When we think of the most direct threats to endangered species, our minds often leap to the big hitters like climate change and habitat destruction. But a small, looped piece of wire is now considered just as deadly, or even more so by many working in conservation. In Victoria falls a young pachyderm is still…
Global warming, and its effect on climate, is one the most pressing issues facing the world today. Despite much already having been written on the urgency with which we must reduce greenhouse gas emissions, pull carbon out of the air, and redesign our social-environmental systems towards new ways of doing business, most decision makers, from…
Sweden has mastered the art of waste management so efficiently that it ran out of garbage, and now imports waste from other countries to keep its recycling plants running. The Scandinavian country’s recycling system is so sophisticated that only less than 1 percent of its household waste was sent to landfill last year. The country…
A cold front sweeping in from South Africa has brought freezing temperatures and frost to parts of southern Zimbabwe, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has forecast. MSD head of forecasting, James Ngoma, stated that cold air moving in from the south began impacting Zimbabwe on Tuesday, leading to ground frost in southwestern regions such as…
Prolonged drought, erratic rainfall, and rising temperatures are threatening the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in southern Zimbabwe, prompting a government-led effort to build climate resilience and improve market access. Zimbabwe has introduced a multi-year initiative designed to transition farmers from subsistence agriculture to more sustainable, market-oriented farming systems. The program is supported by the Green…
The 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference opened in the French city of Nice on Monday, with leaders urging accelerated efforts to protect marine ecosystems amid growing threats from climate change, pollution and overfishing. The five-day event, co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, brings together world leaders, scientists, business figures, Indigenous representatives and civil society groups….
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Zimbabwean government have completed a review of the country’s $137 million development portfolio, outlining plans to improve project delivery and support inclusive economic growth. The two-day Country Portfolio Performance Review (CPPR) workshop, held recently in Harare, was the first under the AfDB’s 2024 to 2026 Country Brief. It…
The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has condemned a decision by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority’s (ZimParks) to allow the culling of 50 elephants in the Save Valley Conservancy, which it described as being carried out under the guise of an “elephant management exercise.” The statement comes after ZimParks issued permits for…
The thundering footsteps of white rhinos once again echo across Gonarezhou National Park, marking the species’ return to the area after more than 100 years. The five southern white rhinos, all sourced from the privately run Malilangwe Trust, were relocated to Gonarezhou between April and May this year as part of an effort to re-establish…
Zimbabwe has issued permits for the culling of elephants in the Save Valley Conservancy, where the population has surged to more than three times the area’s ecological carrying capacity, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) said on Tuesday. The initial culling operation will target 50 elephants. The move is part of an elephant…
