Carbon projects threaten the rights of the Masais in Tanzania: new study and press conference – Rebelion

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Carbon projects threaten the rights of the Masais in Tanzania: new study and press conference – Rebelion

Yesterday a new study has been published that reveals the threats posed by two large-scale carbon credit projects to the lands and human rights of the Masais. It highlights the serious risks these projects pose to their way of life, livelihoods and food security. In northern Tanzania, the indigenous people of the Masais, who have been suffering for decades expulsions and land grabbing in the name of nature conservation, are now facing even great…