BirdWatch Zambia Evaluation Meeting

On the 26th of March 2021 our Executive Director T.K. Phiri had the honour of facilitating and chairing the BirdWatch Zambia Final Project Monitoring and Evaluation Meeting. The project named "Controlling an Invasive Aquatic Plant (Kariba Weed-Salvinia Molesta) for Improved Biodiversity and Livelihoods in Lukanga Swamp (Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) No.20)" was hosted by BirdWatch Zambia (BWZ) and attended by representatives from the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Zambia Environmental Management Management Agency (ZEMA), Wildlife and Environmental Conservation Society of Zambia (WECSZ), Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI), National Heritage Conservation Commission (NHCC), Zambia Governance Foundation (ZGF), Department for National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), CABI  Southern Africa Centre and Central Fisheries Research Institute. Kudos to BWZ and all the supporting stakeholders for this groundbreaking initiative to save and restore the Lukanga Swamps and its rich Biodiversity.