This article investigates the forced removal and relocation of the Basarwa or San from their ancestral land in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) by the Government of Botswana, nominally undertaken so that the Basarwa could enjoy the same social services available to the general population in new settlements. However, the Basarwa through their organisation, the First People of the Kalahari (FPK) reject this reasoning, arguing instead that their relocation to new government settlements was aimed at denying them access to wealth derived from the area 's rich natural resources to pave the way for diamond mining and tourism. This article is written in solidarity with the Basarwa and aims to contribute to the debate surrounding their relocation as it demonstrates that addressing sustainable natural resource management requires addressing issues of social oppression and economic injustic

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