September 2012. The Zambian Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has turned down a mining proposal at one of Zambia's key wildlife & important bird Areas (IBA) - Lower Zambezi. The proposal to mine eight million tonnes of copper ore per year was put forward by Mwembesi Resources Ltd, an Australian affiliated company. The project would involve development of the main pit at Kangaluwi and satellite pits at three other areas.
The lower Zambezi IBA is both, an Important Bird Area as well as a national park. Large numbers of water birds congregate, especially at drying ox bow lakes. Sandbanks are home to enormous numbers of Southern Carmine Bee-eater and smaller numbers of White-Fronted Bee-eater. The Miombo and Mopane woodlands hold a wide array of characteristic species. The Crested Guinea Fowl, African Pitta, White-throated Nicator, Somber Greenbul and Livingstone flycatcher inhabit the deciduous thickets. The Pallid Harrier is a rare passage migrant and non-breeding visitor.
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