Zambia. The project is working with the Ministry of Health to integrate nutrition services into HIV care to improve nutritional status of HIV clients.
Zambia. The species occurs at least in some years in the Barotse floodplain, Liuwa Plain, Kafue Flats, Bangweulu swamps and Simungoma on the Zambezi floodplain. Seasonal movements have been shown by Xxxxxxxx (1989). Although there are no breeding records, Xxxx Xxxxxxx suspected that they may now be breeding at Lochinvar as a short-billed juvenile was seen there in 1997. Some 21 birds were seen there in January 2003 by Xxxx Xxxx and about 100 birds were at Liuwa National Park in June 2003; these included 54 in one flock (Xxxxx 2003). Xxx Xxxxxxxxxx (pers. comm.) has had no recent sight records from the Kafue Flats but some birds were seen there by Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx (pers.
Zambia. Grey Crowned Cranes are well protected in Zambia’s National Park network. Liuwa National Park, with the highest population of Grey Crowned Cranes is well managed with good support too from Africa Parks. Lochinvar and Blue Lagoon National Parks, straddling the Kafue Flats are less well managed. South Luangwa National Park is very well managed and strongly protected. However, conservation efforts in these protected areas are mostly focused on large mammals and little attention is given to birds in general. Thus there is insufficient support in conservation efforts aimed at safeguarding the Grey Crowned Crane populations. Geothermal mining is under consideration for Lochinvar National Park on the Kafue Flats, and the potential for other such unsustainable developments within National Parks is of concern.
Zambia. Zambia is the biggest producer of copper in Africa. producing about 880 000 tonnes of copper in 2021 (Sasu, 2023). Copper is the most commonly used conductor material in the manufacture of electrical equipment (electrical wire and cables) due to its efficiency in conducting electricity. The vast majority of downstream companies, such as Metal Fabricators of Zambia Plc (ZAMEFA), rely on the copper they source from local mines to convert products into copper wires, low-voltage cables, and wire rods (World Bank, 2011). Zambian firms, including ZAMEFA, Non-Ferrous Metal Works Zambia Limited, and Morganite Zambia Limited, have some manufacturing capabilities along the electrical equipment value chain as they can produce low- and medium-voltage power cables, bare copper products, general wire insulated, electrical switchgear, motors, starters, and switchgear (Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxxx, 2013). These local firms even go so far as to produce other crucial parts, such as metal fabrication, rod, and aluminium, which are used as materials in making the electrical components. Copper cables and wire produced by ZAMEFA dominate the export market because of its sales. Main exporting countries include the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Africa and Equatorial Guinea. In 2023, total export sales of copper products generated from ZAMEFA’s two largest customers amounted to ZK1 585 831 million, of which ZK1 147 762 million was for copper rods and ZK438 069 thousand was for wires and cables (ZAMEFA, 2023). Graph 1 presents Zambia’s exports of electrical machinery and equipment from 2013-2022. It illustrates Zambia’s top six exported products for electrical machinery and equipment: insulated wires and cables, electrical transformers, and electric motors and generators. 60 Electrical apparatus 50 Electric accumulators, incl. separators 40 Electrical machines and apparatus 30 Electric motors and generators 20 Electrical transformers, static converter Insulated wire and cables 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 USD millions Source: Calculated from ITC Trade Map data. Downloaded from htps://xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx in March 2024. In terms of trade, ZAMEFA imports other important inputs such as plastic compounds from Mauritius, Malaysia, the US, South Africa, and Europe for wire insulation (Sutton and Langmead, 2013). Another imported input is enamel wire. Enamel wire is a crucial part of manufacturing transformers, inductors, motors, and other electrical appliances, th...
Zambia. This year, BirdWatch Zambia has plans, through its partnership with the International Crane Foundation and WWF-Zambia, to tag the cranes on the Liuwa plains and Kafue Flats in order to study their movements and behaviour. For over 50 years, Crowned Cranes have not been observed on the Barotse floodplains, being mostly restricted to wetlands of the Liuwa Plains. However, due to the connectivity of Liuwa Plains, Barotse and Kafue Flats, there is potential for migration of this species across landscapes.
Zambia. See details in section 6 above regarding clearing of invasive species from important sites for waterbirds. Habitat restoration by BirdLife Zimbabwe (BLZ) in the Driefontein Grasslands Ramsar Site and IBA has restored at least 50 hectares of wetlands between January 2020 and March 2022. BLZ, working closely with the Environmental Management Agency and Gutu Rural District Council, has managed to build local capacity in sustainable wetland management. BLZ additionally monitors indicator wetland flagship species (cranes) in this area.
Zambia. Invasive species have spread across many wetlands in Zambia, affecting important sites for waterbirds. BirdWatch Zambia (BWZ) is involved in documenting primary drivers for invasive species, designing, implementing and sharing techniques to control and eradicate invasive alien species, and expanding invasive species control efforts to multiple sites that are under threat. Currently, the organisation is implementing invasive species control projects at two Ramsar Sites, which are among Zambia’s major wetlands and Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) as well as important stopover sites for migratory birds: The first of these projects involves the biocontrol of Salvinia molesta on the Lukanga swamps. BWZ has been working on the Lukanga swamps to control Salvinia molesta since 2013. After manual control failed in 2013, the organisation received funding from the Darwin Initiative to initiate the biological control of the weed in 2017. This has seen some parts of the swamps completely cleared of the weed, resulting in improved habitat for waterbirds. However, there are still areas and other important wetland habitats that are infested. There is consequently a need to expand on the current interventions by identifying and mapping all possible sources and infested areas and initiating control measures. The second project involves the manual control of Mimosa pigra on the Barotse floodplains. In 2022, BWZ received funding for this project from WWF. To date, at least 18ha of the weed has been cleared out of the target of 100ha. Efforts to remove invasive species within protected area waterbodies are addressed in the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) Strategic Plan 2019-2023.
Zambia. Decision of 5 May 1999, ACHPR (212/98); or the case of Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC), Petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights seeking relief from violation resulting from global warming caused by acts and omissions of the United States (2005) where Earthjustice and the Center for International Environmental Law filed the petition on behalf of the ICC. And, see Xxxxxxx Xxxxx’x exhaustive study of the concentration of NGO intervention in international human rights jurisdictions, including a study of the cases presented by the CEJIL. See L. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, supra note 911, at 932.
Zambia. Coordinating Roles and Connecting with Care. USAID-Frontlines, May/June 2012.
Zambia. Support for: (a) the adaptation, adoption and operationalization of the Standardized Frameworks and Supportive Protocols in Zambia, and (b) the development of an institutional framework, operational guidelines and protocols for operationalizing the SA-RCC Host Country Agreement.
