Malawi Weather Chasers to plant trees

LILONGWE, Malawi, Wednesday, January 3, 2018– Malawi Weather Chasers, a WhatsApp based group that was created on 30th January 2016 with coordination fromthe Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS), will on Thursday, January the 11th, 2018 plant trees at Chigumula Forest Reserve in Blantyre. This exercise is in support of the Malawi Government’s National Forestry Season for the 2017/2018 tree planting year and is to be officiated by the Vice President of the Republic of Malawi, Right Honourable Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima.

Members of the group comprising individuals of different backgrounds from various institutions and sectors in the country, have contributed resources and sourced 6,000 tree seedlings of different species which will be planted on a 5-hectare field allocated by the Department of Forestry.

The Chigumula Forest Reserve was selected to ensure survival of the trees as there are full time members of staff of the Department of Forestry whose responsibility is to take care of and protect trees in general.

Although the Malawi Weather Chasers group’s primary focus is on monitoring and tracking weather events, members also share information on other environmental issues that have a bearing on weather and climate patterns in Malawi and beyond.

In taking part in the 2017/2018 National Forestry Season, the group demonstrates its environmental consciousness as members have gone beyond sharing information on social media.  

The group – which is fully subscribed with 256 members, also wants to demonstrate that tree planting is crucial and is everyone’s responsibility to take a proactive role in the exercise. It therefore appeals to other social media based groups to go beyond online discussions and get more practically involved. 
 

SangwaniPhiri

Chairperson,

Tree Planting Organising Committee,

Malawi Weatherchasers’ WhatsApp Group

For further information, please contact SangwaniPhiri on:

Cellphone Number: 0888517040