Zimbabwe losing 300 000 hectares of forests yearly
By Farai Matebvu in Mutare district Zimbabwe is losing more than 300 000 hectares of forests yearly through anthropogenic induced activities which has seen the country losing 15 000 square kilometres of tree cover in the past five years, a cabinet Minister has said Commissioning the Old Mutual Zimbabwe sponsored Zimunya Tree Seedling Nursery at [...]
Read morePeople changing communities:Harare Massive Clean Up
By Ashton Bumhira More than 2000 volunteers and over 25 corporate organizations, non-governmental organizations and government representatives participated in the Harare CBD Massive Clean up campaign held recently in the capital. The clean up campaign is part of the Bin It Harare CBD campaign being coordinated by the Proudly Zimbabwe Foundation and its partners to [...]
Read moreZEJA moots Institute of African Environmental Journalism
Farai Matebvu Zimbabwe Environmental Journalists Association, ZEJA is planning to establish a school of Environmental Journalism as part of its grand strategy to broaden the scope and encourage proper environmental reporting in Zimbabwe and Africa. The association that was launched by the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Hon Francis Nhema in Vumba- Manicaland [...]
Read moreZimbabwe’s Environmental champions awarded
By Joseph Munetsi THE quality and viability of Zimbabwe’s tourism industry is significantly based on its pristine flora and fauna which is unparalleled in the SADC region, as the country’s species and landscapes stand among the most spectacularly natural and untouched to give visitors a replica of the Garden of Eden.
Read moreZimbabwe: Environment Minister urges students to appreciate climate change issues
By Joseph Munetsi The Minister of Environment, Mr Francis Nhema, has urged scholars to begin appreciating issues to do with climate change at individual level. He was addressing more than 500 students from Harare, Masvingo and Bindura who gathered at Morgan High School last week on Friday for the 2012 edition of the National [...]
Read moreZimbabwe commemorates World Ozone Day
By Gilbert Munetsi Zimbabwe on Sunday, September 16, joined the rest of the world in commemorating the 25th anniversary of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The day is this year being held under the theme:“Protecting Our Atmosphere for Generations to come.” Government, through the Ministry of Environment and Natural [...]
Read moreZAMI: Conference on Zimbabwe mining sets out objectives and expected outcomes
By Ashton Bumhira The Zimbabwe Alternative Mining Indaba seeks to achieve the following objectives: Identifying and discussing some of the challenges in Zimbabwe’s mining sector Sharing advocacy strategies on how social activists can improve Zimbabwe’s mining sector for the benefit of the co8ntry and local communities Providing an alternative space for stakeholders to discuss issues [...]
Read moreAMV2050 an achievable mission?
By Angela Jimu Owing to the fact that mining is a chief cause of strife across the African continent which unfortunately, has not been afforded adequate space, Civil Society has over the years initiated dialogue with the African Union to bring it to the fore. The entry point, according to Peter Sinkamba, has been to [...]
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