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Traditional healers join efforts to save indegenous trees

post@e March 10, 2022

…as deforestation threatens sustainability of their trade Beatific Gumbwanda CHIREDZI – Traditional healers in the Lowveld have called upon governemnt to do more to protect indegenous tree species that are at the centre of...

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Kernen Park: need to balance artificiality with nature’s beauty

post@e March 9, 2022

ECC Champion Though residents have applauded Masvingo City Council for moving to develop a recreational area on a piece of land close to Mucheke River, environmentalists say the park should co-exist with the river...

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The Tugwi-Mukosi Masterplan lie

post@e March 7, 2022

Upenyu ChaotaOn May 18, 2017, the then president Robert Mugabe officially commissioned the biggest inland water body in Zimbabwe, Lake Tugwi Mukosi which has the potential to transform the agriculture sector in Masvingo province.About...

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The environmental cost of sugarcane agriculture in Zimbabwe

post@e March 6, 2022

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...

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Speaking for trees for they don’t have tongues

post@e March 6, 2022

Fidelicy Nyamukondiwa “I am the Lorax, Guardian of the forest, I speak for the trees”, said Lorax. For those not in the know, Lorax is a fictional character in a 3D animation movie; Dr....

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Zim politicians fail the green test

post@e February 22, 2022

…manifestos ignore environment, climate change … ‘environmental issues do not make sense to electorate’ Upenyu Chaota As the country braces for the March 26 by-elections and ultimately the 2023 harmonised elections, there has been...

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‘Diminishing bug splatter signals shrinking insect population’

post@e February 9, 2022

Moses Ziyambi While something puny as bug splatter on car windshields and grilles means very little or nothing to many motorists, it could be a very significant indicator of the environmental and ecological status...

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Njovo Wetland touted as model of conservation

post@e February 4, 2022

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...

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‘No compensation for houses built on wetlands’

post@e February 2, 2022

Upenyu Chaota Over 100 housing units built on wetlands in the Masvingo Urban commonage face demolition without compensation as government becomes more conscious to the need for greater conservation of the natural environment in...

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CBD expansion will not violate wetlands, Masvingo promises

post@e February 2, 2022

Moses Ziyambi City of Masvingo has assured EnviroPress that its envisaged expansion of the Central Business District (CBD) will not be done at the expense of the numerous pieces of wetlands that lie to...