3rd ICCA Consortium Letter: Soliciitng response to letter regarding attempted eviction of Uvinje community of Saadani Village in Tanzania

“The ICCA Consortium Secretariat, as well as its global membership, are tracking the matter and eagerly awaiting a positive resolution consistent with Tanzania’s own land tenure and natural resource policies that protect village land rights, as well as with international human rights obligations, CBD decisions, IUCN Resolutions and the recent WPC ‘Promise of Sydney’.”

2nd ICCA Consortium Letter: Requesting urgent response to ICCA Consortium letter regarding attempted eviction of Uvinje community of Saadani Village in Tanzania

“We understand that TANAPA has not withdrawn its claims, nor yet communicated formally with Sadaani Village and its most affected sub-village, Uvinje. This is of course extremely unfortunate given that Tanzania has been heralded by many, including our global membership, as an international leader…”