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Kariũki Kĩrigia, Assistant Professor, School of the Environment and African Studies Centre, University of Toronto

How wildlife conservancies perpetuate green colonialism in Kenya

The story of wildlife conservation in East Africa is often told through spectacular images of beautiful scenery and the region’s charismatic animals. But seldom asked is the question about how those efforts include and impact the communities that live alongside wildlife.

At the core of Africa’s rich biodiversity are Indigenous communities, which include pastoralists and forest peoples whose ways of life and knowledge are critical to conservation.

a giraffe standing in a grassy area
A giraffe in the Maasai Mara National Reserve in southern Kenya. (Kariũki Kĩrigia)
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