Month: February 2024

February 2024　Visit Malawi　Tamano Hayashi

From February 22nd to March 24th, 2024, Tamano Hayashi visited Malawi.
Reported the results of the Deadwood Assessment (DWA) to the Village Natural Resource Committee (VNRC) and the village head, and explained the General Meeting. Visited the regular monitoring of the DWA, and at the same time, identified the species of trees growing in the DWA plots. Held a General Meeting on the conservation of the main forests of LMNP with VNRC members participating in the DWA, the village head, local groups and individuals involved in forest conservation activities, and local MASALAPA members. Consider the creation of forest tour packages with members of the Cape Maclear Tour Guide Association (CMTGA), and held a meeting to discuss the creation of maps for this purpose.

February 2024　Seminar presentation　Tetsu Sato

From February 6th to 13th, Tetsu Sato had a seminar presentation at the ISF Roundtable Seminar at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Had an in-depth discussion with ISF researchers with a wealth of experience in the TD research on sustainable agriculture currently being conducted in Malawi, and looked into the possibility of future collaborative research.

Visited Pocket City Farms, a community farm in Sydney