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Why is the World Heritage Committee failing to uphold Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
The Tanzanian government has been kicking the Maasai off their land, while claiming that these are “voluntary relocations”.
Jul 27
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Chris Lang
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Why the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania “cannot be a World Heritage Site and an eviction zone”
Open letter from the Oakland Institute to the World Heritage Committee.
Jul 22
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Chris Lang
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The World Heritage Committee must oppose the eviction of Indigenous Maasai from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
The World Heritage Committee meets in South Korea next week and the fate of the Maasai of Ngorongoro hangs in the balance.
Jul 17
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Chris Lang
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Verra “cannot and should not” verify the Kajiado Rangelands Carbon project in Kenya
"With the carbon projects, you are restricted on your own little piece of land.”
Jul 1
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Chris Lang
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Why Verra should not certify the Longido and Monduli Rangelands Carbon project in Tanzania
It's a massive carbon land grab based on Allan Savory's ideas, which have little or no scientific backing.
May 5
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Chris Lang
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UN experts urge Tanzania’s government to stop evictions of Maasai Indigenous communities from Ngorongoro Conservation Area
“Conservation efforts must not come at the expense of human rights.”
Apr 21
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Chris Lang
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Sham Presidential Commissions in Tanzania recommend mass evictions of Indigenous Maasai from Ngorongoro Conservation Area
“If these extremely biased and reckless recommendations are implemented, it will be the end of our people in Ngorongoro.”
Mar 19
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Chris Lang
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Tanzania must respect the rights of Maasai Indigenous People living in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
The Oakland Institute calls on the Tanzanian government to recognise Maasai human rights and land rights.
Oct 8, 2025
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Chris Lang
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Verra has suspended the Northern Kenya Rangelands Carbon project for the second time
Survival International: This is “an unprecedented indictment of the scheme” which “highlights Verra’s repeated failures”.
May 14, 2025
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Chris Lang
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Carbon projects threaten a land grab of Maasai territory in Northern Tanzania
The Maasai International Solidarity Alliance is calling for a five-year moratorium on soil carbon projects.
Mar 12, 2025
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Chris Lang
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“Like Apartheid.” Maasai in Ngorongoro Conservation Area protest against forced evictions and loss of basic rights
The government has removed the Ngorongoro division from the voters’ register, denying the Maasai the right to vote.
Aug 26, 2024
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Chris Lang
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Thomson Safaris’ landgrab of Indigenous Maasai land in Tanzania
A new report by the Oakland Institute.
Apr 20, 2024
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Chris Lang
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