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Malawi traditional leaders step up to help fight forest fires

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Malawi’s traditional leaders will help prevent forest fires that are threatening livelihoods, producing climate-changing emissions and damaging the environment in this southeast African nation, reports AlertNet.

“As community leaders we should take a leading role in preventing and putting out fires,” said Paramount Chief M’mbelwa of Mzimba during a meeting on fire prevention in the government-owned Viphya plantation.

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Hazards Wildfire
Themes Environment and ecosystems Governance Disaster risk management
Country and region Malawi
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