Stop All Attempts To Evict 70,000 Maasai Indigenous Pastoralists In Tanzania

Stop All Attempts To Evict 70,000 Maasai Indigenous Pastoralists In Tanzania

16 February 2022

 

Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hasan
President
United Republic of Tanzania

His Excellency Kasim Majaliwa
Prime Minister
United Republic of Tanzania

Otterlo Business Corporation (OBC)

We, the undersigned organizations/networks and individuals collectively express our serious concern on the planned eviction of an estimated 70,000 Maasai indigenous pastoralists and their more than 200,000 livestock in Loliondo, Tanzania. According to the information we received from affected communities, a meeting with Maasai leaders called by the Regional Commissioner for Arusha, John Mongella was held last January 11, where he informed them of the government’s plan to evict any time this year the villagers in the 1,500 km2 area of customary lands of the Maasai indigenous pastoralists located in Loliondo Division of Ngorongoro District, Arusha Region, east of the Serengeti National Park. The main reason for this persistent plan to evict the Maasai villagers is to lease their land to Otterlo Business Corporation to be made as wildlife hunting area for the Dubai royal families who own this company.
This pending action of the Government of Tanzania is contrary to the Village Land Act of 1999, as well as to the international human rights obligations and commitments of the Government of Tanzania. The eight villages have in fact a legal security of tenure to their land which they have collectively managed and conserved well as their customary lands for decades as evidenced by its rich biodiversity.
The unjust and cruel plan to evict 70,000 Maasai pastoralists and make them homeless and to displace their over 200,000 livestock is against the respect for their rights, dignity and cultural identity and livelihoods. It will certainly result in conflicts, violence, poverty and marginalization just to satisfy the whims of the rich and powerful families who have no regard to the stewards of wildlife and rich biodiversity.
We express our strong solidarity with the affected Maasai villagers and we urge the Government of Tanzania and Otterlo Business Corporation to respect and protect the rights, well-being and dignity of the Maasai pastoralists who are the stewards of the 1,500 km biodiversity-rich area.
In particular, we call upon the Government of Tanzania to:
• Immediately desist from evicting the Maasai indigenous pastoralists and instead fully recognize and protect their right to their customary lands and resources, their livelihoods and distinct lifestyles.
• Ensure that the land tenure security of the eight villages in Loliondo is protected as per their status as legally-registered villages, and to guarantee that there will be no further attempts of land grabbing and forced evictions.
• Guarantee the respect for and protection of the right to freedom of expression and assembly; and ensure that there will be no reprisals against human rights defenders, civil society organizations and journalists who speak up on the Loliondo eviction issue.
We urge the Otterlo Business Corporation to:
• Abandon plans to lease the land of the Maasai villagers and ensure the respect for the rights of the Maasai indigenous pastoralists to their lands and resources and to free, prior and informed consent.
