Lianshulu Lodge - Providing real, sustainable benefits to local communities in the Caprivi region
The history of the lodge is unique. Following negotiations in 1988, prior to Independence, with the then South African Administrators of South West Africa, partly governed from Pretoria in the Republic and partly from Windhoek in SWA, a permission to occupy (PTO) was granted the following year by the Administration in Katima Mulilo. The PTO, or concession, consists of an area of 800 hectares bordering on the Kwando River to the east, beyond which lies Botswana, and extending inland some halfway to the MR 125 gravel road which connects the villages of Kongola and Lianshulu. Later that same year, shortly before Namibia gained Independence in 1990, an immediate area of 80000 hectares surrounding this young lodge was proclaimed by the new Government as Mudumu National Park. The subsequent years have seen Lianshulu Lodge co-operating fully with and indeed supporting the neighbouring National Park, a happy union indeed.
Ralph Meyer-Rust, in title the Marketing and Operations Director of Lianshulu, has been hands-on since the very beginning. He has indeed eaten, beaten and breathed Lianshulu, on site so to speak, for many years; and working together with a visionary group of shareholders, he has produced far more than just an outstanding tourism lodge. For Ralph, together with his board, has shown a passion for improving the very social fabric of the communities who live very much a hand-to-mouth existence amidst this harsh, inhospitable paradise of nature.
Not for Lianshulu, a one-off donation to a needy community; this does not generate a regular future cash income stream or long-term employment, nor do such hand-outs reach through to the grass roots of the community, to the end of the food chain. Rather than, Lianshulu's aim has steadfastly been to create, build and oversee sustainable projects and developments that will prove to be of tangible and lasting worth to these local villagers. The path has not always been easy, in the a Caprivi Region lying far away from the business and social centres of Namibia, more so an area with a turbulent political history, and a territory where today many senior traditional leaders, the Indunas, feel perhaps that the younger and more eager generations do not necessarily sit so easily together in corporate community harmony. The infamous shooting of French tourists in the Caprivi Strip in the year 2000, by armed UNITA rebels from neighbouring Angola, saw tourism in the area come to a virtual standstill. Only those who persevered managed to survive, Lianshulu being one of them. Remaining committed, the latter part of 2001 first brought improvement and recovery. Better still was to come, for Ralph's perseverance in almost reinventing Lianshulu by looking to promote more fly-in safari business - particularly from neighbouring Botswana - was finally rewarded.
Before the crisis, Lianshulu had opened a Bush Camp constructed from traditional thatch, reeds and brick, situated in pristine riparian forest just a few kilometres from the main lodge - an exclusive and separate destination for guests seeking a total wilderness experience. In those darkest days, the Bush Camp was closed. But by early 2002, Bush Camp was back, stronger than ever - thanks to a contract between Lianshulu, Wilderness Safaris and Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT). This tripartite union saw business grow at a tremendous rate, with the Bush Camp almost permanently full to capacity. Most recently, Lianshulu has built and opened a further camp, their Wilderness Camp, situated in the recently gazetted Balyerwa Conservancy, outside their own concession but within easy reach by either road or river. So the Lianshulu Lodges portfolio presently stands at three, with a fourth bush camp - envisaged to support a conservancy to the north of the Lodge - being considered for construction and operational use in the not too distant future.
So time now to provide an overview of how Lianshulu Lodges are specifically helping to uplift and empower the local communities and the conservancies per se that surround them in this delightful north-eastern corner of Namibia, oft referred to as the Wetlands Paradise. They have several diverse projects on the go simultaneously, all of which are in particular designed to bring about the long term assistance much needed by the local populace in the shape of employment creation and regular cash income, both on a sustainable long term basis; notwithstanding the fact that the lodge group itself already employs 80 staff, nearly all locals, which in turn brings benefits to some 400 people, once the extended families of those in work are taken into account.
To further comprehend the sustainable benefits that the local economy derives from the Lianshulu policy of employing and thus empowering people from the local communities, it is necessary to know the salaries and subsistence paid over. In the eleven months to November 2006, the figure was over N$1.12 million. This does not include any senior lodge management staff, but everybody beneath the top strata. The supporting schemes can be broadly divided into three categories: community, education and social/cultural, the beneficiaries then being the Balyerwa Conservancy, the Mashi Conservancy, The Mudumu National Park itself, of course, also benefits together with a couple of more particularised recipients, too.
