30th December 2020 The Director General Environmental Management Agency 685/686 Cnr Lorraine Drive/ Faber Road Bluffhill Harare Zimbabwe Dear Sir RE: OPEN LETTER TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AGENCY ON ENVIRONMENTAL CHILD RIGHTS: A CALL TO ACTION, IT’S NOW OR NEVER We refer to the above matter. In the previous decades various actions have been undertaken […]
Date of Issue: 02 February 2021 Harare– The Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) joins other countries in celebrating the World Wetlands Day. The day comes at a time when the second wave of COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc across the globe.There is a misperception that nature is getting a break from anthropogenic activities during this […]
Deadline: 9 February 2021 A local NGO is in the process of updating its Suppliers Register. Prospective suppliers of the following goods and services are invited for vetting and if successful will be registered on our 2021 approved suppliers list: Provision of ICT equipment, accessories; ICT hardware service, repair and maintenance; Accommodation and Conference facilities […]
Field of work: Environment; Extractive industries; Children’s rights; multi-stakeholder dialogue Duty Station: Zimbabwe (Harare) or Mozambique (Maputo) Geographic coverage: Zimbabwe, Zambia and Mozambique Deadline for application: 5 February 2021 – 23:59 Background Terre des hommes Germany is an international child rights non-profit organization which supports community based organizations (CBOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) improving the […]
Compiled by Moreblessings Chidaushe-Norwegian Church Aid Just as we thought and had highly hoped that 2021 would be a much better year – we are waking up to an even more difficult 2021, new variants of the virus are sprouting everywhere, some faster and more dangerous than the first, the world was never prepared for […]
18 January 2021 Dear Partners, Stakeholders and Donors RE: Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association Executive Director’s New Year Message Compliments of the New Year! We approach the new year with hopes anew decimated by the global concern about coronavirus whose negative impacts are once more on the increase. The world is under strife, weighed down by […]
Chief Executive Officer Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) 35-37 Casham Avenue Borrowdale Harare Zimbabwe 29th December 2020 RE: OPEN LETTER ON THE IMPACT OF MINING ON THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN IN MARANGE We are greatly concerned with the violation of children’s rights especially the impact that violation of the right to a healthy environment is […]
Terms of Reference Deadline:24 January 2021 Background A toolkit was developed for training artisanal and small-scale miners on risk, security, health, and safety. This is aimed at contributing to sustainable local economic and social development through enhancing accountable, responsible and sustainable diamond and gold extraction sector in Zimbabwe. The toolkit is targeting small-scale miners’ associations […]
By Courteney Mukoyi Introduction Zimbabwe may have a good policy and legal framework on mineral resource governance but it has been downplayed by a lot of factors which in their sum total amount to “the wrongs” in Zimbabwe mineral resource governance. Mineral resource governance in Zimbabwe is characterized by high environmental costs, lack of respect […]
By Lincen Masarirambi INTRODUCTION Despite having a rich natural resource base, Zimbabwe is struggling to harness its resources and achieve development. Natural resources have fuelled conflict and filled the pockets of political leaders more than they have benefited the population in post-colonial Zimbabwe. Furthermore, sustainable development has been affected by poor policies, poor participation of […]