USAID cut curbs hopes at Ethiopia’s largest community conservation area

USAID cut curbs hopes at Ethiopia’s largest community conservation area

ADDIS ABABA — Alawara Kolbala, 39, from the Mursi tribe, said he remembers the sense of pride and hope his community felt when they officially gained legal right to manage their land in the Tama Community Conservation Area (TCCA). “I was so happy when the land was finally recognized as ours,” he said. “We were filled with hope — hope to protect the plants and animals as our ancestors taught us, and to create a way to earn from the land.” This se…