• Adopt a corporate policy for environment protection and respect for human rights, including the rights of indigenous peoples as affirmed by the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Signed by 480 Organizations:
1. ACTION TUTORING - United Kingdom
2. ACTIONAID INTERNATIONAL BOARD - Tanzania
3. ACTNOW - United States
4. ADIVASI MAHILA MAHA SANGH ( AMMS) - India
5. AFPAT ASSOCIATION DES FEMMES PEUPLES ET PEUPLES AUTOCHTONES DU TCHAD - Chad
6. AFRI RANGELANDS CONSULTANCY PTD - South Africa
7. AFRICAN DIGITAL HERITAGE - Kenya
8. AFRIKA 20:20 - Iceland
9. AFRINOMAD EXPEDITIONS - Kenya
10. AGAINST TROPHY HUNTING - Bulgaria
11. AGENCIA INTERNACIONAL DE PRENSA INDÍGENA AIPIN - Mexico
12. AGRECOL ASSOCIATION FOR AGRICULTURE & ECOLOGY - Germany
13. AGRUPACIÓN RUTA POR LA VIDA - Chile
14. AHI - ASOCIACIÓN HARTOS DE LA INJUSTICIA - Spain
15. AHMED ABDULHMEED ABDOH MOHAMMED - Yemen
16. ALL INDIA CHAKMA SOCIAL FORUM INDI - India
17. ALL INDIA CHAKMA STUDENTS' UNION - India
18. ALLFREY LTD - Australia
19. ALLIANCE DES PEUPLES AUTOCHTONES ET LOCALE EN AFRIQUE CENTRALE - Netherlands
20. ALLIANCE FOR RURAL DEMOCRACY - South Africa
21. ALLIANCE NATIONALE D'APPUI ET DE PROMOTION DES AIRES ET TERRITOIRES DU PATRIMOINE AUTOCHTONES ET COMMUNAUTAIRE - Democratic Republic of the Congo
22. ALPINE CLUB OF IOANNINA - Greece
23. ALTERNATIVA-INTERCANVI AMB POBLES INDÍGENES - Spain
24. ALYANSA MASYARAKAT ADAT NUSANTARA-AMAN ( INDIGENOUS PEOPLES ALLIANCE IN THE ARCHIPELAGO) - Indonesia
25. AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION - United States
26. AMERICLENSE TECHNOLOGIES - United States
27. AMERICORPS - United Kingdom
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29. AMNESTY - Sweden
30. AMNESTY ASHGROVE GROUP - Australia
31. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL - Canada
32. ANANAS INTERNATIONAL - France
33. ANIMAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORG - Germany, United States
34. ANIMAL SAFETY - United Kingdom
35. ANTIFASCHISTISCHE AKTION - Germany
36. ARCHITECTENCENTRALE - Netherlands
37. ARCTIC INDIGENOUS WELLNESS FOUNDATION - Canada
38. ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY - United States
39. ART & CULTURE, PORSGRUNN - Norway
40. ART INSTITUTE OF ATLANTA - United States
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143. CHEPKITALE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT - Kenya
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162. COALITION OF EUROPEAN LOBBIES FOR EASTERN AFRICAN PASTORALISM - Kenya, Belgium
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167. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY - United States
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169. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - United States
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171. COMMUNAUTÉ DES POTIER DU RWANDA(COPORWA) - Rwanda
172. COMMUNICATION WORKERS UNION - United Kingdom
173. COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE IN DEVELOPMENT - Cameroon
174. COMMUNITY BLOOD CENTER - United States
175. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (CDA) - Bangladesh
176. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, INC. - Liberia
177. COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE NETWORK (CEMSOJ) - Nepal
178. COMPTON COLLECTIVE - United States
179. COMUNIDAD INDÍGENA DE SAN FRANCISCO XOCHICUAUTLA. - Mexico
180. CONCERNED CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES - United States
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182. CONFEDERACIÓN NACIONAL DEL TRABAJO - Spain
183. CONFEDERATES TRIBE OF GRAND RONDE - United States
184. CONFEDERATION OF TRADITIONAL HERDERS ORGANISATIONS IN AFRICA - Nigeria
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186. CONGRESO GENERAL INDÍGENA NGÄBE-BUGLÉ, PANAMÁ. - Panama
