{"id":69304,"date":"2018-09-12T11:01:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T09:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.times.mw\/?p=69304"},"modified":"2018-09-12T11:01:28","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T09:01:28","slug":"usaid-for-ntchisi-forest-reserve-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/2018\/09\/12\/usaid-for-ntchisi-forest-reserve-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"USAID for Ntchisi Forest Reserve protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>By Gladson M\u2019bumpha, Contributor: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66589\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/clement-chilima.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-66589\" src=\"http:\/\/www.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/clement-chilima-300x134.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/clement-chilima-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/clement-chilima-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/clement-chilima.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IMPRESSED \u2014 Chilima<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Protecting Ecosystem and Reserving Forest in Malawi (Perfom) has, with support from the United States Agency for International Development, come up with laws aimed to protect Ntchisi Forest Reserve.<\/p>\n<p>The laws have been signed by those who stay close to forest, traditional leaders and government officials to ensure that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.times.mw\/government-impressed-with-tobacco-farmers-reforestation-initiative\/\">forest<\/a> is fully protected.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Forest Co-Management Agreement Signing for Ntchisi Forest Reserve ceremony in Nyanga Village in Ntchisi District, Perfom Chief of Party, Ramzy Kanaan, said forests are key to environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWe are interested in protecting vegetation in Malawi and we, therefore, believe that, by putting in place proper laws, we may protect what remains of our forests in the country,\u201d<\/em> Kanaan said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Director of Forestry, Clement Chilima, said institution of laws would make individual\u2019s each other\u2019s keeper.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThe government will also be able to trace culprits easily because these people have signed the laws of their own accord, which shows that they want to be responsible,\u201d<\/em> Chilima said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Traditional leaders, including traditional authorities Vuso Jere, Kasakula and Mwansambo in Nkhotakota have, meanwhile, welcomed the development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Gladson M\u2019bumpha, Contributor: Protecting Ecosystem and Reserving Forest in Malawi (Perfom) has, with support from the United States Agency for International Development, come up with laws aimed to protect Ntchisi Forest Reserve. 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