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Community Mirror Reporter BirdLife Zimbabwe, in partnership with the Netherlands Embassy, honored young environmental champions at the World Environment Day commemorations held last Friday at Mukuvisi Woodlands. The ceremony marked the culmination of the “Protecting Our Wetlands for a Common Future” competition, which attracted entries from schools across Zimbabwe, including Victoria Falls and Hurungwe. The…
Community Mirror Reporter Environmental experts and civic leaders converged at the Cresta Jameson Hotel on Tuesday to address Zimbabwe’s pressing wetland conservation challenges ahead of the country’s historic hosting of the Ramsar Convention’s COP15 in July 2025. The policy dialogue forum highlighted urgent needs for stronger legislative frameworks to protect the nation’s rapidly diminishing wetlands….
Community Mirror Reporter Members of Parliament embarked on a familiarization tour of key wetland sites last Saturday, as part of the build-up to the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (COP15), scheduled for July 23-31 in Victoria Falls. The tour, organized by Birdlife Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Wetlands Trust, aimed…
Community Mirror Reporter A recent Technical Ecosystem Management Workshop held in Harare, organized by the City of Harare in collaboration with BirdLife Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe Wetlands Trust, highlighted significant concerns over the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process in Zimbabwe. Experts and stakeholders gathered to discuss the urgent need for reforms to safeguard sensitive ecosystems,…
Community Mirror Reporter The City of Harare has embarked on crafting a comprehensive environment and climate policy. This ambitious project follows a recent council resolution and has garnered significant support from key funding partners, including the Combined Harare Residents Association and Dialogue on Shelter Zimbabwe. During a recent technical workshop on ecosystem management organized by…
Community Mirror Reporter The Technical Ecosystem Management Workshop held on May 14 at the Monomotapa Hotel stressed the critical need for effective wetland management in Zimbabwe, particularly in anticipation of the upcoming COP15 Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The event organized by the City of Harare in collaboration with Birdlife Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe Wetlands Trust, brought…
Community Mirror Reporter The City of Harare, in partnership with multiple environmental organizations, has launched an ambitious wetland restoration project at Hillside Park, marking a significant step toward preserving the city’s critical water resources and biodiversity. The initiative brings together the Environmental Management Agency (EMA), BirdLife Zimbabwe, the Harare Wetlands Trust (HWT), and the City…
Community Mirror Reporter Residents of Mabvuku have launched a petition campaign against illegal sand mining activities that are destroying the Cleveland Dam catchment area, a designated Ramsar site of international importance, ahead of Zimbabwe’s hosting of the COP15 wetlands conference in July 2025. The sand mining operations, which began near the Mukuvisi River source behind…
Community Mirror Reporter BirdLife Zimbabwe chief executive officer Ms Julia Pierini has issued a stark warning about the critical state of Zimbabwe’s wetlands, revealing that only 18 percent remain intact, as the nation prepares to host the upcoming Ramsar Convention Conference of Parties (COP15) in Victoria Falls this July. In an interview Ms Julia Pierini…
