Community Mirror Reporter Members of Parliament and government officials recently gathered at the Monomotapa Hotel for a crucial workshop on wetlands protection, emphasizing the need for stronger legislation and community involvement in wetland conservation ahead of Zimbabwe’s hosting of the Ramsar Convention’s COP15 in July 2025. The workshop, which brought together six parliamentary portfolio committees,…
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 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…
