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Maasai Pastoralists Fight to Protect Land as Carbon Credit Deals Raise Dispossession Fears

Maasai Pastoralists Fight to Protect Land as Carbon Credit Deals Raise Dispossession Fears

Breaking News, Climate Actions
Under the scorching sun of northern Tanzania Joseph Ole Parsaloi moves across the dry plains, guiding his cattle through the vast landscape. Like generations before him, he relies on the land for grazing but a new challenge threatens his way of life. Foreign backed carbon credit projects are imposing restrictions on traditional grazing sparking fears among the Maasai of land dispossession under the guise of climate action. For thousands of Maasai pastoralists communal grazing has been the foundation of survival. However carbon offset projects, such as the Longido and Monduli Rangelands Carbon Project and The Resilient Tarangire Ecosystem Project are changing how the land is used. Supported by international investors, these initiatives aim to store carbon in the soil by enforcing control...
Maasai Pastoralists Resist Carbon Credit Projects Amid Land Dispossession Fears

Maasai Pastoralists Resist Carbon Credit Projects Amid Land Dispossession Fears

Breaking News, Climate Actions
Across the sun-scorched plains of northern Tanzania, Maasai pastoralists are fighting to protect their ancestral lands from a new threat: carbon credit projects. Global investors, backed by multinational corporations, are securing deals to use Tanzanian grazing lands for carbon storage, promising economic and environmental benefits. But for Maasai communities, these projects feel like a modern land grab, threatening their traditional way of life. A Disguised Land Grab? Over two million hectares of Maasai land have been targeted by carbon offset initiatives, including the Longido and Monduli Rangelands Carbon Project supported by Volkswagen ClimatePartners, and The Resilient Tarangire Ecosystem Project backed by The Nature Conservancy. Under these schemes traditional Maasai grazing...