Chief urges traditional leaders to help save trees

MARY LEMBA,
THERESA KALENGA
Ndola, Lusaka
CHIEF Nkambo, of Masaiti, has urged fellow traditional leaders country-wide to work with Government to address the effects of climate change by sensitising their subjects to stop cutting down trees.
He said traditional leaders should help Government by devising strict measures to stop the indiscriminate cutting down of trees.
In an interview, Chief Nkambo said the cutting of trees to produce charcoal has contributed to the dry spell which the country has experienced.
The traditional leader said he has constituted a disciplinary committee in his chiefdom to discipline anyone found cutting down trees indiscriminately.
Chief Nkambo said this is key to ensuring that residents in the chiefdom abide by the prescribed rules to deter them from cutting down trees.
“As the Lamba-Lima Royal Establishment, we are also urging our farmers to at least plant some two hectares of trees in their farms to fight climate change.
“We are also encouraging them to start practising smart agriculture, which includes conservation farming,” he said…https://enews.daily-mail.co.zm/welcome/home