CISONECC urges Malawi to save medicinal plants

Malawi's medicinal and aromatic plants face growing threats from deforestation and climate change, right as the country marks World Wildlife Day.

CISONECC sounds the alarm on March 3

• Julius Ng'oma flagged conservation as both an environmental and economic priority.
• Climate shifts, land degradation, and overharvesting are accelerating losses.
• Government enforcement of wildlife protection laws needs serious strengthening.
• Development partners should fund locally led biodiversity efforts, Ng'oma argued.

Everyone gets homework basically

• Private sector investment in sustainable ecosystem management got called for.
• Communities are urged to plant trees and restore wrecked ecosystems.
• Safeguarding traditional knowledge systems ties directly to plant conservation.
• Future generations lose out if current harvesting stays reckless.

Lake Chilwa project shows the blueprint

• CISONECC runs a community-led biodiversity program around Lake Chilwa.
• Restored ecosystems there boost carbon capture and water regulation.
• Local governance structures manage forests and wetlands under the initiative.
• Medicinal plant protection and climate resilience go hand in hand there.