Hanang

A vast Canadian wheat cultivation scheme deprived indigenous Barabaig pastoralists of their ancestral land in the 1970s. Subsequent development projects, population growth, and conservation activities have made the pursuit of pastoral livelihoods even more difficult. Photo Credit: Dana Ullman/The GroundTruth Project

Maasai vs. Thomson Safaris in Loliondo

United States-based company, Thomson Safaris, is committing human rights abuses against Maasai and threatening their existence.

Bagamoyo

The influx of land-buyers is crowding out pastoralists in Bagamoyo. Additionally, a mega sugar cane plantation is being built, leading to more evictions of pastoralists.

Kiteto

The Emborley Murtangos Community Reserve was founded in 2002 after the Kiteto District Council received requests from seven predominantly Maasai villages in the district to pool areas of their respective village lands. This area has faced repeated invasions by outside farmers, which has led to years of conflict and legal battles. Photo credit: The Citizen