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Finally, I got the book! Thank you @YolandaAriadne @JessCHope and @EliaApos for the invitation and leading this wonderful book.
Mkuu, wote ni wakoloni, lakini! Tena Wasipanishi walifanya ukatili sana kule Amerika ya Kusini, kulikopeleka mpaka hali ya joto duniani kushuka sana kutokana na idadi ya wenyeji waliouwawa na Wasipanishi!
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My dear fellow sons and daughters of Mungu, I promise you that "tourism" is a false god that brings you no prosperity. It a fake pseudo-industry that creates next to no actual wealth for the people and places it exploits, and reduces the value of said people to mere trinkets and experiences.
The worst part about this video is that the only time it shows any black people is only where they are an aesthetic backdrop to the "magical experience" being advertised. The subconscious message being passed is that all of Kenya and its 99% black population are just a temporary experience for rich white people to enjoy.
You can draw a straight line from messaging like this to the existence of large numbers of abandoned mixed race children in Kenya. Everything there - including the buxom damsels - is meant to be a "magical experience" after all, and magical experiences never last long.
For the love of God, leave tourism alone and build factories, power stations, factories and more factories like every other nation that escaped poverty has done. Give Kenyans access to real productive power and wealth, and stop advertising these beautiful African people as aesthetic landmarks and busty bed warmers to muzungus who are having their post-divorce midlife crisis.🤦🏿♂️
Tonight, Kenya unveils its bold new global tourism campaign - Experience Wonder 🇰🇪 at ITB Berlin.
More than a campaign, it is an invitation to the world to discover the Origin of Wonder - the Origin of all things. This campaign invites the world to discover a destination where nature, wildlife, culture, and human heritage come together in their most authentic form. From the birthplace of humanity to landscapes and experiences found nowhere else on earth, Kenya offers travellers a chance to reconnect with the true source of wonder.
Come curious. Leave in awe. Experience Wonder.
#MagicalKenya #ExperienceWonder #OriginOfWonder #VisitKenya #ITBBerlin2026
'The nature of spectacle'
Not just a safari, a journey through the *Birth of Wonders*.
Ride across the plains and witness life unfold.
#wondersarecalling #experiencethewonders #destinationngorongoro #visitngorongoro #horseriding
Shout out to @danstan_mukono @KiwangoWilly and Judith Krauss for the great collaborations while working on the chapters.
Finally, I got the book! Thank you @YolandaAriadne @JessCHope and @EliaApos for the invitation and leading this wonderful book.
Mathew Bukhi Mabele retweeted
Finally, I got the book! Thank you @YolandaAriadne @JessCHope and @EliaApos for the invitation and leading this wonderful book.
Check out chapters number 11 and 15 for things about #politicalecology #decoloniality #Conservation #carbonforestry
doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-0… names of places and species in natural landscapes shouldn't follow colonial logics
Our MAARIFA Research Project website is now online. Stay tuned for insights about digital citizen science technologies and their potential to transform knowledge systems in tropical landscape monitoring maarifa.udom.ac.tz/#
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Indigenous-led conservation isn’t just ethical—it works, hencw decolonising environmental protection by centering local knowledge, values & stewardship. It’s time to move beyond top-down models & return to what sustains ecosystems🌿 #DecolonizeConservation
hakaimagazine.com/news/how-t…
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The Maasai Strife Against Green Grabbing in Tanzania thecontrapuntal.com/the-maas… via @withemes
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India’s colonial conservation uproots Indigenous communities who've coexisted with wildlife for generations, turning forests into constructed ‘wild’ tourist spectacles for profit.
Read "Eating the Adivasis along with the Tiger"
by @social_mimic @alt_anthro - published @UndiEnvi
Eating the Adivasis along with the Tiger: Conservation Conflicts in India - undisciplinedenvironments.or…
Call for a female ECR interested in a PostDoc position at the Social-Ecological Systems Institute, Leuphana University, under the Humboldt Research Fellowship Program. The position is for a non-German ECR whose PhD is from a non-German institution. acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aai…






















