The woodlands provide all the Hadza need – honey, seeds, fruits, meat and water. Immigrant farmers looking for new agricultural land see the Hadza forests as unused and overtime have illegally encroached upon the Hadza rangeland, converting forests to cropland as they go. This land use change threatens biodiversity and the existence of the Hadza people, their ancient culture and traditions.

This is the first example in Tanzania of a project that allows a traditional community to earn money and benefits from the protection of their legally owned resource from illegal immigrant farmers.