Land grabs and conservation propaganda
To preserve biodiversity, protected area lands should be returned to African indigenous communities who play an essential role in conservation.
To preserve biodiversity, protected area lands should be returned to African indigenous communities who play an essential role in conservation.
More than a decade since the surge in large-scale land acquisitions worldwide, many land deals remain in limbo. They nonetheless have far-reaching consequences for those who depend on land as foundational to life.
Local biodiversity loss and degradation of resources will have the greatest effect on communities in regions of biofuel expansion.
Ethiopia forcibly relocates rural populations, often at gunpoint and never with any consultation, so the land can become "more productive."