Exposing how state-led development in Tanzania has displaced the Barabaig community, undermining their land rights and livelihoods.
Category: Tanzania
Kilombero
East African Crude Oil Pipeline
The EACOP, undertaken by Total Energies, has displaced thousands of indigenous peoples in Uganda and Tanzania from their homes
Kilosa and Mvomero
Farmers encroaching on pastoralist village land has led to violent conflict in Kilosa and Mvomero districts.
Hadzabe Facing Extinction
One of the world’s last and most ancient hunter-gatherer societies struggle for survival in northern Tanzania.
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.
Makao Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Meatu District
The Tanzanian government made an eviction attempt on several ethnic groups including Hadza, Datoga, and Sukuma for the sake of a wildlife management area, leaving some people homeless.
Mbarali
In May 2006, thousands of pastoralists and their livestock were evicted from the Usangu Plains in Mbarali district.
Mkomazi
To make way for the Mkomazi Game Reserve National Park, many pastoralists have been evicted. As a result, resources are becoming overused and pastoralists are being crowded out of their way of life. (Photo credit: Wickama et al. 2005)
Morogoro
Maasai communities are facing violent attacks and eviction due to agricultural investments, conservation, and discrimination by farmers.