{"id":25373,"date":"2025-10-16T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/news\/community-action-for-forest-protection-in-zambia\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T15:53:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T13:53:37","slug":"community-action-for-forest-protection-in-zambia","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/es\/news\/community-action-for-forest-protection-in-zambia\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Action for Forest Protection in Zambia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25373\" class=\"elementor elementor-25373 elementor-24835\" data-elementor-post-type=\"news\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1249960 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1249960\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f374b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4f374b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Motivated by the alarming rates of deforestation in <strong>Mumbwa and Itezhi-Tezhi districts<\/strong>, at \u00a0the request of the Forestry Department under the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, the Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) project set out to design accessible ways to deliver forest conservation messages that would resonate with the population. In close collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circuszambia.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Circus Zambia<\/a> and the District forestry offices, <b>a series of awareness-raising campaigns <\/b>unfolded between February and May 2025. In collaboration with other key partners and line ministries, The Forestry Department identified a few target groups, with emphasis placed on young people as the key target group, emphasizing that future generations must learn to steward their forests early on. Bydesigning certain activities that could specifically target children, the campaign aimed to create long-lasting behavioral change that would ripple through families and communities.<\/p><p>Through school events, community roadshows, and engaging radio dramas, messages about <b>protecting forests and building sustainable futures<\/b> were shared with thousands of people. The campaigns stood out for their unique approach as they combined roleplay, music, games and circus acts to spark dialogue with the audience. Behind every performance and activity was a specific goal: to show how protecting forests is not only an environmental issue, but also a matter of livelihoods, resilience, and hope for future generations.<\/p><p>The campaigns achieved remarkable reach:<\/p><ul><li><p><strong>School Events:<\/strong> 8 events engaged 4,820 young people, with 54% of surveyed participants being female.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Community Events:<\/strong> 6 events brought together 2,501 community members, with 51% of surveyed participants being female.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Radio Broadcasts:<\/strong> The radio drama series reached an estimated 431,000 listeners across Itezhi-Tezhi, Mumbwa, Namwala, Dundumwezi, Shibuyunji, and Chibombo.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>Together, these activities inspired dialogue, strengthened local commitment to forest conservation, and planted\u00a0 seeds for more sustainable futures across the districts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2a3b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2a3b3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Circus-in-Action-scaled-e1760445536949-rd71sfc4vbutra4bof5rersgvwprksqq02tixf1mko.jpg\" title=\"Circus in Action\" alt=\"Circus Zambia in action during play on \u201cWhy forests are important?\u201d\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"> Circus Zambia in action during play on \u201cWhy forests are important?\u201d<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b0ac28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b0ac28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c73c17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c73c17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learning by doing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc347a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dc347a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In school grounds, children pieced together giant puzzles of families under trees, raced in relays to \u201ccollect\u201d honey and mushrooms, and spun a quiz wheel to test their knowledge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d80f8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d80f8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_5924-scaled-rd71b52z70709f86ly6qk4tbmtws164eyiy388o8zs.jpg\" title=\"IMG_5924\" alt=\"Makeshift mushrooms that were used at the relay game to show the benefits one can obtain from Non-Timber Forestry Products\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Makeshift mushrooms that were used at the relay game to show the benefits one can obtain from Non-Timber Forestry Products<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d1522b elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"0d1522b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tIt was fun and I learnt a lot, especially about how to stop cutting down trees and how to make rain patterns better.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">14-year-old from Mumbwa<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4cf85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e4cf85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For many, it was a new perspective. \u201cI didn\u2019t know trees could help improve soil &#8211; now I understand why we need to protect them,\u201d a 17-year-old in Itezhi-Tezhi reflected. Another student added simply: \u201cThe show was interesting, and now I want to plant more trees at school and at home.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-445594d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"445594d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24cfc42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24cfc42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Communities Speaking Out<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d39fc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0d39fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3501fa1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3501fa1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-599ab3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"599ab3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AWRC-SV-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24839\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AWRC-SV-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AWRC-SV-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AWRC-SV-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AWRC-SV-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zerodeforestationhub.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AWRC-SV-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b4fd17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b4fd17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d45201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d45201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The roadshows reached farmers, traders, and charcoal burners. People listened as performers explained <b>how climate-smart farming could bring good harvests without clearing land<\/b>, and how bamboo or gas could reduce pressure on forests, instead of the common charcoal burning &#8211; which is one of the major drivers of deforestation in the district.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ecb67f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ecb67f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bdef54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bdef54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cI am thankful for educating us on the importance of trees,\u201d shared a 47-year-old farmer in Mumbwa. A younger man in Itezhi-Tezhi put it bluntly: \u201cThose who didn\u2019t know the benefits of trees now know.\u201d<\/p><p>Others left with a sense of responsibility. \u201cIf more people hear what we heard today, I think they will stop cutting trees carelessly,\u201d said a 33-year-old participant.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef31e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ef31e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b0a64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29b0a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Voices on the Airwaves<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3031d93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3031d93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As not everyone could gather in person, <b>the messages were also aired on the radio<\/b>. A 10-part drama series followed the story of Chipego, a young girl learning from her grandmother about the value of trees. Listeners followed her journey as she convinced her village to plant trees, farm without clearing land, and rethink charcoal use.<\/p><p>In total, the radio drama series reached an estimated 431,000 people, extending the campaign\u2019s impact far beyond the schoolyards and markets. It was broadcast on Mumbwa Community Radio and Itezhi-Tezhi Radio Station, reaching households across Mumbwa, Itezhi-Tezhi, Namwala, Dundumwezi, Shibuyunji, and Chibombo.<\/p><p>By: Olivia Ngaba \/ SAFE Zambia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motivated by the alarming rates of deforestation in Mumbwa and Itezhi-Tezhi districts, at \u00a0the request of the Forestry Department under the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, the Sustainable Agriculture for Forest Ecosystems (SAFE) project set out to design accessible ways to deliver forest conservation messages that would resonate with the population. 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