Isabel Kamanga – CLZ Intern Blog
My name is Isabel Kamanga, I hold a BSc in Agroforestry attained from the Copperbelt University. In the month of August 2023, I was given the privilege to work with Conservation Lower Zambezi and my experience with the organisation was amazing as I learnt a lot....
Big Boy
It was early in December of 1996 that my wife Susan and I had the task of closing down our game camp at the confluence of the Zambezi and Chongwe Rivers in the scenically magnificent Lower Zambezi Valley. The rains were about to commence and would make the only access...
Large Coalition Calls on ZEMA to Urgently Halt Mine in the Heart of Lower Zambezi National Park
Lusaka, 21st March 2022: A large coalition of 53 CSOs, traditional leaders, artists, safari operators and other stakeholders has raised serious questions about the approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study that has allowed the controversial Kangaluwi...
Funding Announcement 2021
Photo by Francois d'Elbee We are excited to announce that 'Support to Conservation Personnel and Wildlife Protection in the Lower Zambezi during COVID-19’ is supported by IUCN Save Our Species and co-funded by the European Union. This critical support helps conduct...
Update on the Proposed Mine in Lower Zambezi 2021
SAVE ZAMBEZI, SAFE ZAMBEZI Earlier this year, the injunction to stop the proposed Kangaluwi open-cast copper mine in the Lower Zambezi National Park, this year the injunction against the mine was dismissed and the Environmental Impact Assessment, which was rejected in...
Training an Effective Specialised K9 Unit
In March 2020, the expansion of the DNPW/CLZ K9 Unit with two new working dogs – Kalo and Hammer began. Over the last four months Invictus K9 has been training both new dogs as well as a new handler and kennel keeper. The original handlers and remaining dog have also...
COVID-19 Fundraising
While COVID-19 has startled the globe and forced thoughts of systemic change within all sectors worldwide, Conservation Lower Zambezi has also had to implement a new norm and find a way to adapt and continue to operate during the ongoing pandemic. At the CLZ Basecamp,...
Working Dog Wonders and its Continuity
Conservation Lower Zambezi (CLZ) is a grassroots NGO based in the Lower Zambezi, working alongside the local wildlife authority – the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), to protect the incredible wildlife of the area. While the fast-paced nature of...
How Protecting Wildlife Changed One Man’s Life
Elephant Crisis Fund have been a generous donor to CLZ contributing vital funds to assist with setting up the Dog Unit and now the Rapid Response Unit. In order to shine a light on some of the great work that they have contributed towards, the organisation chose to do...
Education for a New Generation
This year, under an MoU between CLZ and UNZA, we were able to bring in an intern to assist with our Environmental Education Programme. The bright and capable Eglina Mpanga joined us from Lusaka for a month and has enthusiastically immersed herself into the camp...