Compiled by Michelle N Chitando Background The Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry sought Cabinet approval of the Climate Change Bill which will provide for the management of climate change through climate change mainstreaming, climate change risk and vulnerability assessments, coordination and implementation of adaptation actions, and integration of responses to […]
Compiled by Kimberley Gudhlanga On the 2nd and 3rd of June 2022 I was in attendance at the Stockholm conference as a member of the ZELA Youth Forum alongside the Director of the organisation Mr Mutuso Dhliwayo in Sweden. Eager and highly expectant to learn . As I had anticipated, the whole event proved to […]
Compiled by Lincoln Majogo On Thursday the 31st of March this year, the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) launched the Youth Initiative Campaign (YICA). The event which was also streamed online garnered participation from across the borders and received massive endorsements from the youth. But what really is YICA? More importantly, is it even relevant? […]
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 […]