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everybody says grasses are food grasses

everybody says grasses are food grasses our clothes there’s some ownership and

our clothes there’s some ownership and

our clothes there’s some ownership and some sense you know everybody sense

some sense you know everybody sense

some sense you know everybody sense everybody feels when dating Wassa Wassa

everybody feels when dating Wassa Wassa

everybody feels when dating Wassa Wassa community conservation area is a special

community conservation area is a special

community conservation area is a special project director of

project director of

project director of [Music]

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[Music] in many ways the glossa conservation

in many ways the glossa conservation

in many ways the glossa conservation efforts are a very conservative kind of

efforts are a very conservative kind of

efforts are a very conservative kind of cultural relic and also one that’s very

cultural relic and also one that’s very

cultural relic and also one that’s very progressive from an outsider’s

progressive from an outsider’s

progressive from an outsider’s perspective the local community is

perspective the local community is

perspective the local community is taking ownership of who has access to

taking ownership of who has access to

taking ownership of who has access to this place and when the guava itself has

this place and when the guava itself has

this place and when the guava itself has been around for hundreds of years as a

been around for hundreds of years as a

been around for hundreds of years as a pseudo protected area there’s a long

pseudo protected area there’s a long

pseudo protected area there’s a long history going back to various different

history going back to various different

history going back to various different legends of its founding but in short it

legends of its founding but in short it

legends of its founding but in short it exists as it does because it’s very

exists as it does because it’s very

exists as it does because it’s very difficult to grow crops at this altitude

difficult to grow crops at this altitude

difficult to grow crops at this altitude and at this exposure and the local

and at this exposure and the local

and at this exposure and the local community have realized this and kind of

community have realized this and kind of

community have realized this and kind of set it aside as a community resource

set it aside as a community resource

set it aside as a community resource that they harvest occasionally when you

that they harvest occasionally when you

that they harvest occasionally when you conserve the wildlife you will conserve

conserve the wildlife you will conserve

conserve the wildlife you will conserve the habitats just when you conserve the

the habitats just when you conserve the

the habitats just when you conserve the habitats and you will provide some

habitats and you will provide some

habitats and you will provide some important inputs for the long-term

important inputs for the long-term

important inputs for the long-term sustainability for the community I mean

sustainability for the community I mean

sustainability for the community I mean there will be more water there’ll be

there will be more water there’ll be

there will be more water there’ll be less degradation but when this conserved

less degradation but when this conserved

less degradation but when this conserved like this and they can get more benefits

like this and they can get more benefits

like this and they can get more benefits they can take the grass once per two

they can take the grass once per two

they can take the grass once per two years or three years and it will be more

years or three years and it will be more

years or three years and it will be more advantageous it is sustainable you know

advantageous it is sustainable you know

advantageous it is sustainable you know if they can use it for four generations

if they can use it for four generations

if they can use it for four generations but if it is open and they can use it

but if it is open and they can use it

but if it is open and they can use it very freely and everything can be

very freely and everything can be

very freely and everything can be destroyed within a week or two all

destroyed within a week or two all

destroyed within a week or two all things are made by the community and the

things are made by the community and the

things are made by the community and the comments are living together and each

comments are living together and each

comments are living together and each community ties transfers to the next

community ties transfers to the next

community ties transfers to the next generation so I think we also have very

generation so I think we also have very

generation so I think we also have very very bright future

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