187. CONSCIENCIA TRASCENDENTAL - Mexico
188. CONSEJO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS Y TÉCNICAS - Argentina
189. CONSULTORIA TECNICA COMUNITARIA, A.C. - Mexico
190. COORDINADOFRA NACIONAL DE MUJERES DE PUEBLOS ORIGINARIOS - Chile
191. COORDINADORA ANDINA DE ORGANIZACIONES INDÍGENAS - Peru
192. COORDINADORA NACIONAL DE MUJERES INDIGENAS CONAMI - Mexico
193. COPENHAGEN BUSINESS SCHOOL (CBS) - Denmark
194. CORDILLERA PEOPLES ALLIANCE - Philippines
195. CORPORACION DE GESTION Y DERECHO AMBIENTAL ECOLEX - Ecuador
196. CORPORATE COLONIZATION - Canada
197. COUNCIL FOR CHRISTIAN COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES - United Kingdom
198. COUNCIL OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE SOVETSKO-GAVANSKY DISTRICT OF THE KHABAROVSK TERRITORY - Russia
199. COUNTRY EYE - United Kingdom
200. CREATIVE LEARNING - United States
201. DALE M TAYLOR ARCHITECT LIMITED - Canada
202. DANISH RED CROSS - Denmark
203. DDOWOOLEZO BOOKSHOP - Uganda
204. DE LA SALLE-COLLEGE OF SAINT BENILDE - Philippines
205. DEAZIJNPISSER.BLOGSPOT.COM - Netherlands
206. DEEP CARE LLC - United States
207. DEFENSOR DE LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS - Mexico
208. DENNISTON LAW PNG - Australia
209. DETENGAN LOS INTENTOS DE DESPLAZAMIENTO DE LOS 70.000 PASTORES INDÍGENAS MAASAI EN TANZANIA - Australia
210. DEUTSCHES KREBSFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM - Venezuela
211. DIVINE FEMININE ENERGY LTD - Germany
212. DOWN TO EARTH FARMS - Kenya
213. DRUMBEAT MEDIA: TELLING IT LIKE IT IS - United Kingdom
214. DRYMIX.INFO - Germany
215. DUNKELD CONSERVATION - United Kingdom
216. DURHAM UNIVERSITY - United Kingdom
217. DUTCH FOR NATURE AND HUMANITY - Netherlands
218. DYNAMIC AGROPASTORALIST DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION - Uganda
219. EARTHRIGHTS INTERNATIONAL - Thailand
220. ECOCONSULT - Netherlands
221. ECOEVOLUCIONA - Mexico
222. ECOIDEAS SUCACTUS BOLIVIA - Bolivia
223. ECOPOLIS - Australia
224. ECOWARRIORS - Denmark
225. EDMUND RICE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS - Australia
226. EDUCACIÓN RURAL INTERDISCIPLINARIA EN TABASCO SC - Mexico
227. EINZIG-ART-ICH - Germany
228. EKOCENTRUM - Sweden
229. EL PUEBLO - United States
230. ELLIE BEE ILLUSTRATES - United Kingdom
231. EMMANUEL COLLEGE - United Kingdom
232. ENERGETISCHE COACHING & ADVISERING - Netherlands
233. ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDER LAW CENTER - United States
234. EPISCOPLA CHURCH IN THE PHILLIPIPINES- SECRETARIAT - Philippines
235. EQUMENIAKYRKAN - Sweden
236. ERMEN CONSULT - Netherlands
237. ESPAÇO FEMINISTA - Brazil
238. ETERNAL TIDES - United States
239. EURAC RESEARCH - Italy
240. EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE - Italy
241. EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE - United States
242. EXTINCTION REBELLION - United States
243. EXTINCTION REBELLION WIGAN - United Kingdom
244. EXTINCTION REBELLION YOUTH SOLIDARITY - United Kingdom
245. EXTINCTION REBELLION ZWICKAU - Germany
246. FEDERAL MINISTRY FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT - Germany
247. FINN & ASSOCIATES - Canada
248. FIRE HOUSE MINISTRIES - United States
249. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF POTEET - United States
250. FLORIAN KNUSPER ORGANIZATION - Germany
251. FLORIDA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION - United States
252. FOCUS DROITS ET ACCÈS - Democratic Republic of the Congo
253. FOLKEMAGIKBOTANICALS - United States
254. FONDATION DES ŒUVRES POUR LA SOLIDARITÉ ET LE BIEN-ÊTRE SOCIAL - Democratic Republic of the Congo
255. FONTAINE MEDICAL - Australia
256. FOOD JUSTICE NOW - Canada
257. FOREST AND CULTURE CONSERVATION SOCIETY - United States
258. FORO RELIGIOSO POPULAR - Spain
