STAKEHOLDERS in nature conservation have called for an increase in the buffer zone for water bodies and land for developments from 50 meters to more throughout the country.Livestock and Fisheries Department fisheries assistant, Japhet Chiyesu, said the 50 metre buffer zone was not working out for Mufumbwe district, particularly along the banks of the Kabompo River where people had put up lodges while others were doing farming.“People have been given land along the Kabompo River for various uses. Farmers have gone as close as eight metres from the river with their gardens while some lodges have facilities almost into the water,” Mr Chiyesu explained.He said such activities disturbed the natural environment which was key for some fish species and other water living organisms to breed.“We have living things like crocodiles, hippos and mud fish, the breeding process for these animals is completed on the ground, along the banks of rivers,” he said.He was speaking in […]
Conserve water bodies, urges expert
