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    Legislation & Policies
    June, 2012
    Tanzania

    A comprehensive legal analysis highlighting  gaps and recommendations in the four selected land related legislations in Tanzania. 

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    Gathering facts in response to the killings of 5 people done by Tanzania Peoples Defense Forces in Malinyi Ulanga

    Reports & Research
    March, 2012
    Tanzania

    This is a report on TALA-Media joint mission in response to recently reported killings of 5 agro pastoralists and farmers in Maguba area Malinyi Division in Ulanga District. These people were allegedly reported to be killed by gun shots by the Tanzania Peoples Defense Forces on Saturday 17th March, 2012. 

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    Submission to the Human Rights Council-Universal Review Mechanism (UPR 25th Session 2016)

    Reports & Research
    December, 2016
    Tanzania

    This is a stakeholder submission prepared by a coalition of 24 pastoralists and huntergatherers’ Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), forums, networks and groups. The stakeholders submission is a compilation of primary and secondary sources of information, evidence and facts collected through consultative meetings and interviews with civil society organizations, public officials and community members, experts on pastoralism as well as members of the academia.

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    Reports & Research
    March, 2017
    Tanzania

    In this communiqué, the undersigned Non-State Actors (civil society,pastoralist, research, private, farmers’ unions and other stakeholders) champion a call to action and outline recommendations on livestock policy advocacy strategies that take into consideration the unique conditions and opportunities of the livestock sector development in Tanzania.

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    Preserving Rights to gain Benefits

    Peer-reviewed publication
    December, 2012
    Tanzania

    This chapter addresses issues related to securing access and rights to resources, and gaining benefits from the resource within the context of one community-based initiative in the village of Ololosokwan in Tanzania.


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    Peer-reviewed publication
    December, 2010
    Tanzania

    This paper presents several case studies to show how the Ujamaa Community Resource Team (UCRT) has been working within Tanzania’s legal and policy framework to support a diverse range of pastoralists, agro-pastoralists and hunter-gatherers, all of whom face fundamental threats from external appropriation of, or encroachment on, lands and natural resources. The work also responds to local needs to rationalise resource use rights amongst competing local groups, such as farmers and livestock keepers.

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    Land, Culture, History & Destiny

    Reports & Research
    December, 2007
    Tanzania

    The Hadzabe community of the Yaida Valley requested UCRT to assist them to undertake a cultural mapping exercise.

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    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2013
    Tanzania

    The first draft of the Tanzanian constitution incorporates many provisions that will improve the rights and interests of pastoralists, huntergatherers and women in these communities.


     However, there remain some important outstanding issues that must be addressed in order to ensure adequate reform that protects these marginalized groups’ interests

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    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2014
    Tanzania

    Communal lands are central to the livelihoods of many Tanzanians, particularly to pastoralists and hunter-gatherer groups. But a number of factors can undermine the security of these lands remaining ‘communal,’ in turn threatening the livelihoods of many people and cultures. This brief sets out a new mechanism for strengthening community land rights by securing local tenure through acquiring a Certificate of Customary Right of Occupancy (CCRO).

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    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2015
    Tanzania

    While the guarantees provided in the Katiba mark an extraordinary achievement for women’s land rights, many more steps are needed to reach gender-equitable land ownership in Tanzania. Mama Ardhi members therefore continue to advocate for additional changes in policy and practice that will bring about real transformation for women, their children and society as a whole. 

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