The Northern Kenya Rangelands Carbon Project (NKRCP), recognized at a UN Climate Summit, has garnered international support but faces controversy following a Kenya High Court ruling deeming it illegally established. Critics, including local pastoralists, claim that restrictive grazing rules threaten their traditional semi-nomadic lifestyle. This case, initiated by local residents, alleges that the conservancies were created without proper consent, leading to increased tensions marked by armed patrols and exclusion from decision-making processes. The ruling challenges the legitimacy of carbon offset strategies prioritizing corporate interests over community rights.
The recent court ruling highlights that the NRT established conservancies without public participation, essentially allowing private interests to prioritize carbon offset projects over local pastoralist rights.
Many Indigenous pastoralists feel that the Northern Kenya Rangelands Carbon Project prioritizes external business interests over their semi-nomadic livelihoods, creating restrictive grazing rules that threaten their way of life.
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