Realising the need for government and investors to promote, protect, and fulfil human rights of communities especially Environmental, Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (EESCR), the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) has introduced a webinar series to deliberate on how Zimbabwe can poise economic expectation against the respect for human rights including how the courts and […]
Introduction Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) through its research arm, the Africa Institute for Environmental Law (AIEL) has a keen interest to research on Chinese Investments in Zimbabwe. The goal for the research being that of producing information which informs and empowers the Government, policy makers, Civil Society Organisations and mining communities in Zimbabwe and […]
CASE ALERT! 9 October 2019 HIGH COURT ORDERS IMANI MINE TO CEASE OPERATIONS High Court Judge,Justice Charewa on Wednesday 9 October 2019 granted an order in an application filed by the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association on behalf of its clients. The order is compelling Zibusiso Sibanda t/a Imani Mine to stop all mining activities he […]
Zimbabwe has not been spared from the destruction of wetlands primarily because of human activity. In Zimbabwe wetlands cover 3% of the area (11 717.4km2).[1] Of the available wetlands a meagre 21% are stable while 18 % are severely degraded and 61% moderately degraded.[2] Zimbabwe has designated seven wetland sites of international importance covering 453,828 of […]
The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association supported by OXFAM through DFAT has realised the media’s key role in bringing mass awareness on key environmental justice issues. Bringing together media practitioners drawn from different private and public media houses from the 20th-21st April 2021 to a sensitization and training meeting themed, ‘Media as partners in natural resource […]
09 April 2021 Dear Partners, Colleagues and Stakeholders REF: STAFF CHANGES AT THE ZIMBABWE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION I trust this email finds you well and that you had a restful Easter break. I am writing to update you on staff changes at the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association(ZELA). The organisation has the pleasure of welcoming three […]
By Sandra Musonzah and Blessed Marecha (ZELA Youth Network) Environmental Child Rights is a pressing human right matter likely to impact the young presently and in the future. There are several challenges facing young people particularly their vulnerability to negative effects of environmental violation irrespective of strides being made to mitigate devastating consequences. Some communities […]
Introduction Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA), a registered public interest environmental law organization established a think tank institute, the Africa Institute for Environmental Law (AIEL). AIEL was established to undertake the functions of research, training, capacity building and teaching aimed at influencing policies on natural resource governance and the environment. AIEL’s vision is to become […]
Research demonstrates that artisanal and small-scale mining is a crucial source of revenue for women and their families. As a means of survival in the hyper inflationary and unstable economic period, more women have found themselves joining the artisanal mining sector taking on roles from panning and processing, to trading goods and services. They rely […]
The Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in the Natural Resource Governance (STA-NRG) Consortium which comprises of the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA), Silveira House, Habakkuk, Pact and International Senior Lawyers Partnership is convening a three-day policy dialogue with the Parliament Portfolio Committees on Investments and Commerce, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment, Mines and Mining Development. Following the […]