Article: Norway grants Zambia 8 mln USD in wildlife conservation support

Norway grants Zambia 8 mln USD in wildlife conservation support

LUSAKA, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The Norwegian government has given Zambia's Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) 8 million U. S. dollars to support its project of empowering local communities living near game parks to prevent them from killing animals, the Times of Zambia reported on Friday.

Norwegian Ambassador to Zambia Tore Gjos said during a signing ceremony in Lusaka that his country will not stop supporting Zambia's wildlife sector.

The Norwegian envoy said the support to WCS's Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) project was an indication that the project had impacted well in uplifting livelihoods of communities ...

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