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    This paper explores the relationship between conservation approaches and the emergence of new wildlife frontiers in Tanzania that marginalize resident communities. Specifically, it examines the Loliondo Game Controlled Area where the central government, private tourism operators, and local communities compete over land use and control. The area is important for pastoralism but also protects endangered species. New actors and technologies in conservation are mapping boundaries that dispossess communities from their land and exclude them from wildlife practices, bringing injustice. While attention must be paid to complex involvement of different groups, marginalization in these new frontiers can be challenged.

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    This paper explores the relationship between conservation approaches and the emergence of new wildlife frontiers in Tanzania that marginalize resident communities. Specifically, it examines the Loliondo Game Controlled Area where the central government, private tourism operators, and local communities compete over land use and control. The area is important for pastoralism but also protects endangered species. New actors and technologies in conservation are mapping boundaries that dispossess communities from their land and exclude them from wildlife practices, bringing injustice. While attention must be paid to complex involvement of different groups, marginalization in these new frontiers can be challenged.

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    Conservation, Livelihoods and Justice in ‘New’ Wildlife frontiers:

    A case of Loliondo Game Controlled Area (GCA) in Tanzania

    By Valentin Ngorisa Olyang’iri1

    Abstract:

    This paper explores the relationship between forms of conservations approaches and
    emergency of ‘new’ or rather renewed forms of frontiers and marginalization of residents
    communities. I argue that unlike some portrayals of community based and fortress
    conservations approaches that largely assumed and taken over across sub-Saharan Africa
    and Tanzania in particular for the double impacts of communities and wildlife
    conservation, the later has persistently been implemented practically while the former has
    existence and in many cases in academic writings. In particular, this paper reflects on
    emergency of ecological frontiers between the central government (Tanzania National Park
    Authority), private sector (sport-hunting tourism vs local communities, and the local
    government authorities (elected District and village councils). The ecological frontiers are
    critical areas subjected by conservation led institution to be under threat of deterioration
    and are the homes to the world big five (Elephants, Black Rhinos, Lions, Giraffes, &
    Leopards) while for local communities these areas are good for pasture and water during
    dry seasons. These frontiers are increasing subject to new wave of climate change threats,
    a return to fortress cum militarized conservation, prompted in part by rising of wildlife
    tourism related accumulation in areas adjacent or within village lands. Drawing on recent
    government led closed discussions, media and NGOs reports in the area, we examine the
    new wildlife frontiers at this conjuncture of neoliberal intervention, climate change, and
    land grabs. We outline the complex ways through which the involvement of new actors,
    new technologies and practice of boundary mapping marginalize and disposes resident
    communities from their land, but also exclude them from wildlife conservation practices
    which in turn will not serve the big five, environment but also bring injustice to the
    surround communities. Whereas paying attention to the complexity of involvement of
    actors and shift in relation to control, and decision making, the paper, however, presents
    how marginalization in these frontiers can be challenged.

    Keywords: Commodities, conservation, livelihoods, justice, marginalization, wildlife

    1
    He is an Independent researcher on natural resources and development and land rights activist based in Tanzania.
    He holds MSc. Environmental Governance from the University of Manchester Uk (2015/2016). E-mail
    ngorisajr@gmail.com

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