{"id":3409,"date":"2019-06-27T14:11:49","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T14:11:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africasustainabilitymatters.com\/?p=3409"},"modified":"2026-01-11T05:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:30:22","slug":"big-win-zambia-halts-mega-dam-on-a-crucial-free-flowing-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/2019\/06\/27\/big-win-zambia-halts-mega-dam-on-a-crucial-free-flowing-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Win: Zambia Halts Mega Dam On A Crucial Free-Flowing River"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By WWF<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a major boost for\ncommunities and wildlife in the Luangwa river valley, the Zambian government\nhalted plans to construct a mega hydropower dam across the river, safeguarding\nthe diverse benefits it provides to people and nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost 200,000 WWF supporters\nsigned a petition calling for the legal protection of the Luangwa river,\nhelping to safeguard it from the threat posed by dams, deforestation, and\nunsustainable agriculture\u2014and ensure it can continue to drive the sustainable\ndevelopment of the area. The decision to halt the dam will also help to\nconserve the breadth of life and resources in the area.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the longest\nfree-flowing rivers in southern Africa, the 683-mile Luangwa river is a\nlifeline for communities and two of the most iconic national parks on the continent.\nAlong with providing 25 chiefdoms with water, food, and livelihoods, the\nLuangwa supports a wealth of wildlife, including over 400 species of birds, the\nonly refuge for reintroduced black rhinos in Zambia, and variety of fish\nspecies. Elephants, lions, hippos, leopards, African wild dogs, and endemic\nThornicroft\u2019s giraffe also make their home here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/stories\/big-win-zambia-halts-mega-dam-on-a-crucial-free-flowing-river\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By WWF In a major boost for communities and wildlife in the Luangwa river valley, the Zambian government halted plans to construct a mega hydropower dam across the river, safeguarding&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[101],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rayscohosting.best\/ASM\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}