30 September 2022 The Land and Natural Resources Governance Programme is one of ZELA’s five programmatic areas. One of the programme’s objectives is to build the capacity and raise awareness in communities on their rights to land and natural resources (wildlife, forests, water, biodiversity) management. This week the organisation is in Binga, a District on […]
23 September 2022 Introduction The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) in collaboration with the Africa Institute for Environment Law[1] (AIEL) is planning a digital campaign to raise awareness on Plastic Regulation in Zimbabwe. The campaign seeks to use three elements to effectively convey the message on plastics to the public and attain a shift towards […]
August 2022 The phenomenon of arresting and intimidating EHRDs In State vs Newman Chiadzwa and 27 Ors, the State arrested twenty-eight (28) villagers from Chiadzwa village, under Chief Chiadzwa in Marange. They were arrested on the 2nd of November 2021 and charged with public violence as defined in Section 36 of the Criminal Law (Codification […]
04-09 September 2022, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe “A just energy transition for sustainable mining communities in a climate crisis era” Preamble: 1.1. We, the more than 100 delegates drawn from the 10 provinces of Zimbabwe convened at Holiday Inn, Bulawayo from the 4th to 9th of September 2022 for the 11th edition of Zimbabwe Alternative Mining Indaba […]
09 September 2022 On the 5th of September, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) held a session on the role of Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) reporting in promoting adoption of international practices in addressing environmental impacts, water access and other human rights concerns that emerge from mining activities. The session was held during the […]
07 July 2022 Extractive industries are an important wealth creating instrument for developing countries. The critical role of mining and economic growth in Zimbabwe is well documented and amplified with the sector having been contributing an average of 9% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between 2014 and 2020. The highest contribution of 13% to […]
01 July 2022 The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) through its research arm, the Africa Institute for Environmental Law will on the 7th of July 2022 hold a virtual consultative dialogue to take stock of the policy, legal and institutional development in plastic regulation and identify policy challenges and opportunities. The dialogue comes against the backdrop of […]
15 July 2022 Compiled by Mutuso Dhliwayo, Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association The Stockholm +50 international meeting was held from the 2nd -3rd of June 2022.[1] It was held under the theme “A healthy planet for the prosperity of all: Our responsibility, our prosperity”. The meeting was based on the three leadership dialogue themes namely reflecting on […]
28 June 2022 By Refias Sithole-Marange Development Trust (MDT) Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has always done a lot of development initiatives in mining affected communities in a bid to transform the lives of local communities through promoting social, economic, and environmental activities that respect community rights. The recent Local Environmental Action Plan (LEAP) process […]
ZELA PRESS RELEASE: Launch Event for the Protection of Property and Mining Rights Research set for tomorrow. For immediate release Harare,28/06/2022-The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) will tomorrow, the 29th of June 2022 launch a study on Protection of Property and Mining Rights in Zimbabwe. The study critically analyses the property rights regime and the regulatory […]