PACT celebrates fifth anniversary

PACT, the Protected Areas Conservation Trust, celebrated its fifth birthday
today. The government organisation, dedicated to the conservation and
development of the nation’s various protected areas, has awarded over
thirty small grants totalling a million dollars. These projects include
infrastructural development, training and public awareness campaigns for
numerous national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and archaeological sites.
PACT revenues of around a million dollars per year are derived primarily
from a seven dollar and fifty cent fee charged to each departing tourist.
PACT’s first annual report will be published later this month.