"Can wildlife tourism balance conservation, land rights and profit? Millions travel to Kenya and Tanzania each year to witness the Great Migration, but growing tourism infrastructure is raising concerns. Conservationists and community leaders warn that development is disrupting wildlife corridors and impacting Maasai land rights. We explore the science behind migration shifts, the economic role of tourism, and ask whether conservation and community livelihoods can coexist."
"Can wildlife tourism balance conservation, land rights and profit? Millions travel to Kenya and Tanzania each year to witness the Great Migration, but growing tourism infrastructure is raising concerns. Conservationists and community leaders warn that development is disrupting wildlife corridors and impacting Maasai land rights. We explore the science behind migration shifts, the economic role of tourism, and ask whether conservation and community livelihoods can coexist. Presenter: Stefanie Dekker Guests: Joseph Moses Oleshangay Lawyer and human rights activist"
Millions travel to Kenya and Tanzania each year to witness the Great Migration and support a substantial tourism economy. Rapid expansion of tourism infrastructure is fragmenting habitats and disrupting traditional wildlife corridors used by migrating herds. Conservationists and community leaders report that development pressures are impacting Maasai land rights and customary grazing areas. Scientific monitoring links migration shifts to habitat loss, roads and changing land use driven by development. Tourism generates vital income but can create conflicts between profit motives, conservation goals and community livelihoods. Integrated corridor protection, legal land rights and community benefit-sharing are needed to reconcile competing objectives.
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