• What is so special about the Nyika plateau?

The Nyika plateaux is the largest area of high montane grassland and evergreeen forest left in Africa. It supports a large and diverse range of fauna and flora.

• Why do you deliberately burn the plateaux every year?

In the mid to late dry season the plateaux can be devastated by hot wildfires ( some started deliberately by poachers and some by natural events such as lightening strikes ) which can sweep across wide areas of the plateaux. These fires can engulf small forest patches which can take many years to recover. Hot fires can also change the nature of the grasses as well. By carrying out a planned burn of different areas of the plateaux every year wide firebreaks are created which will stop a wildfire in its tracks so reducing the threat to the environment.

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