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PROVINCE OF THE EASTERN CAPE ESTIMATES OF PUBLIC ENTITIES REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE 2023/24

5. Main services

In line with its mandate, the main services rendered are as follows:

• Combat poaching, illegal use of natural resources and trade in endangered species.

• Provide scientific and technical advice to promote biodiversity conservation best practice as well

as effective and appropriate planning and policy development.

• Create employment opportunities through Green Job projects, various Expanded Public Works

Programmes (EPWP) and seasonal harvesting of natural resources.

• Create economic opportunities by creating a demand for goods and services and unlocking

opportunities for economic development for entrepreneurs, concessionaires, eco-tourism, and
cultural tourism linkages.

• Promote the utilisation of natural endowments on provincial reserves for appropriate activities
that generate revenue.

• Develop economic infrastructure relating to tourism, reserves operations and public servitudes.

• Provision of ecological goods and services, for example clean water through catchments
management, combating soil erosion and carbon sequestration.

• Facilitate access to natural resources within designated reserves, for example grazing, thatching
grass, fish, venison, and firewood.

• Support human capital development initiatives to ensure optimal socio-economic impact on
communities.

• Strengthen the capacity of communities to effectively participate in biodiversity conservation and
co-management of Provincial Parks.

• To champion tourism development to position EC as a globally competitive destination.

• To facilitate preparation of tourism experiences to be market ready by following a well
communicated progressive path.

• To increase length of stay of visitors to the province by marketing packages, experiences and
routes for visitors to explore.

• To spread experiences geographically across the province.

• To facilitate coastal belt tourism in line with the Oceans’ Economy.

• Increase the number of job opportunities associated with tourism.

• Improve visitor service and satisfaction.

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