Nabanty

19/08/2024

Beautiful Butterfly Trees in NRDC Zambia 🌴 🦋

11/08/2024

DiSCOVER ONE OF ZAMBIA'S ECO-FRIENDLY TREASURES
Gliricidia sepium, simply known as Gliricidia, is a remarkable plant that plays a vital role in conservation, offering a natural solution to environmental challenges..
Gliricidia is used as a shade tree in agroforestry systems, particularly in cocoa and coffee plantations, where it nurtures the soil with nitrogen-fixing properties and provides a habitat for beneficial insects. Its fast-growing nature makes it ideal for reforestation and land restoration efforts, offering a green solution to environmental challenges while supporting biodiversity and sustainable agriculture.
&botany #

22/03/2024

What is the difference between a fruit and vegetable?

07/02/2024

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07/02/2024

ZAMBIA RUNS OUT OF SOFTWOOD

A deficit of pinewood has hit the timber industry following the depletion of the softwood in plantations owned by Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation (ZAFFICO).

According to ZAFFICO, the available plantations for the softwood will only mature after five to seven years. Timber farming in Zambia is still in its infancy and currently the corporation is the sole supplier of pinewood.

Last year, ZAFFICO hinted that the stock of pinewood had significantly reduced and it would affect the annual harvest.

The company recently engaged Arbonaut Oy Limited of Finland to take an inventory of its plantations, which revealed that the total gross area of the corporation’s plantations was approximately 61,771 hectares, of which 57 percent was planted with pine and 31 percent with eucalyptus.

The inventory findings further revealed that pinewood stock had significantly reduced to 1,281,136m3 (including 546,186m3 of mature stock) as at December 31, 2022, from 3,370,681m3 recorded in 2016, representing a 62 percent decline.

As a result, the sustainable annual harvest for pine reduced from 110,831m3 in 2016 to 82,549m3, a 34 percent drop.

On the contrary, eucalyptus wood stock had increased from 1,272,103m3 in 2016 to 1,862,392m3 (including 1,383,163m3 of mature stock) in 2022, representing an increase of 46 percent.

13/12/2023

Zyambo writes ....
🦢 As a Birdwatcher and Nature enthusiast, observing the common greenshank gave me such a unique opportunity to witness the beauty and behaviors of these elegant migratory birds. A wader bird right here in Zambia that has fascinating traits and behaviors! Here are 4 intriguing facts about them:

1. 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫:
Common greenshanks are migratory birds that travel great distances. They breed in the northern regions of Europe and Asia during the summer and migrate southwards during winter. In Zambia, they're often seen in wetlands and shallow water bodies during the non-breeding season.

2. 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥:
These birds are known for their distinctive high-pitched, melodious whistle, which they use for communication and during their flight. This call can be heard echoing over the marshes and wetlands they inhabit.

3. 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐬:
Common greenshanks have a varied diet, primarily consisting of small fish, aquatic insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. They forage in shallow waters, using their long bills to probe and pick prey from mud or water.

4. 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞:
Identified by their long, slender legs and bill, these birds have a greyish-brown back and wings with white underparts. During flight, their wings display a prominent white wedge-shaped pattern, making them easily recognizable.

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬:
While not considered globally threatened, common greenshanks face habitat loss and degradation due to human activities such as wetland drainage, pollution, and disturbance. In Zambia, conservation efforts to protect their wetland habitats are essential to ensure their continued presence.

22/11/2023

Eat indigenous.Plant indigenous.🍊🍋☘️

24/10/2023

May God bless Mother Zambia🇿🇲☘️

21/10/2023

Whether it's through words, colors, or melodies, let your soul's artistry pour forth.🖌️☘️

12/09/2023

SPECIES NEAR EXCTICTION!
Crinum binghamii is an Uncommon and rear seasonal plant found only in Zambia. (Senanga and Mongu flood plain)

Photo: Mike Bingham
Dec 1995.

12/09/2023

Hemisus barotseensis is a species of frogs, Known only from the Barotse Floodplain, along the Zambezi River.Endemic to Western Province Zambia.


DOCUMENTARY COMING SOON..!

09/08/2023

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12/07/2023

Why plant indigenous plants? 🍀🇿🇲🌿🍀
Indigenous trees and plants are adapted to local conditions
-Resistant to some dieseases/pets
-Established ecological relationship with their environment
-Form relationships with each other and to micro-organisms in soil, to flora and fauna, insects, animals and birds

Ecological diversity provides stability

Maintaining diverse ecosystems fundamental to our survival as a species.

27/06/2023

Well placed beautiful Garden Mum flowers at St Theresa Cathedral in Livingstone, Zambia

06/06/2023

Hatchery

05/06/2023

05/06/2023

Happy World Environmental Day🍀🌿

07/05/2023

“Earth laughs in flowers.”❤️– Ralph Waldo E.

29/03/2023

Beautiful Euphorbia Milli flowers at Our Lady Of Angels

07/03/2023

I Had a successful re-orientation meeting in plant identification, conservation and soil testing with the The Head of Section of Natural Sciences Mr Lungu O.V at Mongu College of Education.Mr Lungu who is a former Head of Derpament of Science at Senanga secondary school is a Passionate Science instructor in Botany and other Sciences including plant identification and preservation.

03/03/2023

03/03/2023

Playing music for your plants may seem like a strange thing to do, but research suggests that any sound, including music, helps boost plant growth. Vibrations from sound waves seem to stimulate growth factors. Besides, sounds may not just impact growth; evolution may have given plants "ears" so they can hear warnings about predators.

Research has shown that any sound can stimulate plant growth. In one study, plants that were exposed to sounds for six hours a day showed more growth than plants in a soundless control group. However, that same research showed that while music helped plants grow, it wasn't more effective than non-musical sounds. In other words, plants don't distinguish between music and other sounds. However, music does help plants grow

The exact cause of music's effect on plants is unclear. It is thought that plants may have "mechanoreceptors" that respond to pressure. Sound waves are made up of compressed air molecules. In humans, mechanoreceptors in the ears can detect and distinguish sound waves in the form of pressure as each wave strikes the inner ear. If plants have similar receptors, they too could respond to the changes in sound waves, such as those from music.

Flowers can grow faster by listening to music.