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Bank Accused of Funding an Oppressive Growth Model Based on Boosting Tourism Revenues
By SG Editor·
Entrance sign to Tsavo National Park in Kenya, emphasizing its significance as Africa’s second-largest protected area.
The World Bank is investigating allegations of killings, rape and forced evictions made by villagers living near the site of a proposed tourism project it is funding in Tanzania. The bank has been accused of “enabling” alleged violence by the Tanzanian government to make way for a $150m project ministers say will protect the environment and attract more tourists to Ruaha national park. The “resilient natural resource management for tourism and growth” (Regrow) project will almost double the size of the park, which is 130km (80 miles) from the city of Iringa.