A restored wetland in Zimbabwe’s Hwange District is drawing global praise for its integrated approach to conservation, food security, and sustainable livelihoods. Delegates attending the 15th Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP15) gained first-hand appreciation of the Kasibo Wetland Project, where a two-hectare garden, orchard, aquaculture system, and weirs…
Indigenous leadership in wetland conservation took centre stage at COP15 during a side event titled Listening to the Land, which underscored the value of traditional knowledge in restoring biodiversity and advancing climate justice. Indigenous peoples have long been stewards of wetlands, protecting ecosystems, preserving biodiversity, and passing down ecological knowledge across generations. Their leadership has…
Environmental leaders at the COP15 summit on wetlands have called for stronger enforcement mechanisms to prevent the continued degradation of wetlands, as countries face growing challenges in managing and restoring these critical ecosystems. The Global Wetland Report states that since 1970, wetlands have declined by 0.52% per year, amounting to the loss of over 411…
Zimbabwean youth are demanding a formal seat at the table as the country prepares to host the Ramsar Convention’s 15th Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP15) on wetlands later this month. Dozens of young environmentalists, researchers and students gathered in Harare recently for a youth seminar on wetlands, organised by the African Youth Initiative on…
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…
