Latest News From CLZ
First School Visit
May marked Conservation Lower Zambezi’s (CLZ) first School Visit since 2019. Due to COVID-19, their Environmental Education Programme had to be put on hold during the whole of 2020, following guidelines from Zambia’s Ministry of Health.
Twenty-five students along with two teachers were picked up by CLZ’s transport, all the way from Luangwa to CLZ’s basecamp – over 2,000km for 2 return trips!
For most of these students, this was the first time that they have been able to experience the Lower Zambezi’s wildlife and natural beauty, learning about the importance of conserving our wildlife and environment.
CLZ thanked SidEcole, Stop Poaching Now, and Shah Trust for funding this programme.
Handover of solar pumps and tanks to local farmers
CLZ completed another successful project in Chiawa with The Honourable Chieftainess Chiawa attended the handover ceremony. Four tank stands and solar powered water pumps were handed over to assist local farmers.
Their program helps these local farmers to source water for their crops without having to access the river on a daily basis. This also helps to prevent harmful human/wildlife conflicts.
CLX thanked the Tusk Trust and IWT for funding this initiative.
Leadership for Conservation Talk
At the beginning of May CLZ’s CEO, Ian Stevenson, was featured on Leadership for Conservation in Africa’s Spark Talks. These talks centre around African conservation, with the topic of Ian’s presentation being – The Evolution of Conservation in the Lower Zambezi: where it started, how progress was made, and the challenges we face today.
If you missed Ian’s talk, then you can catch it again on YouTube
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