France, July 31 -- Indigenous communities in northern Kenya are being pushed off their land to make way for wildlife reserves, human rights groups say. They accuse conservation groups of using tourism and carbon offset schemes to justify evictions and violence.

The savannahs of Isiolo County are home to elephants, giraffes, zebras and lions, attracting thousands of tourists each year.

The region is also used for carbon offset projects, where companies like Netflix and Meta pay to fund conservation efforts that help cancel out their own emissions.

The wildlife reserves are managed by the Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), a network of around 43 to 45 community conservancies across northern and coastal Kenya. NRT says it supports local ins...