Zambia: Mukula trade suspension welcome move, further audit needed for corruption allegations
Following an investigation by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) into the illicit trade of mukula wood, we are pleased to hear that the Zambian Minister of Land and Natural Resources has suspended the harvesting and export of the endangered mukula trees. While Transparency International welcomes the decision, it is critical that President Hakainde Hichilema enforces an immediate suspension of the international trade in mukula through establishing a zero-export quota for Zambia under the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). This will allow