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In a new report, Unaccountable & Complicit, the Oakland Institute exposes how the World Bank is enabling the violent tactics of the Tanzanian government to increase tourism revenue. The expansion plans for the Ruaha National Park (RUNAPA) are greased by rampant violence and cattle seizures by wildlife rangers with the goal of forcibly evicting tens of thousands of villagers.

With carbon offset schemes and tree plantations set to take center stage at the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) and Africa Climate Week (ACW) — despite their devastating social and environmental impacts and the prevailing corruption and fraud within the voluntary carbon markets — a new report from the Oakland Institute, Green Colonialism 2.0: Tree Plantations and Carbon Offsets in Africa, denounces the alarming direction taken by the Summit. Starting on September 4, 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya, the two events aim to establish a common position for Africa on the climate crisis for the upcoming COP 28 conference in Dubai, slated for December 2023.

Land is Life. Land is sacred. It is culture, sustenance, and spirituality for billions of people on this planet. This drives our work at the Oakland Institute.

The Internal Revenue Commission of Papua New Guinea imposed a substantial K140 million [US$ 40 million] tax assessment against a prominent logging operator.

A partial listing of the media coverage generated by the reports Flawed Plans for Relocation of the Maasai from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, and The Looming Threat of Eviction: The Continued Displacement of the Maasai Under the Guise of Conservation in Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

On May 8, 2023, Kenyan police violently cracked down on community members protesting against the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT)

Summit Carbon Solutions has entered into an agreement with NextGen to sell Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) credits, even though its Midwest Carbon Express has yet to begin construction

On March 11, 2023, settlers massacred at least five Indigenous Mayangna people in the community of Wilú, Mayangna Sauni As Territory.

One year into the war, a new report reveals how oligarchs and financial interests are expanding control over Ukraine's agricultural land

New field research reveals a severe humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ethiopia's Lower Omo Valley. Local Indigenous tribes face disease and acute hunger, resulting in starvation deaths.