These local communities and the two conservancies benefit directly from several income streams as provided for in their agreements with Lianshulu. Conservancy fees are paid to Balyerwa in respect of the Wilderness Camp that began operating on their registered lands in July 2006, set up in a joint venture between the Balyerwa Conservancy, the long established NGO - Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC) - and Lianshulu Lodges themselves. And no less than N$38000 was handed over in the first five months of operations up to November 2006 alone. Furthermore, Lianshulu pays the salaries of nine community game guards, who, in patrolling a buffer zone of some 20 sqare kilometres around the camp, will help to eradicate poaching and illegal hunting and thus secure wildlife numbers in the longer term. Lianshulu has also decided to source all the firewood and manure used by their three establishments from neighbouring villages situated in both the Mashi and Balyerwa Conservancies. Grass, reed and thatching materials needed for replacement of infrastructure damaged by baboons and starlings, squirrels and beetles are similarly sourced, mostly from the Mashi Conservancy. In total, an annual expenditure in the region of N$40000 further supports the local people by generating both work and another income source.
Of major benefit also are the regular guest visits undertaken directly from the three lodges to the traditional village that each of these two local conservancies now possess.
Both villages (Lizauli, in Mashi and Balyerwa) were funded directly and constructed with the assistance of Lianshulu; income turnover generated by these organised visits will soon be approaching N$50000 annually, and this figure does not include guest expenditure in the curio-shops present at each village, nor the revenue received from the many Lianshulu guests who make private and spontaneous visits. Income derived from such educational and photographically stimulating activities as the village visits is swelled by a number of other events such as visits to genuine homesteads in community villages, support for the Mayeyi tribal festival, for the Lizauli cultural group of traditional dancers, and for both the local Sauzuo football team and the Katima Mulilo based Green Eagles side too; whilst a huge contribution is also made by offering the Balyerwa folk subsidised vehicle repairs and upkeep on their conservancy vehicles - at Lianshulu's own workshops, besides offering assistance with other transport needs too.
Another novel, and naturally sustainable, scheme in the process of being set up, is a vegetable farm which will be established close to Lianshulu Village in the Balyerwa Conservancy. A joint project between the Conservancy, the Ministry of Agriculture, and Lianshulu Lodges - with several donor funding agencies close to finalising major support - will provide infrastructure to include two agricultural tunnels, irrigation - with water pumped from the Kwando River two kilometres away - and elephantproof fencing. Tomatoes, baby marrows and cucumbers will in particular be grown. Lianshulu and other tourism establishments in the area, will be ready customers for the vegetables produced.
Lianshulu Lodges will provide one dedicated manager to oversee the farm, working with the local village and conservancy staff, and will furthermore undertake all necessary bookkeeping for the scheme. Out of interest, Lianshulu already has a separate arrangement to buy all their eggs locally from that same village every second day, and accurate records logged ensure that each individual supplier is then rewarded for their own specific supply.
All in all, the total direct financial support in the Community field - where all aspects are planned particularly to render continuous and long term assistance - can be measured at well in excess of N$150000 annually, notwithstanding the vital and permanent employment opportunities created.
In 2006, another major investment was made by Lianshulu, under the social/cultural banner; they were responsible for the complete and outright purchase of all the materials used in the construction of the Balyerwa traditional village, situated in the recently registered conservancy of the same name. The community benefited here to the tune of N$22000, and the three lodges have ensured, as detailed earlier, that a regular income stream and prospects for regular work have been established. Furthermore, the Lianshulu group has supported the project by passing on their experience, by assisting in the training of the village incumbents - particularly guides - whilst still allowing the community much of a free hand in creating their own modus operandi for introducing visitors to their way of life. The village is destined to quickly become a major asset to the local community.
Children in the Caprivi region have long been forced to accept that the entire infrastructure of education in their homelands has been perhaps of a lesser standard than in other less rural areas of Namibia. Schools here need necessarily to rely not only on the support provided by the relevant central and regional Ministry offices and Government departments but also funding and donations from outside organisations and benefactors. Lianshulu Lodges have always been alert to this fundamental need to facilitate better educational amenities for the well-being of future generations, and consequently Namibia as a nation too, and have pledged their support in a number of innovative ways.
