Environment
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Responsive mining project in Phalombe
Action Aid has introduced a two year project aimed at promoting transparency and accountability in the extractive sector for equitable…
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Malawi youths in climate change whistle-stop tours
Concerned Youth Organisation (CYO) last Friday took to the streets of Limbe and surrounding residential areas of Kachere and Bangwe…
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Improved wood stoves to reduce deforestation
A Balaka-based non-governmental organisation (NGO), Chinansi Foundation, has embarked on a carbon project focusing on improved cook stoves that use less…
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NGO trains communities in forestry management
Centre for Youth Empowerment and Training (CYET) is organising a training workshop to address the escalating deforestation in traditional authorities…
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Women crucial in agro-biodiversity
Biodiversity Conservation Initiative (BCI) says gender mainstreaming is essential in community-based agro-biodiversity management (CBAM) that seeks to increase the adaptive…
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Consult women on climate change strategies—Cisanet
Civil Society Agriculture Network (Cisanet) national director Tamani Nkhono-Mvula says Malawi needs programmes that target women to come up with…
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Farmers urged to embrace sustainable agriculture
Smallholder farmers in the country have been encouraged to embrace sustainable agricultural practices which include the use of manure and…
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New ECA Report discusses paths to enhance Africa energy sector
A report by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), which assesses the state of energy access and security…
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Deforestation: Threat to women, children
As dawn breaks, Enala Nkhata, from Mposa Village in Zomba, straps her two-year old on her back. With a bundle…
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NEPAD to roll out projects worth billions
The New Partnership for Africa’s’ Development (NEPAD) says projectsaligned in the next ten years will not only ensure a dynamic…
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Lead links communities to family planning and climate change
The Leadership for Environment and Development (Lead) says there is need for an integrated approach to issues of population, family…
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‘Marriage can wait, education cannot’
At 14, some girls dream of becoming highly educated and secure a bright future, while others are tempted by material…
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Climate change negotiators explore consensus in advance of COP20
During a workshop hosted by ACPC for the African Group of Negotiators on the 12-14 May 2014, participants concurred that…
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‘Poor budget allocation risks environment’
The government may not be effectively monitoring the implementation of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) which companies develop before rolling…
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Cepa urges organisations to have environmental contingency plans
Centre for Environmental Policy and Advocacy (Cepa) has urged government and non-governmental organisations in the country to have environmental contingency…
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Malawi partners Zambia in wildlife protection
The governments of Malawi and Zambia have gone into a partnership aimed at protecting wildlife in national parks and game…
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CD4 vs viral load test for monitoring HIV
John Phiri (not real name) has been feeling unwell for some time and decides to get an HIV test. The…
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Cepa laments delayed wetland policy
Sustainable management of wetlands which provides livelihoods to Malawians will remain a far-fetched dream if statements contained in various policies…
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Communities trained on Mining Policy
Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) general secretary the Reverend Dr. Osborne Mbewe says there is need for mining investors to…
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JBF pupils fight gully erosion with tree planting
Joyce Banda Foundation (JBF) Primary School pupils have put up a gallant fight against gully erosion around their school premises…
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