Closed season: no harvesting of forest produce from 1 November
Under the Forestry Regulations, 2026, harvesting forest resources is prohibited from 1 November to 31 March unless the Director of Forestry has issued a special licence.
News & notices
Fishing communities plant almost 400,000 trees and 80 woodlots
Village committees in eight districts have planted 396,328 seedlings and brought 159 hectares of degraded land under new cover — almost twice the target.
MWASIP closes with almost 3,000 hectares under natural regeneration
Six years of work in the Shire River Basin restored riverbanks, plantations and village forests in seven districts.
Investigators and prosecutors learn to follow the money in forest crime
A three-day workshop in Blantyre trained forestry investigators and prosecutors in financial investigation, asset tracing and forfeiture.
Climate displacement programme launched in eight districts
RE2CLID will help communities prevent and recover from climate-induced displacement — including through community-based natural resource management.
Forestry Regulations, 2026 now in force
New regulations under the Forestry Act set the closed season, protect listed tree species, update royalties and fees, and replace the Forestry Rules.