Firstly, all incoming tourist groups from OAT make a scheduled 45 minute visit, with lodge guides, to either the Lizauli Combined School, Sauzuo Combined School, Lianshulu Primary School or Mbambazi Combined School. These visits, undertaken every third day, are strictly rotated and kept brief enough so as not to disrupt classroom activities. An entry fee of N$200 is donated to the respective school fund on each occasion. Moreover the schools then often receive parcels of small school equipment and clothes sent from US citizens who pledged their support whilst in the Caprivi. 2006 also saw the Grand Circle Trust Fund in Boston donate N$20000 towards local schools' maintenance. Sharon Theron, partner of Ralph Meyer-Rust, sits on the local Schools Board at their quarterly meetings to ensure transparency.
Secondly, Lianshulu Lodge closes its doors for ten days every year during January or February to allow selected student groups to visit. This incentive, offered to all the seven schools in the local vicinity, rewards the top six performers in the highest three grades at each school with the chance to gain initial insight into the tourism industry. Ralph Meyer-Rust is himself convinced that "it is attitude and aptitude that are so important, more so than IQ and training. We aim to provide a whole spectrum of opportunity to these children. To introduce them to tourism for all." Indeed lectures are given not only by Ralph himself, but by various staff members who work as chefs, waiters, laundry hands and as guides. The children also undertake GPS, tracking and boating activities during their stay.
Finally, another absorbing incentive will start in 2008; two prizes will be made available to the top two students between grades eight to twelve in the seven local centres of learning. One scholar will win a trip to England, and stay with Ralph's immediate family in Devon. Another will visit Cape Town, being looked after by Sharon's family. Ralph simply hopes that his determined efforts on behalf of the Lianshulu Group will succeed "in uplifting the standards of local education, improving the provision of food for school children and in improving any school hostel facilities offered."
The vital ongoing support and close working assistance that Lianshulu proffer to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) cannot be understated either. The MET control and manage Mudumu National Park, one of Namibia's 20 Protected Areas, which surrounds Lianshulu on three sides; both parties are active in supporting all those local conservancies bordering on the Parks and beyond, and are equally desirous of improving the wildlife numbers in a region where both the recent armed strife and the uncontrolled illegal hunting prior to first proclamation of the Park and then Independence had seen such numbers decimated. Thus, in 2005 and 2006, the MET - working closely with the local registered conservancies under their newly formed Mudumu North Complex - had translocated game, including wildebeest, kudu and even giraffe, the latter not seen in Eastern Caprivi for 25 years.
Lianshulu not only assisted in building the boma in the park used to first settle and then release the game introduced, but also through their own private fund-raising managed to finance the purchase of an additional five giraffe. Both the IRDNC and the Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) also lent their support to the MET. Lianshulu meanwhile also provided a new mono water pump at the Santika game waterhole within Mudumu, and repaired the diesel engine there, too. Boats were provided for waterborne patrols on the Kwando River. So here financial support for the National Park in 2006 could be measured in terms of over N$80000, and a partnership borne of not simply rural necessity but a real desire to uplift the entire area.
Lianshulu has not, of course, set a precedent in supporting local communities and conservancies. Many other tourism establishments across this awesome land have like-minded ideals and also proffer valuable support. But Lianshulu Lodges have perhaps set themselves apart by devoting so much time and effort across such a wide range of projects and support, with each and every scheme specifically designed to provide meaningful and - most importantly - sustainable benefits to the local populace in terms of regular income. 2006 will see nearly N$1,500000 go directly towards benefiting and empowering the local communities around the lodges. But it is only the more immeasurable qualities of improvement of life to these previously disadvantaged people that will become apparent over a longer period of time.
Meanwhile 2007 will undoubtedly bring further fantastic support, and the opening of a fourth lodge to the north of the present establishments will see the introduction of another new traditional village, more widespread support for, and empowerment of, another needy, local community. Surely the applause for what Lianshulu Lodges are doing in the Eastern Caprivi cannot be loud enough; they have become a shining example that other tourism establishments will hopefully follow, with their ideas to provide long-term upliftment and their determination to succeed replicated by others. A poignant footnote: it has just been announced that Ralph and Sharon have decided to take on a huge new challenge - still very much in the tourism and conservation fields that they are so passionate about and equally dedicated to - far away from Namibia. Their decision was, according to Ralph, a momentous and near impossible one.
