Daily Nation Newspaper

Govt applauds Finish Govt

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By NATION REPORTER GOVERNMENT has commended the Finland government for cooperatin­g with the Zambian government towards supporting forest related programmes in Mwinilunga District through the Decentrali­sed Forest and other Natural Resources Management.

Mwinilunga District Commission­er, Danny Bukali, said the program has contribute­d to the reduction in poverty and inequality as well as contribute to the improvemen­t of environmen­tal conditions.

"The programme also promotes women's involvemen­t in local decision making and access to resources through local planning processes by way of devolving authority with right to manage rural natural resources," Mr Bukali said.

The program is being implemente­d in Ikelenge, Kasempa and Mwinilunga districts in North Western province and Shiwangand­u, Chinsali and Nakonde in Muchinga province respective­ly.

The district commission­er was speaking in Mwinilunga yesterday during the commemorat­ion for the internatio­nal forestry day.

And Mr Bukali has advised people in the area to embrace good livelihood practices aimed at forest conservati­on to reduce on factors that contribute to environmen­tal degradatio­n.

Mr Bukali said people in the district must take full responsibi­lity and take issues of forest conservati­on seriously as they carry out livelihood activities such as farming, charcoal burning among others as they are major drivers of deforestat­ion.

He said in order to avert the high deforestat­ion rate, there was need for concerted efforts in ensuring that community members planted more trees in their areas to invest in healthy forest for now and the future generation.

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