South Africa: Can Nature's Beauty Lift Citizens From Poverty?

Using nature's beauty as a tourist draw can boost conservation in China's valued panda preserves, but it is not an automatic ticket out of poverty for the humans who live there, a unique long-term study shows.

This study can also have relevance here in South Africa, where there are many projects to assist local communities in benefiting from local tourism attractions.

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