Conservation Refugees

Conservation refugees are people who get kicked off their own land so it can be “protected”—usually with a fence, a sign, and zero consultation. It’s like saying, “We love your land so much, you can’t live on it anymore.” This happens more often than you’d think.

 

Evicted tribe re-occupies their homes inside famous tiger reserve

The Baka Peoples don’t want to be sacrificed for conservation

Millions of forest-dwelling people are about to be evicted in the name of conservation

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