ZELA Press Release-Stop the Machete!

MULTISTAKEHOLDER CONVENING ON VIOLENCE IN THE ARTISANAL & SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING SECTOR (17/01/2020) Stop the Machete! For immediate release Harare, 16/01/2020- The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) with support from the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM) will tomorrow host a one-day multi-stakeholder conference to discuss the attention-grabbing spate of violence in the artisanal mining […]

ZELA initiates litigation case against ZIMGOLD

The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA), a public interest environmental law organisation which seeks to promote environmental justice, sustainable and equitable use of natural resources, democracy and good governance in the natural resources and environment sector has initiated a litigation case against ZimGOLD. On the 5th of October 2019, a nine-year-old boy reportedly suffered injuries on […]

International Climate Change negotiations should address Zimbabwe pressing demands

Rodrick Moyo-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association Introduction In a bid to address climate change, Zimbabwe committed to be an active party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) through recognizing the convention’s founding principles which include protecting the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations on the basis of equity […]

Case note- Community Water Alliance vs Environmental Management Agency HH 258/19

By Richard Ncube-Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association Legal Officer The High Court of Zimbabwe on the 5th of November 2019 delivered a landmark judgment as per Justice Phiri. The judgment delivered is critical and important for environmental justice in Zimbabwe and has great implications for the realisation of environmental rights in the country. This write up […]