You can make a difference... join us in our COMACO efforts

Lundazi National Forest supports a vital part of Luangwa Valley's watershed. An unhealthy watershed translates into extreme fluctuations of waterflow in the Luangwa River and increased stress to wildlife populations. Growing pressures from commercial farming of certain pesticide-dependent crops threaten this watershed. The image below shows this problem clearly. The challenge is to develop economic alternatives that promote better watershed management. COMACO is helping find a solution through a large scale enterprise of wild honey producers who receive favorable market incentives to manage their forests for increased yield of wild honey. This leads to reduced tree clearing, adoption of more environmental friendly crops, farming practices that reduce the need to clear new farmland and less bushfires. To accelerate the process, COMACO seeks to add an additional 5000 bar hives for low income families living along the eastern fronteir of the Lundazi National Forest. Bar hives provide optimal honey production, and by engaging our transformed poachers to manufacture these hives, the cost of making a single hive becomes only $18. Help us build a "wall" of defense against tree loss and harmful land use practices... and with markets COMACO promotes, together we can maintain Luangwa's pristine wildness.

	If you would like to help us reach our target of 5000 framehives for rural bee-keeping in Luangwa Valley's watershed, you can do so through Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo. Your donation is eligible as a tax deduction if you are a US citizen.

TO MAKE A DONATION...

To ensure your donation is secure, please click HERE, which will take you to a different site maintained by Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo. The simple instructions will allow different forms of payments. All donations are routed directly to an account for exclusive use to support this initiative. All of us at COMACO and WCS thank you for your support.