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   Wildlife Conservation for Tourism Investments or Villagers' Livelihoods?

   A Fact-Finding Mission Report on Vilima Vitatu Village Land Dispute-Babati District

   Reports & Research

   June, 2007

   Tanzania

   Indigenous & Community Land Rights

   Land & Investments

   Land Conflicts

   Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism

   advocacy

   agrarian reform

   communal ownership

   compulsory acquisitions

   encroachment

   eviction

   indigenous peoples' land rights

   land conflicts

   land dispute

   land grabbing

   A fact-finding mission team was formed as a result of consultative meetings on the land dispute between the village government and pastoralists in Vilima Vitatu village in Babati district. The team was comprised of the following members: Kassian Mshomba (LHRC), Seif Mangwangi (Majira), Diana Mawalla (PINGOs Forum), Hamadi Sadick, Emmanuel Cornel (PINGOs Forum), Asraji Mvungi (ITV), Rodgers Luhwago (The Citizen), Bakari Mnkondo (Uhuru), Bernard Baha (HakiArdhi) and Chambi Chachage (Independent Researcher).

   
   

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   Report on Eviction and Resettlement of Pastoralists from Ihefu and Usangu-Mbarali District to Kilwa and Lindi Districts

   Reports & Research

   December, 2007

   Tanzania

   Indigenous & Community Land Rights

   Land & Food Security

   Land & Investments

   Land Conflicts

   advocacy

   agrarian reform

   communal ownership

   concession (land)

   environment

   eviction

   indigenous peoples' land rights

   land administration

   pastoral land rights

   pastoralists

   This study is focused on the effects of the eviction process of pastoralists from Mbarali to Lindi Rural and Kilwa Districts in Lindi Region. The study sampled six villages out 15 villages in Lindi Rural and Kilwa districts. The study employed semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions with district, village authorities, host communities and migrating pastoralists in selected villages.