Customary land users care for roughly 50% of the soil’s land,but only about 10% is officially recognised as belonging to these communitiesWhen Edward Loure, one of the co-authors of this piece, and was a boy,his family was evicted from its domestic in east Africa in order to expand the boundaries of Tarangire National Park, one of Tanzania’s most popular wildlife reserves. Similar evictions had earlier taken residence in the Serengeti in the late 1950s. Related: African land grabs; we cannot expect companies and financiers to regulate themselves Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com