Machinga District Council has bemoaned rampant deforestation in the district’s protected forest reserves, saying the plunder has the potential to accelerate climate change-related disasters. The concern follows a report from the district’s forestry office which indicates that over 50 hectares of trees have been lost between 2022 and 2023 in its forest reserves due to
During the year of 2022, about 450 hectares of forest cover in Liwonde and Zomba-Malosa have been destroyed due to charcoal production and encroachment. Dist