Three Eswatini chiefdoms overcome rivalry to preserve indigenous forest

Eswatini's remote Lubombo region is covered with valleys and forests [File: Mike Hutchings/Reuters]

Lubombo, Eswatini – In the heart of the Jilobi Forest, a biodiversity hotspot in Eswatini’s eastern region of Lubombo, the three chiefdoms inhabiting the territory had longstanding disputes, and tensions used to run high.

But recently, an urge to preserve their shared land has caused them to retire their rivalry.