259. FOUNDATION FOR THE ANIMALS - Germany
260. FRANCISCO JAVIER SANZ SANTESTEBAN - Spain
261. FREE PEOPLE - United States
262. FRENTE DE PUEBLOS EN DEFENSA DE LA TIERRA Y AGUA MPT - Mexico
263. FRIDA INC. - United Kingdom
264. FRIENDS OF FRANBARNIE INTERNATIONAL - Liberia
265. FRIENDS OF MASAI MARA - Kenya
266. FULANIVEGAN - United States, Canada
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268. FUNDACION PARA ESTUDIO E INVESTIGACIÓN DE LA MUER - Argentina
269. FUNDACIÓN QUITU RAYMI - Ecuador
270. FUNDACIÓN REGIONAL DE ASESORÍA EN DERECHOS HUMANOS, INREDH - Ecuador
271. FUNDACIÓN SER AMBIENTE - Ecuador
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273. FUTURO INC - United States Minor Outlying Islands
274. GAWLER ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE ASSOCIATION - Australia
275. GEELONG ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY - Australia
276. GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - United States
277. GERMAN INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURE - Germany
278. GESELLSCHAFT FÜR BEDROHTE VÖLKER - Switzerland, Germany
279. GILLY'S ART - United Kingdom
280. GIRNE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY - Cyprus
281. GLOBAL CITIZEN - Australia
282. GLOBAL INSIGHT - United States
283. GLOBAL JUSTICE NOW - Mexico
284. GLOBAL PEACE ALLIANCE SOCIETY - United States
285. GLOBAL WITNESS - Cyprus
286. GOETHE-INSTITUT - Kenya
287. GOSHEN COLLEGE SILKS CLUB - United States
288. GRANT FAMILY TRUST - United States
289. GREEN DEVELOPMENT ADVOCATES (GDA) - Cameroon
290. GREENPEACE - Spain, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, South Africa
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294. GRUPO INTERDISCIPLINARIO SOBRE MUJER, TRABAJO Y POBREZA AC - Mexico
295. GUYANESE ORGANISATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (AFFILIATE) - Guyana
296. HAVERING FRIENDS OF THE EARTH - United Kingdom
297. HEALING HEARTS CO=OP - United States
298. HEALING MOTHERS - Netherlands
299. HEALTH CORPORATION - Kenya
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306. HUMANIDAD Y MEDIO - Spain
307. IMPERIAL TOWERS COMMUNITY GARDEN - United States
308. INDIGENOUS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE INITIATIVE - United States
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313. INDIGENOUS SOVEREIGNTY - Canada
314. INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS INITIATIVE - Kenya
315. INFORMATION CENTER (INDIGENOUS RUSSIA) - Russia
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318. INSTITUTE FOR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF CULTURAL SYSTEMS (S.A.C.S.) - Germany
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322. INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S FORUM (FIMI) - Cameroon
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328. KALPAVRIKSH ENVIRONMENT ACTION GROUP - India
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331. KHUBA INTERNATIONAL - United States
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347. LEGAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS CENTRE - Tanzania
348. LELEWAL FOUNDATION - Cameroon
349. LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY - Germany
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351. LONDON MINING NETWORK - United Kingdom
352. LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS - United Kingdom
353. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY - United States
354. MAITREA FOUNDATION - France
355. MANIPUR NATURE SOCIETY - India
356. MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY - Ireland
357. MEADOWLARKE STABLES INC - Canada
358. MEDIA AID FOR INDIGENOUS AND PASTORALISTS COMMUNITY (MAIPAC) - Tanzania
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364. MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY - United States
