Evictions

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 • Chris Lang

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 • Chris Lang

“Entire communities now live in fear and despair.” How the Tanzanian government profits from tourism while cracking down on Indigenous…

The World Bank’s failure to address breaches of its policies is “beyond shameful”.

Mar 4 • Chris Lang

Indigenous Peoples threatened with violence, livestock theft, and evictions from Mukogodo Forest, Kenya

Statement and letter from the East Africa Indigenous Women-Led Assembly.

Feb 10 • Chris Lang

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 • Chris Lang

TotalEnergies abandons its carbon plantations in the Republic of Congo

Foreign staff working on the Batéké Carbon Sink have left the country.

May 28, 2025 • Chris Lang

Sengwer homes burned down again in Embobut forest, Kenya

Meanwhile, The Nature Conservancy’s Eldoret-Iten Water Fund project leaves Sengwer issues “unaddressed”.

Jan 18, 2025 • Chris Lang

“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 • Chris Lang

BBC Panorama documentary on the Southern Cardamom REDD project in Cambodia: Human rights abuses, road construction, and a hydropower dam

“Lots of logging is taking place here.”

Jun 18, 2024 • Chris Lang

BBC Panorama documentary on the Kasigau REDD project in Kenya: Evictions, sexual harassment, and “dog training”

The Panorama documentary highlights the problems with this Wildlife Works REDD project.

May 31, 2024 • Chris Lang

Kenya: Stop evicting Sengwer Indigenous Peoples!

The Kenya Forest Service is yet again evicting the Sengwer community.

May 13, 2024 • Chris Lang

Thomson Safaris’ landgrab of Indigenous Maasai land in Tanzania

A new report by the Oakland Institute.

Apr 20, 2024 • Chris Lang