Happily, Wilderness Safaris, already a shareholder in Lianshulu Lodges, are set to take over all operational duties at the lodges. They are a company with a massive, renowned awareness for the environment and a marvellous record for supporting the indigenous communities in the areas in which they operate; thus hopefully the good work will continue unabated.
By Neil Digby-Clarke
Ralph Meyer-Rust, in title the Marketing and Operations Director of Lianshulu, has been hands-on since the very beginning. He has indeed eaten, beaten and breathed Lianshulu, on site so to speak, for many years; and working together with a visionary group of shareholders, he has produced far more than just an outstanding tourism lodge. For Ralph, together with his board, has shown a passion for improving the very social fabric of the communities who live very much a hand-to-mouth existence amidst this harsh, inhospitable paradise of nature.
Not for Lianshulu, a one-off donation to a needy community; this does not generate a regular future cash income stream or long-term employment, nor do such hand-outs reach through to the grass roots of the community, to the end of the food chain. Rather than, Lianshulu's aim has steadfastly been to create, build and oversee sustainable projects and developments that will prove to be of tangible and lasting worth to these local villagers. The path has not always been easy, in the a Caprivi Region lying far away from the business and social centres of Namibia, more so an area with a turbulent political history, and a territory where today many senior traditional leaders, the Indunas, feel perhaps that the younger and more eager generations do not necessarily sit so easily together in corporate community harmony. The infamous shooting of French tourists in the Caprivi Strip in the year 2000, by armed UNITA rebels from neighbouring Angola, saw tourism in the area come to a virtual standstill. Only those who persevered managed to survive, Lianshulu being one of them. Remaining committed, the latter part of 2001 first brought improvement and recovery. Better still was to come, for Ralph's perseverance in almost reinventing Lianshulu by looking to promote more fly-in safari business - particularly from neighbouring Botswana - was finally rewarded.
Before the crisis, Lianshulu had opened a Bush Camp constructed from traditional thatch, reeds and brick, situated in pristine riparian forest just a few kilometres from the main lodge - an exclusive and separate destination for guests seeking a total wilderness experience. In those darkest days, the Bush Camp was closed. But by early 2002, Bush Camp was back, stronger than ever - thanks to a contract between Lianshulu, Wilderness Safaris and Overseas Adventure Travel (OAT). This tripartite union saw business grow at a tremendous rate, with the Bush Camp almost permanently full to capacity. Most recently, Lianshulu has built and opened a further camp, their Wilderness Camp, situated in the recently gazetted Balyerwa Conservancy, outside their own concession but within easy reach by either road or river. So the Lianshulu Lodges portfolio presently stands at three, with a fourth bush camp - envisaged to support a conservancy to the north of the Lodge - being considered for construction and operational use in the not too distant future.
So time now to provide an overview of how Lianshulu Lodges are specifically helping to uplift and empower the local communities and the conservancies per se that surround them in this delightful north-eastern corner of Namibia, oft referred to as the Wetlands Paradise. They have several diverse projects on the go simultaneously, all of which are in particular designed to bring about the long term assistance much needed by the local populace in the shape of employment creation and regular cash income, both on a sustainable long term basis; notwithstanding the fact that the lodge group itself already employs 80 staff, nearly all locals, which in turn brings benefits to some 400 people, once the extended families of those in work are taken into account.
To further comprehend the sustainable benefits that the local economy derives from the Lianshulu policy of employing and thus empowering people from the local communities, it is necessary to know the salaries and subsistence paid over. In the eleven months to November 2006, the figure was over N$1.12 million. This does not include any senior lodge management staff, but everybody beneath the top strata. The supporting schemes can be broadly divided into three categories: community, education and social/cultural, the beneficiaries then being the Balyerwa Conservancy, the Mashi Conservancy, The Mudumu National Park itself, of course, also benefits together with a couple of more particularised recipients, too.
