Bio-diversity

The project supports two pilot areas in Limpopo, South Africa. These communities are bordering the Kruger National Park and the Mdluli Game Reserve. It has been designed to add community land for the conservation of wildlife and sustainable use of natural resources. The aim of the project activities with the Huntington Community, Kruger National Park, will be to failitate signing an agreement between the South African National Parks and the Huntington Community. They will assist the community, at the same time developing capacity, in appointing board members for the community management board and participatory conservation management approaches. In addition, the project will identify economic opportunities related to sustainable development and develop capacity in this regard. The project activities relate to the Mdluli Community will include but not limited to, facilitating community resolution on th appropriate land use to be adopted, facilitate the formation of the Community Property Association/Trust and jointly agree on opportunities for the broader comunity involvement in economic opportunities. Finally, the project assists communities with capacity development, empowerment and information management. To ensure that community members are able to base their decisions and actions on sound information.

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