Chief Chifunda Champions Environmental Conservation as he endorses CERCC in Chama District
His Royal Highness Chief Chifunda of the Senga people in Chama District has successfully endorsed the Community Emissions Reduction Coordination Committee (CERCC) under the Eastern Province Jurisdictional Sustainable Landscape Programme (EP-JSLP) following the successful formation of the committee and conduct of elections.
Speaking when the EP-JSLP team paid a courtesy call on him before conducting a community engagement meeting that culminated in the election and subsequent endorsement of the Community Emissions Reduction Coordination Committee (CERCC) and the Community Emissions Reduction Performance Plan (CERPP), His Royal Highness Chief Chifunda emphasized the importance of protecting natural resources, stating that deforestation has no place in his chiefdom as communities stand to gain more from conserving the environment.
The traditional leader urged the newly elected committee members to perform to the expectations of the people who entrusted them with leadership by mobilizing communities to actively participate in sustainable natural resource management and emissions reduction initiatives under the Eastern Province Jurisdictional Sustainable Landscape Programme (EP-JSLP).
Chief Chifunda formally endorsed the elected CERCC members, reaffirming his commitment to promoting sustainable natural resource management, environmental conservation, and improved livelihoods for his subjects throughout the chiefdom.
The milestone forms part of the EP-JSLP’s broader effort to establish Community Emissions Reduction Coordination Committees across all 56 chiefdoms in Eastern Province, strengthening community ownership, accountability, and performance under Chiefdom Emissions Reduction Performance Agreements (CERPAs).
📸 Photos and Story by Creavat Chituta- EPJSLP) Communications Officer,
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