Environment

COP28: IFAW believes that wild animals are essential to halting global warming. 

– Wild animals aid in the absorption and storage of more carbon by the environment, safeguard the carbon already stored there, and stop it from being released into the atmosphere.  Staff Writer Dubai, United Arab Emirates – According to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), there is a growing understanding of the significance of …

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Prior to COP28, female farmers in Zimbabwe seek justice on climate change.

A farmer protested, “Why can’t the government protect us female farmers the way it is protecting miners at our expense?” John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe – After years of losses to males and natural catastrophes, female farmers from rural Zimbabwe have bemoaned the state of the environmental regulations and claimed they are stifling calls for climate …

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Experts worry over the rise of antimicrobial resistance, as World AMR Awareness Week begins.

-When we talk of livestock production decline it means farmers and consumers will suffer, and health care costs will increase, we may not see it now but it’s coming, a WHO expert said. John Cassim A panel of health experts during the Media Briefing that marked the beginning of the WAAW commemorations on Saturday in …

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Zimbabwe investigates mysterious death of 16 buffalos in Matetsi

-Veterinaries have taken samples for testing to ascertain the cause of death of the 16 buffaloes, a ZimParks official has confirmed. John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe – Wildlife officials in Zimbabwe have announced, some investigations are being conducted to establish the cause of the death of 16 buffalos on Tuesday this week, in Matetsi near Hwange …

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Zimbabwe loses US$ 1.8 billion every year through land degradation, says World Bank

-Land degradation costs up to 6.3% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) annually, and this will worsen with climate change, the World Bank said. John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe is highly dependent on land and natural resources for livelihoods and economic growth, but the high levels of land degradation have resulted in the …

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Climate Justice Campaign launched as ActionAid attains 20.

-Climate justice aims to address the challenges of climate change and its consequences comprehensively, an ActionAid official said. John Cassim Arthur Larok, Secretary General for ActionAid International, second from left, AWF Country Director Olivia Mufute in fourth position from left during the cutting of the ribbon as ActionAid launched the Climate Justice Campaign in Harare …

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The Swedish Ambassador commends Zimbabwe for ‘tackling’ climate change.

-Let us come up with locally led initiatives that will fit in the global fight to address effects of climate change, Swedish Ambassador to Zimbabwe, said. John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe – The Ambassador of Sweden, Per Lindgarde, has commended the Zimbabwean government for its efforts to address the effects of climate change while aiming to …

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Theft of US$ 15 billion worth of Chiyadzwa diamonds in Zimbabwe, demystified

The total value of Zimbabwe’s mineral export last year (2022) is roughly US$ 7 billion, five years back the value was US$ 3 billion, experts said. John Cassim The red conglomerate rock which contains the Marange diamond is between 300 and 500m deep. This is part of the Chikwarekware pit at the Mukondo Basin, in …

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Experts call for urgent harmonised regulation of biopesticides in Zimbabwe

-Most biopesticides are being imported hence the border control has placed them in the same category as synthetic pesticides. John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe – Experts in the agricultural value chain in Zimbabwe, have called on the harmonised regulation of biopesticides as the status quo makes them expensive and cumbersome to deal with. Biopesticides are derived …

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Small grain growers have a long way to go in Zimbabwe

-The losses are significant in the absence of value-processing facilities closer to the source John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe (CZ) – The National Food and Seed Festival, which was recently held at the Botanical Gardens in Harare, was a success because of the high level of attendance; hundreds of people of all colours came to shop, learn, have fun, and eat the much sought after, small grain meals. However, more must still be done to support small grain farmers in their efforts to expand. Even the government is promoting small grains, commonly referred to as traditional foods, in an effort to enhance national food security, nutrition, and income generation. The majority of the farmers who participated in the festival’s 11th edition, which was organised by Participatory Ecological Land Use Management …

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