Protecting Nature is Our Responsibility
Founded in 1953, the Wildlife and Environmental Conservation Society of Zambia (WECZ) is a charitable, membership-based NGO dedicated to promoting environmental and conservation issues to all levels of the community.
Chongololo & Chipembele Conservation Clubs of Zambia (CCCCZ)
We provide environmental education to over 1000 clubs across Zambia, and empower them to take action across our five focus areas
Our Five Focus Areas
3: Water and Climate Resilience
We train and support thousands of youth to lead the response to the growing threat of climate change in Zambia.
Forests and wildlife conservation
waste management
We protect and restore Zambia’s forests through community-led reforestation, alternative livelihoods, and policy advocacy
Plastic pollution is threatening the water, safety, and health of Zambians. We are engaging Zambians to turn the tide through education and creating alternatives.
water and climate resilience
policy advocacy and education
We train and support thousands of youth to lead the response to the growing threat of climate change in Zambia
Since independence WECSZ has played a leading role in lobbying and consulting the government to create sustainable environmental policies, ranging from the creation of national parks to the Water Bill to national climate adaptation plans.