CONSERVATION
State-led Conservation in Tanzania
Research addressing dimensions of governance, institutional adaptive capacity and long-term social and ecological sustainability of community-based and larger protected area systemsCase Articles
A cartography of dispossession: assessing spatial reorganization in state-led conservation in Saadani, Tanzania
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Just Conservation? Justice, conservation and the protected areas establishment frenzy
“as long as we remain resigned to a culture of conservation that treats human beings as the enemy and that turns a blind eye to violations of human rights, the approach will be self-defeating. Current declines in biodiversity are not primarily a result of gaps in the number, extent and representation of parks and other kinds of protected areas, nor is the decline of iconic species caused by insufficiently strict exclusion of poor rural people from their traditional territories…”
Analyzing land expropriation in the name of conservation: The case of Saadani Village and Saadani National Park in Tanzania
September 2014. by Alejandra Orozco-Quintero[i] Published by Intercontinental Cry Introduction Conservation interventions in the Saadani landscape on the coast of Tanzania have taken place since the mid-1960s, but it is only recently that state-managed...
Uvinje, Tanzania – an indigenous community erased in the name of conservation
Uvinje, Tanzania – an Indigenous community erased in the name of conservation Uvinje, Tanzania – an indigenous community erased in the name of conservation Published in The Ecologist 3rd October 2014 Once again, the Government of Tanzania’s conservation agencies are...
Research Findings
Institutional and cartographic analysis on gazetted boundaries of the former Saadani Game Reserve and the current Saadani National Park
Institutional and Cartographic Analysis on gazetted boundaries of the former Saadani Game Reserve and the current Saadani National Park Research Report Cartographic analysis on boundary changes made to the area comprising the former Saadani Game Reserve in the process...
HAKI ARDHI: Report on the land dispute between Saadani National Park and Uvinje villagers
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Technical Report: Uvinje Village and Saadani National Park, Tanzania
Case Study Report: Uvinje Village and Saadani National Park Tanzania Alejandra Orozco-Quintero May, 2014. This project has been funded by, The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of...
University of Dar es Salaam: Environmental evaluation for tourism development at Saadani Game Reserve
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Advocacy
6th ICCA Letter: Threatened displacement of Uvinje community at Saadani in Tanzania
Institutional and cartographic analysis on gazetted boundaries of the former Saadani Game Reserve and the current Saadani National Park
Institutional and Cartographic Analysis on gazetted boundaries of the former Saadani Game Reserve and the current Saadani National Park Research Report Cartographic analysis on boundary changes made to the area comprising the former Saadani Game Reserve in the process...
5th ICCA Letter: Communication concerning the Uvinje land and conservation grievances at Saadani Village in Tanzania
“…This is an old coastal community, deeply concerned at the prospect of social fragmentation and the loss of its heritage. No compensation mechanism could make up for the losses that are contemplated. The community considers the threatened loss of their lands to be both unnecessary and an insult to them as law-abiding and helpful citizens…”
4th ICCA Consortium Letter: Communication on the proposed eviction of Uvinje community of Saadani
“the small and very poor Uvinje community has invested considerable time and effort, not only in saving wildlife since the 1970s, but lately also in developing an eco-lodge venture with partners, which helps to underpin their commitment for the long term. The fundamental demand of Uvinje villagers to keep their ancestral lands, of which they have been able custodians, is thus now augmented by personal efforts and economic investments.”
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…”
1st ICCA Consortium Letter: Letter to express concerns regarding the threatened eviction of the Uvinje villagers from their ancestral territory adjacent to Saadani National Park
“We are writing to express concerns regarding the threatened eviction of the Uvinje villagers from their ancestrally owned coastal land adjacent to the Saadani National Park, in violation of international human rights obligations and in contradiction with CBD decisions…”
In the News
Chronology of Events on Conservation Grievances in Saadani Tanzania
Source: 5th ICCA CONSORTIUM Letter to Honourable Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli President of the United Republic of Tanzania
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Chronology of Events on Conservation Grievances in Saadani Tanzania
Source: 5th ICCA CONSORTIUM Letter to Honourable Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli President of the United Republic of Tanzania
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