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Green Investment Opportunities for Malawi’s Livestock Sector
Livestock plays a major role in Malawi’s economy, with around two thirds of rural households keeping cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and chicken for food and income. The agriculture sector contributes 28% to Malawi’s total gross domestic product (GDP) of which 37.4% comes from livestock.
Green Investment Opportunities for Malawi’s Waste Sector
In Malawi, waste management systems have not kept up with the growing population. Waste piles up in waterways and streets or is haphazardly burned, sewage goes untreated, and toxic materials leach into soils and water tables. People and animals then suffer negative health effects from contaminated drinking water, increased vermin and disease vectors, and air […]
Green Investment Opportunities for Malawi’s Wood Fuels
In Malawi, over 96% of Malawi’s population depends on wood or charcoal as their primary cooking and heating fuel. Population growth and unmanaged wood fuel extraction has degraded forest resources, resulting in higher fuel prices for consumers, forest cover loss, and significant greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.
National Greenhouse Inventory System
Greenhouse gases (GHGs) trap the sun’s heat, making life possible. Yet the world’s growing demand for energy, food, and materials has caused too many GHGs to be released into the atmosphere. As a result, we are experiencing dramatic changes in climatic patterns and an increase in global temperatures. This has major and wide-ranging impacts on […]
SAFETI Supported Farming Family wins “Best Women Shrimp Farmer” award
SAFETI Semi Intensive Shrimp farmer Ms Zarna Mondal received “Best Women Shrimp Farmer” award Dumuria Upazila of Khulna District on July 22 during National Fish Week – 2018. Zarna Mondal and her husband Bigon Bahary Mondal are shrimp farmers from Kodomtola village of Dumuria Upazila, Khulna. This farming family has been producing shrimp for the […]
WESTool – Helping Cambodia Find its Way
Cambodia is one of the most rapidly deforesting countries on the planet with a vibrant young population and significant development challenges. It stands at the crossroads of economic growth and natural resource preservation. It’s a scene that’s playing out around the globe, as widescale deforestation shapes the environment, water supply and weather in significant ways.
March 2019 SWP Newsletter
Researchers are studying the Mara River to preserve its use for both humans and the world-famous wildlife that tourists from around the globe come to see. But conducting research here also means making sure the animals don’t get too close for comfort. In This Issue – Safeguarding the Mara – SWP Boosts Stalled Effort to […]