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A southern Mozambican community and a wildlife game reserve have reached an agreement on the management of shared land, ending a dispute that has lasted nearly 20 years, non-governmental organisation CentroTerra Viva (CTV) announced yesterday.
South African company Karingani Game Reserve and the Cubo community in Massingir, Gaza province, reached an agreement on the boundaries of the conservation area, with the company offering to pay damages of EUR 40,000 for cattle killed by lions.
After negotiations with the CTV and government agencies, “the company compensated the farmers for damage, while accepting the realignment of the boundaries of the conservation area and its fencing in accordance with the local community’s suggestions,” CTV announced in a statement.
A fence will be built around the agreed perimeter, with the agreement also providing for the recruitment of thirty members of the Cubo community by the Karingani Game Reserve.
In its communiqué, cited by Lusa, CTV says that “the outcome of the Cubo conflict shows that rural communities still require a high level of support and direct intervention from outside players, such as non-governmental organisations, to defend their rights to land and other natural resources”.
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