Two reports from presidential commissions established in late 2024 by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan have recommended continuing the resettlement of Maasai communities from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (a UNESCO World Heritage site in northern Tanzania, renowned for its wildlife-rich volcanic crater). The government argues that growth in the Maasai population and their livestock is accelerating the decline of wildlife, with one commission chair warning that wildebeest, antelopes, and giraffes could disappear from the area as early as next year. Human rights organisations and Maasai representatives have rejected the findings, alleging the relocations are driven by commercial interests — noting that Tanzania's tourism minister announced plans in January to nearly double hotel capacity in the area — and that conservation is being used as a pretext to seize ancestral land.