THE LUEMBE CONSERVANCY TRUST COMPANY LIMITED
Private Bag 3, Nyimba
Telephone: 06 374061 (Secretary: Nyimba District Council)
Lewis Construction Building, Kabelenga Road, Lusaka.
gamefields@zamnet.zm
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21 October 2003 Priority Mail
Bwalya Chendaoke PFO
Provincial Forestry Officer (Eastern Province)
Forestry Department
P.O. Box 510095,
Chipata,
Dear Mr Chendaoke,
re WEST MVUVYE NATIONAL FOREST #54
This letter is to confirm the e-mail (see below) now being sent to you in respect of the above national Forest Reserve by our fellow trustee, Mr Ian Manning of Gamefields Ltd.
It is essential that the Luembe Trust is able to secure rights to the forest which will safeguard the biodiversity and allow for the greater conservation controls necessary. Although our immediate wish is to protect the area and develop its eco-tourism potential, we would also - working under a joint-management agreement with the Forestry Department, wish to utilize sustainable timber resources so as to provide the basis for a local industry for the community. Essentially, this would be done through the Luembe Natural Resources Committee soon to be registered as a Society with the Registrar of Societies, as part of the Conservancy Trust. It is essential, therefore, that no permits are issued which might threaten the integrity of the Conservancy and the income to the development fund for the area. Moneys received from the fund would be used for both Luembe and Mwape, according to traditional territorial rights in existence. We therefore wish to enter into an agreement for a concessionary use of the forest as a whole - bearing in mind that a large part of it to the west of the Luembe-Mwape road is being populated.
We greatly look forward to an early reply.
Sincerely,
Senior Chief Luembe: CO DIRECTOR:……………………
Chairman of Nyimba District Council: TRUSTEE…………………………………………………….
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