Environmental research

Mabungwa and Mwanambweri hills form part of Matandwe forest reserve which is one of the main catchment areas of the Shire - Zambezi water way project.Most of the streams from these hills empty their waters into Nyankotola.Nyachipere and Malindi rivers that run across T/As Makoko and Ngabu respectively.This causes infrastructural,crop and livestock damage to communities.The streams discharge the debris and silt into Shire river. The primary objective for the project is to: -increase community awareness on disaster preparedness -increase the use of food energy saving technologies at community level -Reduce deforestation and promote reforestation activities of the exotic and natural woodlands. Specific Outcomes: -Increased community awareness on disaster mitigation and preparedness. -Increaswed use of wood energy saving technologies at community level -Reduced deforestation and increased reforestation activities.

Malawi