Newton Sibanda's Page

What is your name?

Newton

What is your job title?

Weekend Mail editor/Environmental columnist

What organisation do you work for?

Zambia Daily Mail

Website

www.daily-mail.co.zm

What aspects of biodiversity are you most interested in?

Access and benefit sharing, Agriculture, Biodiversity targets, Biotechnology, CBD negotiations, Communicating biodiversity, Climate change, Endangered species, Forests, Invasive species, Poverty and biodiversity, Protected areas, Trade and biodiversity, Traditional knowledge, Urban biodiversity, Wetlands

What languages do you speak?

English, Ndebele, Bemba

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I am a Zambian environmental journalist with over 17 years media experience. I work for the Zambia Daily Mail as Weekend Mail Editor and environmental columnist.
My main areas of interest are; environment, energy, water and sanitation, health and human rights.
Besides the Zambia Daily Mail, I also write for IPS, Panos, and the the Norad newspaper Bistandsaktuelt.
I am a member of the Water Media Network, Press Association of Zambia (PAZA), International Federation of Environmental Journalists (IFEJ), African Network of Environmental Journalists (ANEJ) and president of the ANEJ Zambia Chapter.