Gamba Army leading example of regional economic recovery project, report finds

THE Territory’s Gamba Army is a leading example of the ways conservation and land management work can help regional areas bounce back financially from COVID-19, according to a new report

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THE Territory’s Gamba Army is a leading example of the ways conservation and land management work can help regional areas bounce back financially from COVID-19, according to a new report.

The Working With Nature report – developed by an alliance of conservation, farming and land management organisations – details a plan for economic recovery for regional areas by investing $500m into conservation and land management projects.

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The plan is projected to create 6690 full-time jobs and inject $1.2bn into local economies.

The report, released last week, found the Gamba Army – established by the NT government in July 2020 creating 45 jobs – was a leading example of how the initiative worked.

Pew Charitable Trusts deputy director Pepe Clarke – one of the report’s developers – said the proposal especially aimed to support areas with high rates of youth unemployment.

“For some sectors of the community, recovery will be a slower, longer-term process,” she said.

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“Investment in conservation and land management work provides an opportunity to provide timely and targeted support to vulnerable people in hard-hit regions, including youth and unskilled workers.”