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Forestry officers charged for torturing women

Sep 26, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police have charged 14 forestry officers for physical assault of two women who were found collecting wood at Chimaliro Forest Reserve in Kasungu. Police spokesperson James Kadadzera said in a statement on Friday that eight… ...

Ministry hopes briquettes will save Malawi’s forests

Sep 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Chimwemwe Njoloma - MANA Malawi loses about 25, 000 hectares of forests annually through unsustainable extraction of wood and forest resources for wood energy and the Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources hopes the… ...

Department of Forestry engages communities in conservation of forest

Nov 14, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

The Department of Forestry has engaged communities in Likoma in the sustainable conservation of Makungwa Forest in the district. Local communities, living in or around the Makungwa forest, are the key partners of the sustainable… ...

We should not use charms to protect forests

Sep 26, 2017 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) has opposed a proposal to protect Malawi’s forests using charms. MAM spokesperson Sheikh Dinala Chabulika said Muslims are not in agreement with herbalists’ proposal to use charms as a way… ...