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Nowhere to Go

On May 18, 2024, the Kenyan government demolished and burned down the homes of over 200 Indigenous residents of Baringo County in Northern Kenya, with the intent to drive them out of their ancestral lands. The evictions carried out by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) targeted families residing in and around the Lake Kamnarok National Reserve (LKNR), with the stated goal(link is external) of protecting its ecosystem.

Green Colonialism 2.0: Tree Plantations and Carbon Offsets in Africa

Green Colonialism 2.0: Tree Plantations and Carbon Offsets in Africa examines the African Forestry Impact Platform (AFIP) bankrolled by European development finance institutions, Japanese oil interests, and an Australian investment firm. The AFIP exemplifies the green colonialism that President Ruto of Kenya is promoting on the continent — opening the door for more extraction of Africa's resources. Despite AFIP’s claim of promoting...

Stealth Game: "Community" Conservancies Devastate Land & Lives in Northern Kenya

Stealth Game: “Community” Conservancies Devastate Land & Lives in Northern Kenya — reveals the devastating impact of privatized and neo-colonial wildlife conservation and safari tourism on Indigenous pastoralist communities. Although terms like “participatory,” “community driven,” and “local empowerment” are extensively used, the report exposes how the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT) and...

An Interview with Daniel Kobei of the Ogiek Peoples' Development Program

On June 27, 2020 a heavy contingent of security officers from the Kenya Forestry Service (KFS) started an operation to flash out grazers at the Logoman Forest station, one of the blocks in the Eastern section of the Mau Forest Complex in Kenya.

Biological Pest Control: Push-pull in East Africa

Location: Kenya A highly successful, ecologically based pest and weed management system was introduced in 1999 to resource-poor smallholder maize farmers in Kenya. Used by thousands of farmers in East Africa, the “push-pull” strategy significantly increases maize yields, helps control pests and reduces reliance on pesticides.

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Lutte biologique contre les parasites: le Push-pull en Afrique de l’Est

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Protecting Human Rights is Essential to Conserving Nature

Thursday, December 9, 2021 Ben Reicher

So-called “conservation” — in the guise of tourism dollars as a development strategy — is denying basic rights for Indigenous pastoralists in Northern Kenya

World Bank's COVID-19 Assistance to Kenya Benefits Multinational Agribusiness and Agrochemical Firms

Thursday, July 2, 2020 Frederic Mousseau and Andy Currier

Despite the unprecedented nature of the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Bank continues to drive "private sector solutions to development" under the faulty assumption that catering to multinational companies will trickle down and benefit all.

Press Releases and Public Statements

Africa Climate Summit 2023 Set to Surrender the Continent to Green Colonialism

Latest Community Protest Against NRT Upended by Violent Crackdown

The Oakland Institute’s Response to Sham “Due Diligence Report” Commissioned by The Nature Conservancy and Other Donors into Northern Rangelands Trust in Kenya

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Elevating Voices — How "Community" Conservancies Devastate Land & Lives in Northern Kenya

How "Community" Conservancies Devastate Land & Lives in Northern Kenya

Do Conservation Efforts Endanger the Lives of Indigenous Communities?

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Stealth Game: BBC World Service Radio Interview

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