Plans to extract soda from Lake Natron are surfacing again. After  TATA chemicals pulled out, conservationists had a win and the future of the Lake Natron was secured. A new approaching is being developed and according to an article from the Daily News from the 27th February,  the soda plant will be good for the flamingos; "The project

For years there has been conflict in Loliondo surrounding land and natural resource uses.  The conflict is complex, with many stakeholders involved, but the root of the problem is clear—land. The drought of July 2009 brought conflict tensions to a head, resulting in burned homesteads, reported human rights abuses, 50,000 cattle displaced and considerable economic loss