ECC Champion Over the years, overfishing has characterized Zimbabwe’s biggest water body Lake Kariba which is jointly shared with the country’s northern neighbour of Zambia. This has prompted Zimbabwean and Zambian authorities to act to try reduce over-fishing and improve fisheries management. This is part of efforts to promote conservation and implementation of sustainable fishing […]

ECC Champion The shorter than usual rainy seasons being experienced these years have had a devastating impact on the emergence of naturally-occurring mushrooms which have traditionally played a livelihoods role in rural communities. Wild mushrooms have been an integral part of the local diet every rainy season, but that is changing due to climate change […]

Moses Ziyambi ZAKA – A traditional Marula brew called Mukumbi is one of the reasons why the tree has become one of the well-conserved tree among rural communities that value traditional customs. In Zaka, Masvingo, Chivi, Mwenezi and some parts of Chiredzi districts, a number of people are in the business of selling the brew […]

Beatific Gumbwanda A total of 18 504 000kg of fertilisers is needed to support Zimbabwe’s sugarcane production in Chiredzi district each farming season, translating to a significant part of the country’s environmental management challenges. The South Eastern Lowveld of Zimbabwe has excellent topography, soils and climate as well as water storage and conveyancing infrastructure for […]

…calls for smart, environmentally-friendly farming methods Macdonald Mudzaki CHIREDZI – Thick clouds fill the skies as farmers set ablaze their fields in preparation for the harvest in Zimbabwe’s sugarcane producing and processing Lowveld area. The practice of burning the cane before harvest helps to clear the way for the manual cutting of the cane and […]

Patrick Chitongo The expanding sugarcane farming business in the Lowveld is coming at a high biodiversity conservation cost to the country, with the Mopane tree and its worms (madora) as well as other living organisms coming under increasing pressure. Expansion of the farming business began in the early 2000 after government launched the fast-track Land […]

ECC Champion There would be need for greater scrutiny in the deployment of funds raised under the proposed Environmental Levy in view of government’s notoriety in public financial management as well as its shoddy handling of other funds, analysts have warmed. Government recently announced plans to introduce an environmental levy on big companies involved in […]

…leaves behind trail of environmental damage Upenyu Chaota The cat and mouse relationship which existed between the Sese community of Ward 20 in Chivi and Murowa Diamonds Company has finally come to an end after the latter, which was accused of all sorts of ills including noise pollution and destructive exploration methods, ended their controversial […]

….more natural lighting for all new buildings Moses Ziyambi All new developments carried out on Zimbabwean airports will be responsive to set standards of environmental friendliness in order to help fight against climate change, the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) has said. Responding to questions from EnviroPress, ACZ development manager Engineer Shamiso Makova said matters […]

ECC Champion A protected wetland in the Njovo community of Ward 16 Masvingo Rural District, under Chief Shumba, has received endorsement as a model of wetland protection which should inspire similar conservation efforts elsewhere in the country. Covering a 2.5 hectare piece of land, the wetland is neatly-fenced and its vegetation is thriving; thanks to […]

EnviroPress Correspondent Kyle Preparatory School recently commissioned a 15kVA solar plant which has helped set the pace for clean energy generation as well as greater energy conservation in an electricity deficient country, EnviroPress can report. Work to build the new solar power system began in October 2021, and was completed at a cost of US$53 […]

…challenges remain as irrigation remains unaffordable for many Upenyu Chaota The farming seasons in Zimbabwe are changing due to climate change, with many areas receiving poor rains that do not support the country’s quest for improved food security. Zimbabwe still lags behind in terms of accessibility of irrigation equipment to ordinary people, with much of […]