About
DEVECON Limited was established in January 2019. It’s primary goal is to promote biodiversity conservation and entrepreneurship development in Malawi. Its services range from promoting environmental education, outdoors recreation, creating awareness about Malawian culture, and providing consultancy, research, and advisory services to the biodiversity sector in Malawi, Southern African Development (SADC) and beyond.
DEVECON’s associates and board of trustees are professionals that have had long-term and recognised contribution and commitment to the positive transformation of the environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, and entrepreneurship development across the SADC region.
Restoration Activities
RESTORATION OF LILONGWE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER, MALAWI
Development of a Management and Zonation Plan
Delineating the available and planned developments, biomes, and inventories of wildlife species (fauna & flora) and their distribution in the Sanctuary.
Production of Learning and Knowledge Products
Inclusive of banners for display in the auditorium, nature trails, and bird-watching towers; re-mounting the wildlife artefacts in the auditorium; and production of the Sanctuary’s Map, and pamphlets/brochures on the full range of biodiversity found in the Sanctuary, and the country. These information brochures will also include briefs on Malawi’s culture, and its diversity.
Rehabilitate the Auditorium
Currently the auditorium is in a state of decay as shown is the picture on the left. All wildlife artefacts, and information displays require significant renovations, as well as introducing new ones to embrace a fully spectrum of the Malawi’s ecosystems and the encompassed biodiversity.
If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us.
– David Suzuki
RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE PIPLINE
This study will undertake a detailed assessment of the TFCAs’ achievement of the ecological and socio-economic objectives. Results of this assessment will create awareness among the promoters and implementers of TFCAs on ways of adapting to the prevailing challenges, and to refine the concept to an appropriate scale, and reality, so that those adopting the concept in Sub-Saharan Africa do not make similar mistakes that have so far been made in southern Africa.
The aim of the project is to reduce gender productivity gaps, enhance entrepreneurial skills and improve livelihoods of smallholder farmers through increased uptake of the selected value chains. The project will upscale tested and promising production and business models to increase access to certified climate resilient seeds, dairy products (milk, yoghurt), as well as soybean and sunflower processed products (cooking oil) in Malawi.