Community Developement Area

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The CDAs lie within the multi-use zones and are set aside for the communities to carry out their daily socio-economic activities, for dwelling and farming. Also, this area shall accommodate schools, clinics, growth points, administrative offices, small-town development and urban settlements. The whole Tribal Trust Lands, traditional customary laws, societal hierarchy, and local leadership shall be noted, preserved, and respectfully sustained within the CDAs. If they are settled beyond the agreed buffer boundary, only run-away settlements will be relocated back to their CDA of origin. Below is the list of Principal CDAs established and later to be sustainably developed through Community Development Projects.

Community Development

CDA NAME SIZE IN HECTARAGE
Buzua-Mangale via Bonga 25 985 hectares
Buzua – Chigande 13 483hectares
Chiramba-Nyadzemba via Catuleni 37 301 hectares
Nhacolo-Chiramba 35 606 hectares
Nhacolo-Mangale 15 328 hectares
Nhacafula- Nyantsoro- Lirongwe 12 687hectares
Nhacolo Town 5 391 hectares
Nhacafula Township 6 600 hectares
Chiramba Township 3 200 hectares
Total 155  581 hectares

Chief Bonga, Buzua councilor Mr. David Saize, Deputy Councilor of Marimanau Ms. Betty, Secretary of Bonga area, ZTC conservation and research team, and ZTC Community Liaison Officer Mr. Chikwalakwala discussing the eastern boundary of Mangale – Marimanau Buffer limit

 

With the combinations of Community Buffer Zones / Community Development Areas and Closed Ecosystems, coupled with proper management, the following milestones can be accomplished:

  • • Harmonized co-existence of humans, livestock, and wildlife, as there will be no competition on resources.
  • • Harmonized co-existence of humans, livestock, and wildlife, as there will be no competition on resources.
  • • Communities will regard wildlife as a benefit not problem animals or land competitors.
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  • • Human-wildlife conflict will be greatly minimised.
  • • Poaching and animal killing in retaliation will be greatly minimized, as all animals will be fenced off.
  • • Predation on livestock and crop destruction by wildlife will be reduced to nearly zero.
  • • People can perform their daily routines within CDAs without hardly any danger.
  • • Zoonoses will be monitored and managed.
  • • A bio-security system can be successfully implemented in the ZTCs and CDAs by creating strategic boom gates for area closure during disease outbreaks.
  • • Animals brought in can propagate without straying all over the communities.
  • • A proper community engagement on the value of wildlife as their heritage can substitute a militarised anti-poaching system.
  • • Massive direct and indirect job creation and greater beneficiation value to the communities.
  • • Regional tourism development.