Jefta Mlambo CHIPINGE – Basically, Zimbabwe’s wildlife estate is estimated to be around 47 000km² which narrates to 12.5 percent of the country’s total land area. This estate, which is managed by the Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks), is mostly grassland and many mountain ranges that give way to tropical and hardwood […]

Macdonald Mudzaki Zimbabwe is in the process of reviewing the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) Act, the Minister of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Mangaliso Ndlovu has said. This is meant to align the Act, which is over 20-years-old, to the Constitution of the country and to also catch up with modern environmental management trends. […]

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. Seuss’ The Lorax. It is a story about Thneedville, a city which was made of plastic. It had no trees nor […]

Up to 2.7 million pangolins are killed annually! Just last month, rebels in North Kivu, DRC recently “kidnapped’ a Giant pangolin and sent a letter to conservationist demanding a ransom to release her. What is so special about pangolins? What should be done to save this special animal from the jaws of extinction? In every […]

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 […]

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 the fight against climate change. Wetlands play an important role in climate change adaptation by capturing and storing carbon, thereby reducing […]

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 the south of Mucheke River. Council recently revealed plans to expand the commercial area to a large piece of land beyond […]

…as 70 000 hectares of forests get destroyed Moses Ziyambi The Forestry Commission has suspended the issuance of firewood licences, citing the destruction of over 70 000 hectares of forests across the country EnviroPress can report. With electricity getting scarcer and more expensive, more urban dwellers are turning to firewood as an alternative, much to […]