WHAT ARE THE MEASURES OF CONSERVING VEGETATION IN ZAMBIA
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Answer:The conservation of our environment and its natural
resources is of critical importance to Zambia in order to
protect our natural heritage. This is not only for purposes of
ensuring continued socio-economic development but it is also
meant to sustain the important ecological services that our
environment and its natural resources provide to us. This
approach is also based on our firm belief in inter-generational
equity to ensure that we do not deprive future generations of
the goods and services that we currently enjoy from our
environment and its natural resources.
Explanation:Understanding the relationship between biodiversity and people outside protected areas is a great challenge to biologists and policy makers. Vegetation use and traditional conservation practices by local communities was studied in Mongu and Senanga districts in Western province of Zambia. The focus was mainly on woody species for practical reasons. At least 57 species of woody plants were found to be useful among the local people. These were used for construction, medicines, food and firewood. There was no significant difference in the way people in the two districts use vegetation for medicines and food, but there was a difference in uses for construction and firewood.