Operations
Base, Training Camp and
Environmental Education Centre
The Operations
Base, Training Camp and
Environmental Education Centre from the air.
CLZ's new Operations Base, Training
Camp and Environmental Education Centre officially commenced operating on
Jan 28th, 2004 and all agree that this will be a useful and beneficial
asset to the organisation and the Lower Zambezi Area. It is
strategically
located on the banks of the Zambezi River in the eastern side of Chiawa
GMA only 5 minutes from the LZNP western boundary and 15 minutes from the
nearest airstrip, where CLZ's wildlife monitoring plane is stationed
The new premise is the
operational centre for CLZ’s assistance to ZAWA in the protection of the
LZNP and surrounding Game Management Areas. Is also the heart and hub of
CLZ’s new Environmental Education Program (EEP).
The
centre has been designed to be
multifunctional and as a result the camp is a hive of activity most of the
year. Whether it be ZAWA patrol officers moving to and from the field,
researchers utilising it as a base or the Community, Safari Tour
Operators, Stakeholders and ZAWA taking advantage of meetings and
workshops which CLZ often facilitate. CLZ also organise and host a number
of training courses throughout each year for both ZAWA Wildlife Police
Officers and Lower Zambezi Safari Guides as well as the annual Lower
Zambezi Safari Guide examinations. It is hoped that in 2006 it will also
include a training facility for Zambian Safari Guides.
Environmental Education Centre
Thanks must go to the Royal Danish
Embassy for their continued support, not only for making the construction
of the new site possible but also for all the equipment that came with the
project and funding.
