A screen shot of video footage of a heavily-mined Mazowe riverbed...
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The Climate Adaptation Water Energy Programme: Empowering Communities for a Sustainable Future
By Dr. Ayodele Odusola The Climate Adaptation Water Energy Programme (CAWEP) stands as a testament to the power of strategic intervention and community-driven development in building resilience in the face of climate change. Funded...
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African Culture and tradition in climate change discourse
By Justice Zvaita African cultures tend to emphasise a strong relationship with the land and natural resources. This worldview fosters respect for the environment and sustainable practices that can inform climate change strategies. Traditional...
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Fuel-efficient tsotso stove introduced in Chivi
Stanslous Ruvengo CHIVI – The Development Aid from People to People (DAPP), working in close cooperation with Chivi District Council, has introduced an affordable tsotso stove which utilizes little wood for fuel. For its...
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Climate change driving rural-urban migration of snakes
Marko Phiri It has been an unprecedented snake season in Zimbabwe, as unusually high temperatures have driven the slithering cold-blooded reptiles into human-populated areas. The result has been record snake bites, with 141 reported...
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Small white rhino conservation project ignites hope in disadvantaged community
Mary MundeyaIt is a chilly January afternoon and Baba Mlevu, an influential 89-year-old headman of Mlevu Ward in Zimbabwe’s Matebeleland North province, passionately describes how much he had longed to see white rhinos roaming...
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Hard-won gains in fight against elephant poaching
…cases of poisoning decline as screws tighten on cyanide Mary Mundeya A decade ago, Zimbabwe experienced a sharp increase in elephant poaching, with cyanide poisoning had become a common way to kill those magnificent...
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Low access to cleaner energy resources dooms forests
Martha Leboho In many cases, the coronavirus pandemic resulted in an increase of over-dependency on natural resources for survival, with more sustainable livelihoods having been eroded by different levels of lockdowns over a protracted...
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After stint in prison, poacher becomes wildlife conservationist
Mary Mundeya Nollen Muleya of Mtunya Township in Hwange was 28 years old when he moved from his native village of Siyachilaba in search of greener pastures, little did he know that in the...
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Africa witnessing decline in butterfly population
ECC Champion Biodiversity loss is one of the most pressing issues facing the planet. Insects are a vital component of biodiversity because they comprise over half of the world’s terrestrial species, excluding eubacteria, archaea,...
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