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An ecological study was undertaken over a period of one and half years in miombo woodland found in Serenje District, Zambia in order to determine the extent of woodland degradation in the study area as well as determining the avifauna community structure in the study area, and how it responds to...

The study focused on the perceptions and socioeconomic repercussions of irrigating vegetables using treated wastewater in Garden Compound in Lusaka. This qualitative study was based on stratified sample population of forty (40) comprising wastewater vegetable irrigators and non wastewater...

The purpose of this dissertation was to evaluate the effort, efficiency and performance of private water utilities to improve service delivery in Chawama Township, by Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC). 200 household heads who were selected using systematic sampling, were interviewed in...

Studies were carried out in the South Luangwa National Park, located in the Luangwa Valley Zambia., on the behaviour, ecology and vectorial capacity of G. brevipalpis and G. m. morsitans and G. pallidipes. The catch of G. brevipalpis was low in odour baited epsilon, NGU2G, F3 and biconical traps...

Zambia, where annual rainfall is moderate to meagre over large parts of the country, and year to year variations are large, unpredictable weather can prove to be a serious obstacle to stable and systematic agricultural production. For effective agricultural planning on a rational and scientific...

This study aimed at investigating the extent to which Environment Education targeted at local communities implementing wildlife Community Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) in South Luangwa National Park had contributed to enhancing local communities" knowledge and understanding of...

Wetland processes are strongly influenced by hydrologic factors such as precipitation, surface runoff, and flooding dynamics. Anthropogenic disturbances to flooding regimes can thus substantially alter wetland habitat and biogeochemistry. The Kafue Flats, a large floodplain (-6,500 Km^) along the...

Lusaka sits on a limestone rock formation which makes recharge as well as pollution of groundwater very easy due to the presence of channels created by solution weathering. Informal/unplanned settlements where waste disposal facilities are non-existent are potential groundwater contamination...

There are wide gaps in empirical and perceptual baseline data and information on obtaining knowledge, attitudes and practices with respect to Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS).The main objective of this study was to assess the levels of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice that Linda residents have...

Water hyacinth is, after eutrophication, the largest threat to waterways, lakes and dams throughout Africa. The aim of this study was to develop a procedure for monitoring the spread of water hyacinth on Lake Kariba using Remote Sensing and Geographic information System. The spread of water...