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Malawi cracks down on food smugglers seeking more profit
LILONGWE, April 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Malawi has tightened its border controls to stop profiteers smuggling much-needed maize out of the country in search of higher prices. Months of drought had left more than a third of the population reliant on food aid, and the government last month invoked the Special Crops Act, which bans the export of some crops.
Malawi Deploys Military to Protect Its Fast-Dwindling Forests
By Karen SanjeLilongwe — Governments send out the troops to protect forests and water sources Malawi's government is trying a new way to protect its fast-dwindling forests: Sending in the army. With deforestation threatening the capital's water supply, the government has launched 24-hour military patrols of the country's major forests, with authorisation to arrest loggers and confiscate their equipment, said Sangwani Phiri, a spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining.
Malawi deploys military to protect its fast-dwindling forests
Governments send out the troops to protect forests and water sources LILONGWE, March 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Malawi's government is trying a new way to protect its fast-dwindling forests: Sending in the army.
FEATURE-Malawi deploys military to protect its fast-dwindling forests
LILONGWE, March 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Malawi's government is trying a new way to protect its fast-dwindling forests: Sending in the army. With deforestation threatening the capital's water supply, the government has launched 24-hour military patrols of the country's major forests, with authorisation to arrest loggers and confiscate their equipment, said Sangwani Phiri, a spokesman for the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining.
Malawi's hydropower dries up as river runs low, menacing forests
The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM), a public utility, says the amount of power it generates through three plants on the Shire River has fallen by 66 percent due to Lake Malawi's declining water level, which experts blame on erratic rains made worse by climate change.
Malawi Forests Shrink As Power Deficit Fuels Charcoal Business
Lilongwe — Impoverished villagers are hacking down Malawi's forests to make charcoal, undeterred by government efforts to confiscate the dirty fuel as a power deficit stokes demand. Only 9 percent of the southern African country's population have access to electricity, ensuring a good market for the charcoal produced by communities living near forests. The fuel is sold mainly in urban and semi-urban areas where even those who do have a power connection cannot afford electricity for cooking.
Malawi forests shrink as power deficit fuels charcoal business
LILONGWE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Impoverished villagers are hacking down Malawi's forests to make charcoal, undeterred by government efforts to confiscate the dirty fuel as a power deficit stokes demand. Only 9 percent of the southern African country's population have access to electricity, ensuring a good market for the charcoal produced by communities living near forests.
Malawi forests shrink as power deficit fuels charcoal business
Only 9 percent of the southern African country's population have access to electricity, ensuring a good market for the charcoal produced by communities living near forests. The fuel is sold mainly in urban and semi-urban areas where even those who do have a power connection cannot afford electricity for cooking. Alex Thom, standing by his bags of charcoal on the roadside at Bale in Rumphi in northern Malawi, said he and others make charcoal by smoldering wood because it provides steady earnings.
FEATURE-Malawi forests shrink as power deficit fuels charcoal business
Only 9 percent of the southern African country's population have access to electricity, ensuring a good market for the charcoal produced by communities living near forests. The fuel is sold mainly in urban and semi-urban areas where even those who do have a power connection cannot afford electricity for cooking. Alex Thom, standing by his bags of charcoal on the roadside at Bale in Rumphi in northern Malawi, said he and others make charcoal by smouldering wood because it provides steady earnings.
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