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outh Africa has also established a process to resolve historical
land injustices. Much of the land within the Kruger to Canyons
Biosphere Reserve (K2C)--which lies in the Limpopo Heartland
and connects Kruger National Park to the Blyde River Canyon
Nature Reserve to the southwest--is under historical land claim.
The area is rich in biodiversity--approximately half of all South
African wildlife can be found here--but many of the communities
live in poverty and have yet to benefit fully from this wildlife asset.
AWF has initiated work with one of the communities that owns
land in the K2C area. With support from the CitiFoundation,
AWF is working to assess potential opportunities for the community,
including agriculture and tourism, to enhance conservation in the area
while also improving livelihoods.
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