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Forced Displacement in DRC Park
- Robert Flummerfelt, based in the DRC, investigated Kahuzi-Biega National Park.
- His investigation revealed park rangers violently removing indigenous people from their land.
Colonial Legacy of the Park
- Kahuzi-Biega National Park, like many others, was established during colonialism.
- Belgian colonizers and later conservationists violently expelled the indigenous Batwa community in the 1970s.
Neocolonial Conservation
- Western governments support these parks for greenwashing and resource control.
- These conservation efforts often displace indigenous communities and perpetuate neocolonialism.