Loliondo Women Say Enough is Enough
I was waiting to write something about recent developments in Loliondo until having the whole picture clear and some really good article to link to, but now it has occurred to me that a blog is a web...
View ArticleIn Short About Thomson Safaris’ ”Enashiva” Project
This is an old - though still valid - blog post. Please observe that there are many updates. http://termitemoundview.blogspot.se/I’ve been asked for something shorter about Thomson Safaris than my,...
View ArticleSome Updates on Thomson Safaris and Otterlo Business Corporation in Loliondo
Unfortunately I have not yet been able to return to Loliondo, but I think it’s time, one year after my visit, to write an update using the information that has reached me here in Sweden. For a –...
View ArticleThe Corridor - and the Story of OBC in Loliondo
Maasai pastoralists in Loliondo are under the threat of having a massive 1,500-km2 piece of dry season grazing land taken away from them by the Tanzanian government. This will have a decidedly negative...
View ArticleRevisiting Loliondo – a Safari Report
In early 2010 I visited Loliondo in Tanzania where I as a tourist wanted to ask some questions about the case of Boston-based Thomson Safaris establishing their private “Enashiva Nature Refuge” on...
View ArticleThe Negotiations – Another Update on Thomson Safaris’ Land Grab in Loliondo
I have got some information from Loliondo that I’ve tried to check with different sources and would like to share here on my blog.Let’s start with the rare good news: the appeal was successful! On 31...
View ArticleArticle about Loliondo land threats on Just Conservation’s website
st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } On 2ndDecember Just Conservation – a network that’s an open space for all who care about the conservation of our world and who want to see it achieved with justice,...
View ArticleThe Beacons from Hell
st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } The most recent efforts by the Tanzanian government to grab a “corridor” of land from the people of LoliondoThe threat of a corridor of extension of Serengeti National...
View ArticleThe Tanzanian Government Insists on Grabbing Maasai Land in Loliondo
st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } The Tanzanian government, through the Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Khamis Kagasheki, is moving forward with a plan of taking 1,500 square kilometres which...
View ArticleGuestblogging at East African Notes and Records
On 1st April 2013 Martin Walsh kindly welcomed and accommodated a guest post about The Latest and Greatest Loliondo Land Grab on his blog East African Notes and Records.
View ArticleThe “Other” Part of Ngorongoro District – A Few Reports that I got from...
st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } I cut this out from an un-published blog post that was becoming too long and too old since I had problems making busy people check if I had understood their information...
View ArticleDelayed Updates about the Attackers on Land Rights in Loliondo – Thomson...
st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } Thomson Safaris step up their propaganda while continuing the occupation of Maasai grazing land at their self-styled 'Enashiva Nature Reserve'– and their land grab PR...
View ArticleLoliondo Land Threats - Latest Developments
In memory of Moringe Parkipuny who too early passed away in Karatu on 22nd July 2013. You are sadly missed and your spirit will never be allowed to die.A long awaited letter from the Prime Minister...
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Another Loliondo Visit - A Kind of Safari Report
In memory of Moringe ParkipunyIn July 2013 I managed to return to Loliondo and meet some people affected by Thomson Safaris’occupation of 12,617 acres of Maasai land.This report is maybe too personal,...
View ArticleBrief Summary of the – Hopefully Now Forever Stopped – Plan of Grabbing...
The Government of Tanzaniahas repeatedly declared interest in taking 1,500km2 of important dry season grazing land bordering SerengetiNational Park from the Maasai of Loliondo and Sale divisions of...
View ArticleGood News, Strange News, Worrying Developments, Idiotic Comments and...
After some months of silence central government reappeared and disappeared in Loliondo. Then the Prime Minister appeared and declared that the 1.500km2 belong to the Maasai and their coming generations...
View ArticleThomson Safaris Sue the Website Stop Thomson Safaris
Another example of the spirit of the safari company that occupies 12,617 acres of Maasai grazing land in Loliondo, violently harass the legitimate landowners and finds it appropriate to aggressively...
View ArticleMore About the Land Grabbing “Investors” of Loliondo (and NCA)
The rains came.Kagaheki, Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, resigned for Christmas and this was celebrated in Loliondo.OBC isn’t doing anything at all (?)In NCA Kakesio´s problem with the...
View ArticleTanapa Rangers Commit Arson in Arash – and Other News about Loliondo Land...
*http://termitemoundview.blogspot.se/2014/06/another-delayed-update-about-land.htmlThe case against Ngodidio Roitiken was dismissed.The Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism issued threats against...
View ArticleAnother Delayed Update About the Land Grabbers of Loliondo – or who is a Kenyan?
There’s talk about a security and intelligence camp in Loliondo.An NGO staff member was “accused” of being “Kenyan”.In April the Boston Globe published a biased article about Thomson Safaris’ land...
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