Mfiti appointed in Africa Great Lakes Conservation Network: Malawi environmental activist

An environmental Rights Activist without Boarders who is also Director of Institute of Sustainable Development, Godfrey Mfiti has been appointed into a technical committee of six people to manage the Africa Great Lakes Conservation Network whose secretariat will be based in Kigali-Rwanda.

Godfrey Mfiti
Godfrey Mfiti

The Network is represented by experts from all the eleven Great Lakes Countries and those from the Nile Basin. The Africa Great Lakes Region comprises of 7 Great Lakes and the Nile River basin and there are 6 major Lakes threatened by oil exploration namely: Kivu, Turkana, Tanganyika, Albert, Eduard and Lake Malawi.

“I am humbled and would like to urge Malawi Government to do an economic evaluation of Lake Malawi to measure benefits of oil exploration for say 10-years versus life-long eco-tourism, livelihoods, greenbelt agriculture, fisheries and Lake Malawi as a source of flesh drinking water for Malawians,” said Mfiti.

Mfiti who is country representative for the Conservation of Lake Malawi Forum was elected during a Freshwater Ecosystems Management Training held at Mirror Hotel in capital Kigali-Rwanda from 17th August – 21st August, 2015.

Environmental experts, Government Representatives, Private Oil Companies and conservationists shared notes on the emerging threats of oil exploration in the region and training in managing Freshwater ecosystems.

Malawi Government was represented by Director of Parks and Wildlife, Brighton Kumchedwa.

The common threats or drivers of change in Africa Great Lakes includes political interference in environmental governance ‘oil’ used as a tool to score political mileage, lack of transparent Environmental Impact Assessment in major economic development, climate change, pollution from Mining and manufacturing companies, sedimentation from rivers and unsustainable use of wetlands for agricultural activities.

In all affected eleven countries of Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Burundi, South Sudan, Mozambique, Zambia and Malawi the policy and legal framework are under review as well as Lake of Stringent policies and regulations to control the oil exploration activities and sharing of natural resources in the region between local people or government and the investor.

Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) organized the Dialogue meeting while the Conservation and Development Dialogue and training in Freshwater ecosystems management were funded by MacArthur Foundation.

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Daudi
8 years ago

Congratulations Sir.Tiyeni tiike ndemanga zogwirizana ndi nkhani guys zinazo tingotaya nazo nthawi tichedwa kwambiri m’mene tachedwera zaka 50 zapitazi kumangonenana tapindulapo chani? eeee Kamuzu ee Bakili iyayi Bingu, Gwanda komangowanena anthu maina zongochedwetsa basi nde chonde tisataye nthawi ndi dzina la bigiwa ayi ndi dzina lawo basi palibe chingasinthenso.

Mbuya
Mbuya
8 years ago

Congrats bwana…..you have set a pace for us conservationists

alfred phiri
alfred phiri
8 years ago

The name got nothing to do with him. Enanu nsanje.amalawi sukulu ndiyomwe inativuta. Thus why u alwez have negative thoughts towards other people…. zaulimi basi!!!!!

Mong‘onyolani
8 years ago

Bola dzinalo likanakhala Mr Godfully Mfiti Banda ……kkkkkkk

Chopwichopwi
Chopwichopwi
8 years ago

Kkkkk sinthani dzina baba…

Fury Road
Fury Road
8 years ago

One word #Mfiti

Teams
Teams
8 years ago

Hahaha what a name? So some woman is known as Mrs Mfiti kkkkk kuteloko atasiya her beautiful maiden name. Pepani azimai.

ma hope a stella gwengweya
ma hope a stella gwengweya
8 years ago

hahaha! is that your nickname or what? dzina la ku mowatu limenelo. kunzuzitsa ana ako ndi magemu kumeneku

wilson shamie
wilson shamie
8 years ago

in malawi we have a rare type of bird called thyolo alethe.they used to be at small mountain of thyolo but its environment was disturbed .they flew to mulanje mtn.lets start planting natural trees and u will see birds at our homes.like this if u like birds

Mbiyazodooka
Mbiyazodooka
8 years ago

Where is chambo? Where is fish?

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