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Communal, commercial and nature conservation land use alternatives occur together at theperimeter of Manyeleti Game Reserve in Mhala district. The different land use alternatives werecompared with one another with the purpose of determining the best possible land use.Communal households and the Seville scheme households perform poorly in support of householdwelfare. This holds disastrous implications for future generations if nothing is done. The Uthlascheme households perform better and generate larger incomes, but at the expense of communalhouseholds. Both schemes are highly subsidised by government. Manyeleti Game Reserve ismismanaged and the worst land use alternative in the area, providing no benefit to people livingat its perimeter and needs government support for its continued survival. Using multi criteriaanalysis a combination of communal and conservation land use alternatives is found to be thebest alternative, maximising the communities' welfare and conserving the environment.
