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LOCATION:Braamfontein Campus West Room FAB101 Seminar Room, 1st Floor, CLM Faculty Administration Building, Braamfontein Campus West
DESCRIPTION:Research Seminar | Promises of Property: Land, Conservation, and Environmental JusticeThe Mandela Institute is pleased to host Dr. Kariũki Kĩrigia for a research seminar exploring the evolving intersections of land ownership, biodiversity conservation, and environmental justice in Africa.
<br />Drawing on in-depth ethnographic research among the Olderkesi Maasai community in southern Kenya, this talk examines how land privatisation and conservation initiatives reshape livelihoods, identities, and futures. As communal lands transition into individually owned parcels alongside the development of a wildlife conservancy, new socio-economic and ecological dynamics emerge within a rapidly expanding global eco-capitalist landscape.
<br />This research seminar offers critical insights into how Indigenous communities navigate environmental change, capital expansion, and justice in biodiversity-rich regions under increasing global pressure.
<br />Guest Speaker
<br />Dr. Kariũki Kĩrigia
<br />Assistant Professor, School of the Environment &amp; African Studies Centre, University of Toronto
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<br />Dr. Kĩrigia&rsquo;s work bridges biodiversity conservation, climate change, land governance, and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Africa. His research is grounded in collaborative partnerships with African institutions and communities, advancing sustainable livelihoods and knowledge co-production.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong>Research Seminar | Promises of Property: Land, Conservation, and Environmental Justice</strong><p><span>The </span><span>Mandela Institute </span><span>is pleased to host </span><span>Dr. Kariũki Kĩrigia </span><span>for a research seminar exploring the evolving intersections of land ownership, biodiversity conservation, and environmental justice in Africa.</span></p>
<br /><p><span>Drawing on in-depth ethnographic research among the Olderkesi Maasai community in southern Kenya, this talk examines how land privatisation and conservation initiatives reshape livelihoods, identities, and futures. As communal lands transition into individually owned parcels alongside the development of a wildlife conservancy, new socio-economic and ecological dynamics emerge within a rapidly expanding global eco-capitalist landscape.</span></p>
<br /><p><span>This research seminar offers critical insights into how Indigenous communities navigate environmental change, capital expansion, and justice in biodiversity-rich regions under increasing global pressure.</span></p>
<br /><p><span>Guest Speaker</span></p>
<br /><p><span>Dr. Kariũki Kĩrigia</span></p>
<br /><p><span>Assistant Professor, School of the Environment &amp; African Studies Centre, University of Toronto</span></p>
<br /><p>&nbsp;</p>
<br /><p><span>Dr. Kĩrigia&rsquo;s work bridges biodiversity conservation, climate change, land governance, and Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Africa. His research is grounded in collaborative partnerships with African institutions and communities, advancing sustainable livelihoods and knowledge co-production.</span></p>
SUMMARY:Promises of Property: Land, Conservation, and Environmental Justice
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