Conservation and land grabbing in Tanzania
Benjaminsen, Tor A. et al.
The discussion of global land grabbingg has mainly focused on large--‐scale land deals and direct foreign investments in food and biofuel production in developing countries. The land grabbing effect of conservation projects is, however, rarely heeded in these debates. In Tanzania, conservation areas have steadily increased since colonial times leading to loss of land and resource access for small--‐scale farmers, pastoralists and fisherfolk. Today, around 40 % of the land area of the country is under some form of environmental protection. This includes more recent areas under so--‐called community--‐based conservationn, which in practice proves to be business--‐as--‐usual in terms of conservation taking.
Event: International Conference on Global Land Grabbing
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