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Mosi oa Tunya Workshop

ZAWA's new plan for Livingstone
The Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) has pledged to develop a comprehensive General Management Plan for the protection and development of the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park in Livingstone.

ZAWA Head of Protected Areas, Zook Muleya said a General Management Plan is important to ensure, there is transparency and accountability in the way the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park is managed.

Mr. Muleya was speaking in Livingstone, at the close of a five day workshop.

The workshop was organized by ZAWA, which is developing a new General Management Plan to replace the draft plan that has raised a number of controversies on how the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park is managed.

Senior Chief Mukuni of the Toka-Leya people said ZAWA has been using an outdated and draft General Management Plan that needs to be updated to suit the new development challenges.

The Chief said the heritage status of the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park must be recognized in the management plan and stressed the need to involve the local people.
ZNBC