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Malawi Defense Force to Plant 10m Trees

Speaking in an interview after launching a tree planting exercise by MDF at Cobbe Barracks on Sunday, the 93 Infantry Brigade Commander responsible for the Southern region Colonel John Chaika said the country is continuously facing challenges due to deforestation.

“MDF has been called upon by various stakeholders to assist in patrolling forest areas of Malawi because of human activities which are leading to deforestation resulting into climate change. Instead of just patrolling, we think it is also necessary to get involved in the actual exercise and we aim to plant over 10 million trees across the country,” he said.

The launch was conducted with support from National Bank of Malawi.

Colonel Chaika added that Malawi Defense Force is losing training areas every year due to deforestation which is negatively affecting their operations.

Ismail Mia

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