions, exacerbating the health crisis. This points to a critical humanitarian situation in El Fasher that requires urgent intervention to halt violations, release innocent civilian detainees, provide essential health services, and ensure protection for those remaining in the city.

#Sudan_Doctors_Network

[Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣 @rahmstorf]

A reminder of where we stand.
Source: https://t.co/UNaqGEKMQc