Wed, 10 Jan 2018 14:00:21 +0000 By EDWARD MWANGO ILLEGAL exports of the Zambian Mukula tree is increasingly becoming a source of worry among authorities and other stakeholders in the timber industry. Unease over the illicit trade of the Mukula tree is increasingly becoming strenuous among authorities in the country as they try by all means to ensure that safety guards to save the endangered timber species are tightened. However, in spite of government banning harvesting, transportation, trading, exports and local use of the mukula tree species to protect it for future generations, these strides are being frustrated by unscrupulous people who are dishonestly exporting it for short-term monetary achievements. Experts fear that the abuse of natural resources with absolute disregard for the future generations regarding the indiscriminate cutting of Mukula tree may see Zambia turn into a desert. This follows huge demand on the international market which has resulted in some Zambian illegal timber […]
THE FUSS BEHIND MUKULA TREE: What makes it so cherished?
