June 2023　Visit Malawi　Tetsu Sato・Kazuaki Takahashi

From June 6th to 25th, 2023, Tetsu Sato visited Malawi.
From June 10th to 24th, 2023, Kazuaki Takahashi visited Malawi.
Visit to the Japanese Embassy in Malawi. Held a meeting with Friday Njaya, Daud Kassam, and others regarding the international symposium scheduled for November, and were able to solidify our plans for their visit to Japan and short-term joint research. Also, held a meeting to discuss collaboration in community-based conservation activities. Held a meeting with Madothi BVC regarding the current situation and future management plans for Chirundu, and conducted underwater observations, test operations, and maintenance work at Chirundu. To develop a simple method for producing seedlings of useful tree species, we confirmed and measured the survival and death of seedlings in a germination and cultivation experiment plot set up within the Sustainable Cape Maclear plot in Chembe, and were able to confirm the growth status of the seedlings. We also established an environmental monitoring system to identify suitable environments.