Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has highlighted how engaging with local and indigenous communities can benefit economic potential and protect biodiversity.
by Julia Evans, Daily MaverickIndigenous communities crucial to protecting biodiversity, says Minister Creecy by Julia Evans, Daily Maverick March 31, 2022 ‘If we want to succeed in assisting communities to benefit from the protected estate, we have to do things differently.
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