Energy
Energy minister leads Lilongwe residents in tree planting exercise
January 07, 2021 / Wahard Betha
As the tree planting season is still underway, Minister of Energy Newton Kambala took part in a tree planting exercise at Chitukula Community Day Secondary School in Area 25, Lilongwe.
This year’s tree planting season runs from December 15, 2020 to April 15, 2021, according to Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources.
Kambala said in an interview he is interested in tree regeneration understanding that trees play a major role in conservation of water which is the main source of energy in the country.
He said: “That is why I was interested to encourage people to plant trees. We have planned to plant about 500 trees today and this is the beginning. We want to be doing this every year.”
“We want to encourage people in the country to participate in planting trees as illustrated by our President that we need to replace trees lost through firewood and charcoal.”
The Minister urged the members of the community to take care of the trees and ensure that no trees are lost due to poor management.
“We have engaged the Senior Chief to lead his subjects in taking care of the trees,” he said.
Kambala also announced that his Ministry has organised a series of tree planting exercises in Kasungu District this month.
In his remarks, Senior Chief Chitukula hailed the Minister for leading in the tree planting exercise in the area saying this will encourage the people to take care of the trees.
“These trees will help the entire community in various ways including as a source of firewood and also protect the school blocks and houses from heavy winds,” said Chitukula.
Malawi loses nearly 30,000 hectares of forests annually while average national soil loss rate hovers at around 29 tonnes per hectare each year mostly due to increasing forest degradation, according to the Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources.
Share this:
Leave a Comment
Comments
Mining & Trade Review News
Agribusiness News
Subscribe to Newsletter
Rehabilitation:
The establishment of a stable and self-sustaining ecosystem, but not necessarily the one that existed before mining began. In many cases, complete restoration may be impossible, but successful remediation, reclamation, and rehabilitation can result in the timely establishment of a functional ecosystem.
Archives
Remediation:
The cleanup of the contaminated area to safe levels by removing or isolating contaminants. At mine sites, remediation often consists of isolating contaminated material in pre-existing tailings storage facilities, capping tailings and waste rock stockpiles with clean topsoil, and collecting and treating any contaminated mine water if necessary.
Stakeholders Logos
