Environmental Justice Simulation
Gregory Smith
SCI/362
August 7, 2011
Zafer Miqdadi

Environmental Justice Simulation In an environment such as explained in the simulation, environmental justice is a key factor. While Colney and Pitts as a company will benefit many people with their medicine. There will be some irreversible repercussions to the Kikuyu tribe as well as the environment. Although there are precautionary measures that may be in place, once the project is put in place this area will never be the same. When exploring the thought of environmental justice one would have to recognize the stakeholders. This would also lead one to weigh the pros and cons to actually find which has the most to gain and which has the most to lose. In this situation the stakeholders are the Kikuyu tribe, Colney and Pitts, International Center for Ethno Botanical Research and Eco Smile. All of these entities have a direct connection and impact on the other. Kikuyu Tribe The Kikuyu tribes are natives to the Aberdares mountain range. The impact of the development of this land will not only change their lives, but it will also alter their culture. As a people the Kikuyu tribe has lived on this land for centuries. Colney and Pitts have made some offers that give the tribe all options except for leaving things as they are. First of all the Kikuyu people have already discovered uses for the trees that the pharmaceutical company is wanting to make money from. These trees are being used for home building and medicine. The offer to train them and give them jobs could be beneficial. While this may be true, unless there is some change in African government the training and experience will not help them in the future. Then one must think of the animals that the Kikuyu tribe hunt for food, the change in the environment will run off all of the wild life all