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� Livestock care and education programme to improve livestock management and
encourage a reduction in livestock numbers. Excluding domestic livestock from
most favourable habitats in the long term.
� Sharing data and furthering local participation and educational opportunities.
� Creating a database to input information from local people, students, visiting
scientists and tourists.
� A botanical survey to assess the impact of degradation caused by livestock.
� A census of livestock in the study area.
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