MAPs project promoting eco-friendly initiatives in schools.

July 13, 2023 Climate and environmental shocks are undermining children’s rights, from access to education to housing, food, and safe water, and even their right to a clean and safe environment. For three years, ZELA has been bringing together various key stakeholders within Zimbabwe’s mining sector to promote children’s rights to a healthy environment. The […]

Responsible Sourcing Guidelines: A Call for Small-Scale Miners to Act

12 July 2023 Compiled by Nobuhle T Chikuni  The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has developed guidelines known as the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. These guidelines aim to ensure that minerals are sourced responsibly, without funding conflict, human rights abuses, or environmental […]

Conflict resolution in the natural resource sector: The case of farmer-miner conflict resolution in Insiza-Matabeleland North,Zimbabwe.

27 July 2023 Compiled by Nobuhle Chikuni The conflict between farmers and miners over natural resources is not a new phenomenon and has a long history across various regions of the world. The conflict usually arises when both groups demand access to the same natural resource, such as land, water, minerals, or forests, which are […]

Zim CSOs engage China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals and Chemical Importers and Exporters

June 23, 2023 Compiled by Clarity Sibanda Sun Lihui, Director of the China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals, and Chemicals Importers and Exporters (CCCMC) and Chairman of the Responsible Cobalt Initiative (RCI), has expressed gratitude to the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association, the Business and Human Rights Resource Center (BHRRC) and Action Aid-Zimbabwe for convening […]

Corporate accountability and respect for human rights in the natural resource sector: Making a Case for a Binding Treaty

 23 June 2023 By Josephine Chiname The strong need to balance the developmental agenda of a country with the obligation to protect the rights of the local communities has gained much traction over the years. In Africa and specifically Zimbabwe, this has been particularly so in the natural resources sector because of the rich endowment […]

All set for the ZELA,Business & Human Rights Resources Center, & China Chamber of Commerce of Metals,Minerals & Chemical Importers & Exporters dialogue meeting

16 June 2023 China is one of the biggest investors in Africa in general and Zimbabwe’s mining sector. Within Zimbabwe’s mining sector, Chinese investments have been witnessed in diamonds, gold, granite, chrome, and coal, among others. Further, with the recent global demand for critical minerals, Chinese companies have intensified investments in the critical minerals sector. […]

ZELA introduces a journalism mentorship program on climate change, environmental justice, and corporate accountability.

June 9, 2023 As the effects of climate change have become a global concern with increased newsworthiness, there has been a rise in environmental reporting and journalists’ interest in specializing in the environment beat. However, this was not always the case, and 15 journalists who converged in Mutare this week for a journalism mentorship program […]