365. MONDIAAL FNV - Netherlands
366. MONTRÉAL FOR A WORLD BEYOND WAR - Canada
367. MOVEMENT FOR PLANTATION PEOPLES' LAND RIGHTS (MPPLR) - Sri Lanka
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370. MUNICIPALITÉ RÉGIONALE DE COMTÉ DE LA CÔTE-DE-GASPÉ - Canada
371. NAGA PEOPLES MOVEMENT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS - India
372. NARASHA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP - Kenya
373. NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST RACIAL DISCRIMINATION - Nepal
374. NATIONAL EDUCATION UNION - United Kingdom
375. NATIONAL INDIGENOUS DISABLED WOMEN ASSOCIATION NEPAL (NIDWAN) - Nepal
376. NATIONAL INDIGENOUS WOMEN'S FEDERATIN (NIWF) - Nepal
377. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND GALWAY - Ireland
378. NATIONAL WORKERS UNION - Trinidad and Tobago
379. NEPAL INDIGENOUS DISABLED ASSOCIATION (NIDA) - Nepal
380. NEPAL KIRAT KULUNG BHASA SANSKRIT UTTHAN SANGH - Nepal
381. NERTWORK MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE AND DEVELOPMENT - Sierra Leone
382. NETHELANDS CENTRE FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES - Netherlands
383. NIA TERO - United States
384. NORTHERN FORESTS DEFENSE - Turkey
385. NORTHERN VIRGINIANS FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE - United States
386. NOTTINGHAM EAST WOMEN’S FORUM - United Kingdom
387. NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY - United Kingdom
388. OFICINA DE INVESTIGACIONES SOCIALES Y DE DESARROLLO - Ecuador
389. OGIEK PEOPLES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - Kenya
390. ONG (ASSOCIATION-SANTÉ-EDUCATION-DÉMOCRATIE) ASED - Niger
391. ONG DESARROLLO INDIGENA WIÑOY LEPAY KIMÜN - Chile
392. ORGANIZACIÓN FRATERNAL NEGRA HONDUREÑA, OFRANEH - Honduras
393. ORGANIZATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF KUI CULTURE - Cambodia
394. OXFAM - Netherlands, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Netherlands, Germany, Netherlands, Netherlands, Netherland
395. OXFAM NOVIB - Netherlands
396. PACE UNIVERSITY - United States
397. PARENTS FOR FUTURE - Germany
398. PARISH OF ST KENELM - Ireland
399. PAROPAKAR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE PPUK - Nepal
400. PARTNERS FOR INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE PHILIPPINES - Philippines
401. PEOPLE AGAINST CRUELTY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS - Australia
402. PERSPECTIVAS INTERDISCIPLINARIAS EN RED, A.C. - Mexico
403. PHILIPPINE TASK FORCE FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS (TFIP) - Philippines
404. PLEDGE NATURE RESERVE - South Africa
405. PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY - United States
406. PROGRAM FOR THE HERITAGE OF OGIEK AND MOTHER EARTH (PROHOME) - Kenya
407. PROGRESSIVE GLOBAL COMMUNICATION - Australia
408. PROTECTION DE LA VIE SAUVAGE - France, Metropolitan
409. PROTECTION INTERNATIONAL AFRICA - Kenya
410. RAINFOREST FOUNDATION US - United States
411. RANGMATIPADAR ADIVASI COMMUNE - India
412. RED DE JÓVENES INDÍGENAS DE LATINOAMERICA Y EL CARIBE REDJLAC - Mexico
413. RED DE MUJERES INDÍGENAS SOBRE BIODIVERSIDAD - Colombia
414. RÉSEAU CAMEROUNAIS DES ORGANISATIONS DES DROITS DE L'HOMME / CAMEROON NETWORK OF HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS - Cameroon
415. RIGHTS AND RESOURCES INITIATIVE - Thailand
416. ROCHDALE AND LITTLEBOROUGH PEACE GROUP - United Kingdom
417. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND - Ireland
418. SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE - United States
419. SCHOOL OF AFRICAN AND ORIENTAL STUDIES - United Kingdom
420. SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO - United States
421. SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT GLASGOW COUNCIL - United Kingdom
422. SERVICIOS PARA UNA EDUCACIÓN ALTERNATIVA A.C. - Mexico
