Lands and Natural Resources Minister Jean Kapata says the regulation of activities in wetlands is important to preserve natural systems.
Ms. Kapata says government has already started the process with the formation of the National Policy on Wetlands which ensures stakeholders have a conducive environment to contribute to the conservation of wetlands.
She has expressed concern with the increasing threats on wetlands which include the change of land use for agricultural purposes, encroachment and unplanned settlements.
Ms. Kapata says the threats have long term effects with the potential to permanently degrade wetlands and disrupt the ecosystems.
She was speaking during the commemoration of the World Wet Land day in Lusaka.
And Worldwide Fund for Nature County Director Nacilala Nkombo appealed to government to ensure the protection of wetland ecosystems as they provide good quality water, food and livelihoods for many Zambians.
Meanwhile, Wildlife and Environmental Conservation Society of Zambia National Coordinator Patrick Shawa said water is important and needs to be safeguarded hence wetlands must be conserved to protect the resource for future generations.
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Excellent madam. Your advice is indeed timely. We hope for the sake of the environment and future generations people will heed to your wisdom. Kz
IT WAS JEAN KAPATA WHO GAVE THE GO AHEAD FOR FOREST RESERVE TO BE DEVELOPED. FOREST RESERVE IS A WETLAND THAT NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED. YOU ARE AN IMBICILE HIDING BEHIND THE NAMEOF KAIZAR ZULU !!! IT IS IS KZ THEN YOU NEED TO BE ASHAMED OF YOUR LIES
Ugh – it was a commemoration. For a moment there I thought I was reading the wrong name.
The madam Mukula herself…no shame!lol
Advice should been made years ago. There is IMEDIATE NEED for the Government policy, legislation and HONESTY.
Talk is overrated and overstated commodity
DEEDS need INTEGRITY
Is today National Self-Contradiction Day? Isn’t it the PF big shots compromising Forest 27?
M.U.K.U.L.A Fat Mama!!
Just protect your wet wig, as you are the last person who should EVER comment on protecting our environment.
If we destroy wetlands floods will be the H-order of the day.
A hyena talking about protecting the goats! Have you no shame? You should just shut up your mouth Mukula Queenpin.
Hehehe, after taking out animals from the Bangweulu wetlands, not returning them and nearly starting mining in an ecologically sensitive area as well as allowing the plunder of forest 27, today we talk of proteting wetlands?
look who is talking
Kwena Mulapesha imwe.
Does she even understand that speech?
Hehehehehe……this ugly Minister sure! After failing to protect forest reserves she’s urging the country to protect wetlands? Ikalenifye….
In fact that’s not enough. We should protect even watersheds that feed the wetlands. The water that ends up stored in wetlands flows from somewhere to feed the wetlands. We should also protect our rivers and the tributaries that feed them. We hv actually started this conversation late.
The problem is that you preach good yet you do bad. You people are so confused to whom is the speech addressed to? You start with Forest 27, why have you failed to protect it under your ministry?