These local communities and the two conservancies benefit directly from several income streams as provided for in their agreements with Lianshulu. Conservancy fees are paid to Balyerwa in respect of the Wilderness Camp that began operating on their registered lands in July 2006, set up in a joint venture between the Balyerwa Conservancy, the long established NGO - Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC) - and Lianshulu Lodges themselves. And no less than N$38000 was handed over in the first five months of operations up to November 2006 alone. Furthermore, Lianshulu pays the salaries of nine community game guards, who, in patrolling a buffer zone of some 20 sqare kilometres around the camp, will help to eradicate poaching and illegal hunting and thus secure wildlife numbers in the longer term. Lianshulu has also decided to source all the firewood and manure used by their three establishments from neighbouring villages situated in both the Mashi and Balyerwa Conservancies. Grass, reed and thatching materials needed for replacement of infrastructure damaged by baboons and starlings, squirrels and beetles are similarly sourced, mostly from the Mashi Conservancy. In total, an annual expenditure in the region of N$40000 further supports the local people by generating both work and another income source.
Of major benefit also are the regular guest visits undertaken directly from the three lodges to the traditional village that each of these two local conservancies now possess.
Both villages (Lizauli, in Mashi and Balyerwa) were funded directly and constructed with the assistance of Lianshulu; income turnover generated by these organised visits will soon be approaching N$50000 annually, and this figure does not include guest expenditure in the curio-shops present at each village, nor the revenue received from the many Lianshulu guests who make private and spontaneous visits. Income derived from such educational and photographically stimulating activities as the village visits is swelled by a number of other events such as visits to genuine homesteads in community villages, support for the Mayeyi tribal festival, for the Lizauli cultural group of traditional dancers, and for both the local Sauzuo football team and the Katima Mulilo based Green Eagles side too; whilst a huge contribution is also made by offering the Balyerwa folk subsidised vehicle repairs and upkeep on their conservancy vehicles - at Lianshulu's own workshops, besides offering assistance with other transport needs too.
Another novel, and naturally sustainable, scheme in the process of being set up, is a vegetable farm which will be established close to Lianshulu Village in the Balyerwa Conservancy. A joint project between the Conservancy, the Ministry of Agriculture, and Lianshulu Lodges - with several donor funding agencies close to finalising major support - will provide infrastructure to include two agricultural tunnels, irrigation - with water pumped from the Kwando River two kilometres away - and elephantproof fencing. Tomatoes, baby marrows and cucumbers will in particular be grown. Lianshulu and other tourism establishments in the area, will be ready customers for the vegetables produced.
Lianshulu Lodges will provide one dedicated manager to oversee the farm, working with the local village and conservancy staff, and will furthermore undertake all necessary bookkeeping for the scheme. Out of interest, Lianshulu already has a separate arrangement to buy all their eggs locally from that same village every second day, and accurate records logged ensure that each individual supplier is then rewarded for their own specific supply.
All in all, the total direct financial support in the Community field - where all aspects are planned particularly to render continuous and long term assistance - can be measured at well in excess of N$150000 annually, notwithstanding the vital and permanent employment opportunities created.
In 2006, another major investment was made by Lianshulu, under the social/cultural banner; they were responsible for the complete and outright purchase of all the materials used in the construction of the Balyerwa traditional village, situated in the recently registered conservancy of the same name. The community benefited here to the tune of N$22000, and the three lodges have ensured, as detailed earlier, that a regular income stream and prospects for regular work have been established. Furthermore, the Lianshulu group has supported the project by passing on their experience, by assisting in the training of the village incumbents - particularly guides - whilst still allowing the community much of a free hand in creating their own modus operandi for introducing visitors to their way of life. The village is destined to quickly become a major asset to the local community.
Children in the Caprivi region have long been forced to accept that the entire infrastructure of education in their homelands has been perhaps of a lesser standard than in other less rural areas of Namibia. Schools here need necessarily to rely not only on the support provided by the relevant central and regional Ministry offices and Government departments but also funding and donations from outside organisations and benefactors. Lianshulu Lodges have always been alert to this fundamental need to facilitate better educational amenities for the well-being of future generations, and consequently Namibia as a nation too, and have pledged their support in a number of innovative ways.
Firstly, all incoming tourist groups from OAT make a scheduled 45 minute visit, with lodge guides, to either the Lizauli Combined School, Sauzuo Combined School, Lianshulu Primary School or Mbambazi Combined School. These visits, undertaken every third day, are strictly rotated and kept brief enough so as not to disrupt classroom activities. An entry fee of N$200 is donated to the respective school fund on each occasion. Moreover the schools then often receive parcels of small school equipment and clothes sent from US citizens who pledged their support whilst in the Caprivi. 2006 also saw the Grand Circle Trust Fund in Boston donate N$20000 towards local schools' maintenance. Sharon Theron, partner of Ralph Meyer-Rust, sits on the local Schools Board at their quarterly meetings to ensure transparency.
