PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988-2001 15 Giving people a voice rather than a message

Document begins: PLA Notes CD-ROM 1988­2001 15 Giving people a voice rather than a message Lars Johansson and Dominick de Waal Introduction most capable. All this money could have been used to help the rest of the world. Video and TV will soon reach the remotest `The world should know that we are not villages. It is easy to see how it can spread people who eat the soil until it is finished. The ideas from the dominating centres of the world should learn from us how we Maasai world, but can it also be used the other way around? Consider the following example of manage our lands'. when world systems suddenly become vulnerable to authoritative arguments made by Six months later, a threatened international local people, who have never before been conservation establishment is still struggling to explain away these allegations. The local asked for their opinion on matters of policy authorities have prohibited the Maasai from and planning. using video in the conservation area. The The scene is a local primary school crowded Ministry has withdrawn approval of the with serious-looking Maasai men. A management plan. Letters are written to FAO traditional meeting, an Enkgwana, has been in ...