Environment
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Naturally regenerating trees key to reforestation
Malawi needs to plant about 125 million trees each year at a survival rate of 100 percent if trees that…
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Rapid urbanisation risking people’s lives
President of Malawi Institute of Physical Planners (Mipp) Mtafu Zeleza Manda says lack of disaster risk reduction in city and…
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Deforestation causing more harm—experts
Carbon, which comes from charcoal burning, is said to be contributing to global warming more than any other factors, experts…
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Saving savannahs saves climate—study
A more strategic approach to managing trees across the continent could have a positive impact on the changing climate, researchers…
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Bokashi manure to help guard climate change—experts
Farmers of Ntchenachena in Rumphi have been advised to use bokashi manure, a type of organic manure, as well as practise irrigation…
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Poor nations can set agenda for sustainable development
The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) can play a critical role in ensuring that the new global sustainability goals—which the international…
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Policies limit climate resilience
Partial narratives that underpin policymaking prevent people in arid regions from fulfilling their potential to provide food and sustain resilient…
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NPL journo elected to climate change regional body
Nation Publications Limited Online Sub-editor Sellina Nkowani has been elected as the Southern Africa regional coordinator for the just launched…
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Africa faces treeless future
A recent Millennium Development Goals (MDG) outlook has put into question Africa’s strides towards ensuring environmental sustainability, saying evidence from…
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Tea research responding to climate change
The effects of climate change have not left out the tea industry, Malawi’s third forex earner. Unreliable rains have drained…
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