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   An Analysis of International Law, National Legislation, Judgements, and Institutions as they Interrelate with Territories and Areas Conserved by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

   Report No.3 , Kenya.

   Peer-reviewed publication

   September, 2012

   Kenya

   Indigenous & Community Land Rights

   Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism

   advocacy

   agropastoral systems

   indigenous peoples' land rights

   indigenous peoples' lands

   Indigenous Peoples

   land access

   land acquisitions

   land administration

   land dispute

   land dispute resolution

   pastoral land rights

   pastoral lands

   pastoralists

   Across the world, areas with high or important biodiversity are often located within Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ conserved territories and areas (ICCAs). Traditional and contemporary systems of stewardship embedded within cultural practices enable the conservation, restoration and connectivity of ecosystems, habitats, and specific species in accordance with indigenous and local worldviews. In spite of the benefits ICCAs have for maintaining the integrity of ecosystems, cultures and human wellbeing, they are under increasing threat.

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   Biofuels Investment and Community Land Tenure in Tanzania

   The Case of Bioshape, Kilwa District

   Peer-reviewed publication

   November, 2013

   Tanzania

   Land & Food Security

   Land & Investments

   Land Conflicts

   advocacy

   agrarian reform

   compensation

   compulsory acquisitions

   concession (land)

   displacement

   dispossession

   land access

   land acquisitions

   land conflicts

   land dispute

   land investments

    One of the most wellknown biofuel investments was that of Bioshape, which acquired approximately 34,000 ha in Kilwa District for the cultivation of jatropha.

   
   

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   Integrating Pastoralist Livelihoods and Wildlife Conservation?

   Options for Land Use and Conflict Resolution in Loliondo Division, Ngorongoro District

   Reports & Research

   February, 2011

   Tanzania

   Indigenous & Community Land Rights

   Land & Investments

   Land Conflicts

   advocacy

   agrarian reform

   agropastoral systems

   compensation

   compulsory acquisitions

   displacement

   dispossession

   eminent domain

   eviction

   grazing

   land conflicts

   land dispute

   land reform

   pastoral land rights

   pastoral lands

   pastoralists

   This report provides an overview of the conflict in Loliondo, reviewing historical information, current land uses and tenure arrangements. 

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   The Development of Payments for Ecosystem Services as a Community-Based Conservation Strategy in East Africa

   Journal Articles & Books

   December, 2012

   Eastern Africa

   Indigenous & Community Land Rights

   Land & Investments

   advocacy

   agrarian reform

   concession (land)

   indigenous peoples' land rights

   Indigenous Peoples

   land acquisitions

   land conflicts

    This paper explores the development of a pilot PES scheme in the Tarangire ecosystem of Tanzania in response to specifi c wildlife declines and policy constraints. It charts the development of this initiative from its genesis based on PES experiences in Kenya. This paper specifi cally explores the questions of whether the utilization of free-market enterprise tools to achieve conservation goals infl uences Maasai livelihood diversifi cation in ways that are compatible with conservation.