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Table 6: Breakdown of EPCPD IAP control for the 2018/2019 municipal financial year
There are currently
15 SMMEs developed
and contracted to WfE, demonstrating how biodiversity conservation and management can contribute positively to socio-economic upliftment.
Programme
Fire and Invasive Species Control
Working for Ecosystems
Total area of IAP control
27.9ha
0ha
• Initial
16.2ha
0ha
• Follow-up
11.7ha
0ha
• Maintenance
0ha
0ha
Burning
283.3ha
0ha
Training courses
2
0
Training person days
34
0
Total jobs created
41
0
Total person days
3 643
0
Budget
R3.7 million*
R0*
* Both the FISC and WfE programmes had contracts that came to an end in October 2018.While a tender process to appoint a new service provider was initiated in October 2017, delays in the appointment process beyond the control of the Restoration Ecology Branch meant that no service provider was appointed for the majority of this financial year.
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