Alternatives to evicting Maasai from Ngorongoro, Tanzania

The Tanzanian Government is trying to force thousands of Maasai people off the Ngorongoro conservation area through harassment and restrictions, such as banning crop cultivation and limiting access to rivers and rangelands for livestock. This crisis points to an increasing tension between nature conservation and local livelihoods in Africa. But Pablo Manzano and Lucas Yamat argue that “Evicting people from Tanzania’s Ngorongoro conservation areas is a bad idea, there are alternatives” (published 28 April 2022 in The Conservation). There is evidence that biodiversity conservation and poverty eradication programmes can co-exist. A pdf of the 3-page article can be found here.

A similar article “Ngorongoro evictions a bad idea: people and nature can co-exist” by the same authors was published on 11 June 2022 in The Elephant.

Posted on 29 April 2022 in Pastoralism & Natural Resources, Pastoralist Livelihoods & Nutrition