Controversies

Criticism over Maasai displacement and fortress conservation

Human-rights organizations and Maasai advocates have criticized conservation policies in Tanzania associated with the Serengeti and Loliondo. Allegations concerning attempts between 2009 and 2022 include displacement from customary lands, burned homes, and livestock confiscation. Critics argue that FZS and other conservation actors have supported an exclusionary, colonial model of conservation. The role of individual organizations differs across incidents and should be assessed from case-specific evidence.