Secondly, Lianshulu Lodge closes its doors for ten days every year during January or February to allow selected student groups to visit. This incentive, offered to all the seven schools in the local vicinity, rewards the top six performers in the highest three grades at each school with the chance to gain initial insight into the tourism industry. Ralph Meyer-Rust is himself convinced that "it is attitude and aptitude that are so important, more so than IQ and training. We aim to provide a whole spectrum of opportunity to these children. To introduce them to tourism for all." Indeed lectures are given not only by Ralph himself, but by various staff members who work as chefs, waiters, laundry hands and as guides. The children also undertake GPS, tracking and boating activities during their stay.
Finally, another absorbing incentive will start in 2008; two prizes will be made available to the top two students between grades eight to twelve in the seven local centres of learning. One scholar will win a trip to England, and stay with Ralph's immediate family in Devon. Another will visit Cape Town, being looked after by Sharon's family. Ralph simply hopes that his determined efforts on behalf of the Lianshulu Group will succeed "in uplifting the standards of local education, improving the provision of food for school children and in improving any school hostel facilities offered."
The vital ongoing support and close working assistance that Lianshulu proffer to the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) cannot be understated either. The MET control and manage Mudumu National Park, one of Namibia's 20 Protected Areas, which surrounds Lianshulu on three sides; both parties are active in supporting all those local conservancies bordering on the Parks and beyond, and are equally desirous of improving the wildlife numbers in a region where both the recent armed strife and the uncontrolled illegal hunting prior to first proclamation of the Park and then Independence had seen such numbers decimated. Thus, in 2005 and 2006, the MET - working closely with the local registered conservancies under their newly formed Mudumu North Complex - had translocated game, including wildebeest, kudu and even giraffe, the latter not seen in Eastern Caprivi for 25 years.
Lianshulu not only assisted in building the boma in the park used to first settle and then release the game introduced, but also through their own private fund-raising managed to finance the purchase of an additional five giraffe. Both the IRDNC and the Namibia Nature Foundation (NNF) also lent their support to the MET. Lianshulu meanwhile also provided a new mono water pump at the Santika game waterhole within Mudumu, and repaired the diesel engine there, too. Boats were provided for waterborne patrols on the Kwando River. So here financial support for the National Park in 2006 could be measured in terms of over N$80000, and a partnership borne of not simply rural necessity but a real desire to uplift the entire area.
Lianshulu has not, of course, set a precedent in supporting local communities and conservancies. Many other tourism establishments across this awesome land have like-minded ideals and also proffer valuable support. But Lianshulu Lodges have perhaps set themselves apart by devoting so much time and effort across such a wide range of projects and support, with each and every scheme specifically designed to provide meaningful and - most importantly - sustainable benefits to the local populace in terms of regular income. 2006 will see nearly N$1,500000 go directly towards benefiting and empowering the local communities around the lodges. But it is only the more immeasurable qualities of improvement of life to these previously disadvantaged people that will become apparent over a longer period of time.
Meanwhile 2007 will undoubtedly bring further fantastic support, and the opening of a fourth lodge to the north of the present establishments will see the introduction of another new traditional village, more widespread support for, and empowerment of, another needy, local community. Surely the applause for what Lianshulu Lodges are doing in the Eastern Caprivi cannot be loud enough; they have become a shining example that other tourism establishments will hopefully follow, with their ideas to provide long-term upliftment and their determination to succeed replicated by others. A poignant footnote: it has just been announced that Ralph and Sharon have decided to take on a huge new challenge - still very much in the tourism and conservation fields that they are so passionate about and equally dedicated to - far away from Namibia. Their decision was, according to Ralph, a momentous and near impossible one.
Happily, Wilderness Safaris, already a shareholder in Lianshulu Lodges, are set to take over all operational duties at the lodges. They are a company with a massive, renowned awareness for the environment and a marvellous record for supporting the indigenous communities in the areas in which they operate; thus hopefully the good work will continue unabated.
By Neil Digby-Clarke
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