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Benefits to the community include:
¨ Employment and job creation
¨ Increase in morale
¨ Poverty relief
¨ Secondary benefits and opportunities like providing services, craft and curios, cultural shows etc
¨ Other benefits like supply of firewood from bush-clearing programmes
¨ Occasional extra part-time employment with short-term projects
¨ Wildlife educational opportunities especially for the youth
¨ Availability of meat from hunting or culling programmes
¨ Learning and acquiring new skills
¨ Collection of reeds for building and other
¨ Supply of indigenous medicinal plants and extracts
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Local communities
Many of the rural populations are poor, with little or no employment in these areas. The start of new game ranches and eco-tourism projects always brings hope to these communities. In general, 3-5 people are employed on a game ranch/ reserve for every 1 on a cattle farm. The involvement of your local community can benefit all parties concerned. As far as possible try and employ staff from these communities. Community involvement is especially important with larger projects.
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