Anesu Tafirei Poaching and climate change are decimating Zimbabwe’s fish stocks, the country’s wildlife authorities have said. Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) says climate change has become a reality in Zimbabwe and...
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Chivi villagers set to benefit from wetland
Hazvinei Mwanaka Hundreds of villagers in Ward 10 of Chivi are set to benefit from Govaguru wetland through agricultural activities, grazing and as a source of water. The area perennially suffers prolonged dry spells....
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The irony of poverty in resource-rich communities explained
EnviroPress Reporter In 2021, the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development introduced the “use it or lose it” policy, in terms of which the government assumed the power to repossess under-utilized mining concessions. In...
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‘Not all droughts, floods are a result of climate change’
…ignorance slowing down adaptive innovation in rural communities Moses Ziyambi Effective communication is key to sufficient understanding of the climate change problem, but many gaps remain in reaching the most vulnerable communities in Zimbabwe,...
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Value-adding small grains would improve livelihoods
EnviroPress Reporter Mwenezi West Member of Parliament (MP) Priscilla Zindari-Moyo has urged government to help communities extract better value from their traditional grains by giving them access to relevant technology. More commonly referred to...
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Gender and the just energy transition pathway in Africa
Claude Kabemba One critical variable in the debate on energy transition is how gender perspectives have been considered. Placing gender as a prominent issue in the just transition conversation is critical for the success...
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Weak irrigation systems a bane for food security
EnviroPress Reporter With climate change severely undermining the viability of rain-fed agriculture in many parts of Zimbabwe, the country’s underdeveloped irrigation systems is one of the many obstacles militating against the quest for national...
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Chiefs iron out differences over new iron mines
…as mining company commits to compensation, pollution fight Elliot Kansile CHIRUMHANZU – Disagreements between chieftaincies that claim ownership of the land on which the Dinson Iron and Steel is mining iron and setting up...
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Unprotected water sources for resource-rich Chirumhanzu
Yeukai Munetsi Communities of Area 22 and Mahamara in Chirumhanzu make use of water from an abandoned ZIMASCO mine as they do not have alternative potable water sources. The water in the gapping pit...
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All you need to know about global warming
Upenyu Chaota The Earth is warming up at a steady pace. The reason for this is the increase in human-caused greenhouse gases, which has led to health, ecological and humanitarian crises. Despite this, the...
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