423. SOCIAL INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PLANTATION SECTOR (SIDPS) - Sri Lanka
424. SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION - United States
425. SOCIETY FOR THREATENED PEOPLES - Germany
426. SOUTH VIHAR WELFARE SOCIETY FOR TRIBAL - India
427. SOUTH-EASTERN WOMEN DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION LI - Liberia
428. SOUTHERN DEFENDERS(SOUTHERN AFRICA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS NETWORK) - South Africa
429. ST. DAVID'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SAN DIEGO, CA - United States
430. STANFORD UNIVERSITY - United States
431. TANZANIA CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ON PASTORALISM - Tanzania
432. TEACHERS FOR CLIMATE BELGIUM - Belgium
433. TEBTEBBA-INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR POLICY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION - Philippines
434. TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH, GERMANY - Germany
435. TERRITORIAL AUTÓNOMO DE LA NACIÓN WAMPIS-GTANW - Peru
436. TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY - United Kingdom
437. THE ARCHIPELAGO OF HOPE - Canada
438. THE COMMUNITY HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTION AND PROTECTION ASSOCIATION -ACPDH - Burundi
439. THE CORNER HOUSE - United Kingdom
440. THE CRIPPLE LEGEND FOUNDATION - South Africa
441. THE DISABLED AND NONDISABLED ALLIANCE AT SAC STATE - United States
442. THE FIELD RECREATION ADVISORY ASSOCIATION - Canada
443. THE GENERATION OF DREAMERS - United Kingdom
444. THE HARRIET TUBMAN FREEDOM FARM - United States
445. THE INCARNATE COLLECTIVE - Tanzania
446. THE JUS SEMPER GLOBAL ALLIANCE - United States
447. THE OAKLAND INSTITUTE - United States
448. THE RAINFOREST FOUNDATION UK - United Kingdom
449. THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - United States
450. THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD - Romania
451. THE UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX - United Kingdom
452. TRADITIONAL ECOSYSTEMS SURVIVAL TANZANIA (TEST) - Tanzania
453. TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY, INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING - Nepal
454. UJAMAA COMMUNITY RESOURCE TEAM - Tanzania
455. UNION DE AFECTADOS POR LAS OPERACIONES PETROLERAS DE TEXACO - Ecuador
456. UNION DES PEUPLES AUTOCHTONES POUR LE REVEAL AU DEVELOPPEMENT UPARED EN SIGLE - Burundi
457. UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE ENTRE RÍOS - Argentina
458. UNIVERSIDAD DE BOGOTÁ JORGE TADEO LOZANO - Colombia
459. UNIVERSIDAD DE DEUSTO - Spain
460. UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA - Colombia
461. UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL JOSÉ FAUSTINO SÁNCHEZ CARRIÓN - Peru
462. VALHALLA WILDERNESS ASSOCIATION - Canada
463. VALUEZ INTERNATIONAL YOUTH NETWORK - Nigeria
464. VERRIERDALE RESIDENTS GROUP - Australia
465. VIENNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL - Austria
466. WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH - Netherlands
467. WAKEFIELD FO REFUGEES - Canada
468. WAPICHAN WOMEN'S MOVEMENT - Guyana
469. WATER JUSTICE AND GENDER - Netherlands
470. WOMEN AND LAND IN ZIMBABWE - Zimbabwe
471. WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE - Germany
472. 27 GANG INC - Germany
473. 3G DESIGN - United Kingdom
474. 4 MEI-PROJEKT - Netherlands
475. A TO Z GIFTS AND MORE LLC. - United States
476. ACCION CIUDADANA - Spain
477. ACCIÓN EN RED MADRID - Spain
478. ACCUEIL PRÉVENTION PROTECTION URGENCE INCLUSION SANTÉ-SOCIAL - France
479. ACT GREENS - Australia
480. ACTION BATWA POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT INTÉGRAL ET L'ASSISTANCE AUX VULNÉRABLES (ABDIAV) - Burundi

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