Saturday, March 25, 2023
17.3 C
Lilongwe

Tanzania in with more...

President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera's led Operation Tigwirane Manja was widely thought to be an intenal lobbying for more helping hands from Malawians, but the Tanzanian government appears to have understood the initiative as they are tirelessly coming with assistance.

Minister Ng’oma fulfills his...

Minister of Homeland Security Ken Zikhale Ng'oma has fulfilled his promise of donating K1.5 million from his salary to Tropical Cyclone Freddy survivors in Chilobwe, Blantyre.

TB fight, leprosy elimination...

Deputy Minister of health Halima Daudi has expressed the need for more investment in efforts to fight against tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy in Malawi.

Governance experts fault APM...

Governance experts have faulted former President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika (APM) for refusing to attend the engagement President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera called to discuss and identify solutions to the effects of Tropical Cyclone Freddy.]
HomeEnvironmentZomba residents urged...

Zomba residents urged to protect newly planted tree seedlings

Posted in

Zomba District Council has urged residents of the city to take good care of newly planted trees as one way of conserving the degraded environment. 

Zomba District Council Liaison Officer Wydrin Nsanjo made the sentiments during a launch of a constituency tree planting exercise called Bweza Chilengedwe project which was held at Group Village headman Chawuya, Traditional Authority Mwambo in Zomba District. 

Nsanjo hinted that the Bweza Chilengedwe project aims at filling gaps that were identified in Masaf 4 project, and is being implemented in all 28 districts.

“The project was piloted in a few districts, but after registering good progress, we are now working in all 28 districts. The main aim is to restore the environment which was lost through a number of interventions like protecting the liver banks,” Nsanjo said. 

Speaking on the same, Forest Assistant for Likangala and Mpokwa EPA  under Likangala ward constituency Yassin Ramusi disclosed that they have set forest bylaws as one way to safeguard the newly planted trees.

Zomba Likangala Constituency MP planting a tree during the launch

“We plant trees every year but no progress is seen. So, this time we have set bylaws to protect the trees. Whoever is found messing with these trees will be answerable. Another thing is that we are looking forward to having more sensitization campaigns on the importance of having these kinds of trees of different species,” Ramusi concluded. 

Member of Parliament for Zomba Likangala constituency Abgail Bongwe, Members from Zomba district council,  Chiefs, and other nongovernmental organizations such as Save the Children, and Emmanuel International among others were present at the launch.

About 300,000 trees are supposed to be planted in Likangala and Mpokwa EPA under the Zomba Likangala ward, while over 2 million trees are planned to be planted in the whole district. 

PEOPLE ARE ALSO READING

More from this Author

Police urge Malawi to seek professional counseling services when in stress

Police in Zomba have urged Malawians to always seek professional counselling services when they are distressed instead of resorting to suicide.

Zomba blames failure of development projects on inadequate funding

Authorities at Zomba District Council have singled out the lack of adequate resources as one of the barriers to the implementation of developmental projects in the district.

Zomba City Council approves MK5.1 billion annual budget

The Zomba City Council has approved a whopping MK5.1 billion annual budget for 2023-2024 which has been divided into two categories based on different allocations.